Droughts Over Amazonia in 2005, 2010, and 2015: A Cloud Cover Perspective

Amazon forests experienced recent severe droughts in an anomalous short period induced by different mechanisms and had different length periods and spatial patterns. Droughts of 2005 and 2010 were attributed to anomalous Sea Surface Temperature (SST) over the Tropical North Atlantic (TNA) during the...

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Main Authors: Juan C. Jimenez, Renata Libonati, Leonardo F. Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2018.00227/full