Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns
This paper provides an updated review of the most relevant scientific literature related to the hydroclimate of the Andes. The Andes, the longest cordillera in the world, faces major challenges regarding climate variability and climate change, which impose several threats to sustainable development,...
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| author | Paola A. Arias René Garreaud Germán Poveda Jhan Carlo Espinoza Jorge Molina-Carpio Mariano Masiokas Maximiliano Viale Lucia Scaff Peter J. van Oevelen |
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| description | This paper provides an updated review of the most relevant scientific literature related to the hydroclimate of the Andes. The Andes, the longest cordillera in the world, faces major challenges regarding climate variability and climate change, which impose several threats to sustainable development, including water supply and the sustainability of ecosystem services. This review focuses on hydroclimate variability of the Andes at a sub-continental scale. The annual water cycle and long-term water balance along the Andes are addressed first, followed by the examination of the effects of orography on convective and frontal precipitation through the study of precipitation gradients in the tropical, subtropical and extratropical Andes. In addition, a review is presented of the current scientific literature on the climate variability in the Andes at different timescales. Finally, open research questions are presented in the last section of this article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5aba60f2236049c4b5336aa167713dad2022-12-21T19:39:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632021-02-01810.3389/feart.2020.505467505467Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental PatternsPaola A. Arias0René Garreaud1Germán Poveda2Jhan Carlo Espinoza3Jorge Molina-Carpio4Mariano Masiokas5Maximiliano Viale6Lucia Scaff7Peter J. van Oevelen8Grupo de Ingeniería y Gestión Ambiental (GIGA), Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaDepartment of Geophysics, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileDepartment of Geosciences and Environment, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversité Grenoble Alpes, IRD, CNRS, G-INP, IGE (UMR 5001), Grenoble, FranceInstituto de Hidráulica e Hidrología (IHH), Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, BoliviaInstituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT CONICET, Mendoza, ArgentinaInstituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT CONICET, Mendoza, ArgentinaGlobal Water Futures, CFREF, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, CanadaInternational GEWEX Project Office, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United StatesThis paper provides an updated review of the most relevant scientific literature related to the hydroclimate of the Andes. The Andes, the longest cordillera in the world, faces major challenges regarding climate variability and climate change, which impose several threats to sustainable development, including water supply and the sustainability of ecosystem services. This review focuses on hydroclimate variability of the Andes at a sub-continental scale. The annual water cycle and long-term water balance along the Andes are addressed first, followed by the examination of the effects of orography on convective and frontal precipitation through the study of precipitation gradients in the tropical, subtropical and extratropical Andes. In addition, a review is presented of the current scientific literature on the climate variability in the Andes at different timescales. Finally, open research questions are presented in the last section of this article.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.505467/fullAndeshydroclimatehydrological cycleclimate variabilityorographic precipitation |
| spellingShingle | Paola A. Arias René Garreaud Germán Poveda Jhan Carlo Espinoza Jorge Molina-Carpio Mariano Masiokas Maximiliano Viale Lucia Scaff Peter J. van Oevelen Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns Frontiers in Earth Science Andes hydroclimate hydrological cycle climate variability orographic precipitation |
| title | Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns |
| title_full | Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns |
| title_fullStr | Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns |
| title_short | Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II: Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns |
| title_sort | hydroclimate of the andes part ii hydroclimate variability and sub continental patterns |
| topic | Andes hydroclimate hydrological cycle climate variability orographic precipitation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.505467/full |
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