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Influence of ENSO and tropical Atlantic climate variability on flood characteristics in the Amazon basin
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of
Reading, Reading, UK
Andrea Ficchí
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of
Reading, Reading, UK
Hannah L. Cloke
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of
Reading, Reading, UK
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, CNDS, Uppsala, Sweden
Juan Bazo
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, the Hague, 2521 CV, the
Netherlands
Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP), Lima, Peru
Erin Coughlan de Perez
Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP), Lima, Peru
International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia
University, Palisades, NY 10964, USA
Elisabeth M. Stephens
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of
Reading, Reading, UK
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Short summary
We examine whether several climate indices alter the magnitude, timing and duration of floods in the Amazon. We find significant changes in both flood magnitude and duration, particularly in the north-eastern Amazon for negative SST years in the central Pacific Ocean. This response is not repeated when the negative anomaly is positioned further east. These results have important implications for both social and physical sectors working towards the improvement of flood early warning systems.
We examine whether several climate indices alter the magnitude, timing and duration of floods in...
