Recent extreme drought events in the Amazon rainforest: assessment of different precipitation and evapotranspiration datasets and drought indicators

<p>Over the last decades, the Amazon rainforest has been hit by multiple severe drought events. Here, we assess the severity and spatial extent of the extreme drought years 2005, 2010 and 2015/16 in the Amazon region and their impacts on the regional carbon cycle. As an indicator of drought st...

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Main Authors: P. Papastefanou, C. S. Zang, Z. Angelov, A. A. de Castro, J. C. Jimenez, L. F. C. De Rezende, R. C. Ruscica, B. Sakschewski, A. A. Sörensson, K. Thonicke, C. Vera, N. Viovy, C. Von Randow, A. Rammig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/19/3843/2022/bg-19-3843-2022.pdf