Farmers’ first rain: investigating dry season rainfall characteristics in the Peruvian Andes

Farmers’ first rain: investigating dry season rainfall characteristics in the Peruvian Andes

In the Peruvian Andes, the first light rainfalls towards the end of the dry season in August-September are known as pushpa . Softening soils and improving sowing conditions, these rains are crucial for planting dates and agricultural planning. Yet pushpa remains to date unexplored in the literature....

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Main Authors: Cornelia Klein, Emily R Potter, Cornelia Zauner, Wolfgang Gurgiser, Rolando Cruz Encarnación, Alejo Cochachín Rapre, Fabien Maussion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Communications
Subjects:
dry season rainfall
WRF
convection-permitting
tropical Andes
convective environment
agriculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ace516

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https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ace516

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