From drought to flooding: understanding the abrupt 2010–11 hydrological annual cycle in the Amazonas River and tributaries

Carlo Espinoza, Jhan; Ronchail, Josyane; Guyot, Jean‐Loup; Junquas, Clémentine; Drapeau, Guillaume; Martinez, Jean‐Michel; Santini, William; Vauchel, Philippe; Lavado‐Casimiro, Waldo; Ordoñez, Julio; Espinoza, Raúl

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024008

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From drought to flooding: understanding the abrupt 2010–11 hydrological annual cycle in the Amazonas River and tributaries

Published in Environmental Research Letters • Apr 20, 2012

Authors:

Jhan Carlo Espinoza

Josyane Ronchail

Jean‐Loup Guyot

Abstract

In this work we document and analyze the hydrological annual cycles characterized by a rapid transition between low and high flows in the Amazonas River (Peruvian Amazon) and we show how these events, which may impact vulnerable riverside residents, are related to regional climate variability. Our a...

Subject

Amazon rainforest

Tributary

La Niña

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