Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3875-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3875-2021
Research article
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07 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 07 Jul 2021

Influence of ENSO and tropical Atlantic climate variability on flood characteristics in the Amazon basin

Jamie Towner, Andrea Ficchí, Hannah L. Cloke, Juan Bazo, Erin Coughlan de Perez, and Elisabeth M. Stephens

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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.
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