The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis
We used a Lagrangian model (FLEXPART) together with the 1979–2012 ERA-Interim reanalysis data to investigate the role of the moisture in the Amazon Basin in the regional hydrological budget over the course of the year. FLEXPART computes budgets of evaporation minus precipitation by calculating chang...
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| author | A. Drumond J. Marengo T. Ambrizzi R. Nieto L. Moreira L. Gimeno |
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| description | We used a Lagrangian model (FLEXPART) together with the 1979–2012
ERA-Interim reanalysis data to investigate the role of the moisture in the
Amazon Basin in the regional hydrological budget over the course of the year.
FLEXPART computes budgets of evaporation minus precipitation by calculating
changes in the specific humidity along forward and backward trajectories. The
tropical Atlantic is the most important remote moisture source for the Amazon
Basin. The tropical North Atlantic (NA) mainly contributed during the austral
summer, while the contribution of the tropical South Atlantic (SA) prevailed
for the remainder of the year. At the same time, the moisture contribution
from the Amazon Basin itself is mainly for moisture supplying the
southeastern South America. The 33-year temporal domain allowed the
investigation of some aspects of the interannual variability of the moisture
transport over the basin, such as the role of the El Niño Southern
Oscillation (ENSO) and the Atlantic Meridional Mode (AMM) on the hydrological
budget. During the peak of the Amazonian rainy season (from February to May,
FMAM) the AMM is associated more with the interannual variations in the
contribution from the tropical Atlantic sources, while the transport from the
basin towards the subtropics responds more to the ENSO variability. The
moisture contribution prevailed from the SA (NA) region in the years
dominated by El Niño/positive AMM (La Niña/negative AMM) conditions. The
transport from the Amazon towards the subtropics increased (reduced) during
El Niño (La Niña) years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2a364e79f6a4b1ab4d7fe9fa0977be72022-12-22T01:03:40ZengCopernicus PublicationsHydrology and Earth System Sciences1027-56061607-79382014-07-011872577259810.5194/hess-18-2577-2014The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysisA. Drumond0J. Marengo1T. Ambrizzi2R. Nieto3L. Moreira4L. Gimeno5Ephyslab, Facultad de Ciencias, UVIGO, Ourense, SpainCCST INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo, BrazilInstituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas, USP, Sao Paulo, BrazilEphyslab, Facultad de Ciencias, UVIGO, Ourense, SpainInstitute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandEphyslab, Facultad de Ciencias, UVIGO, Ourense, SpainWe used a Lagrangian model (FLEXPART) together with the 1979–2012 ERA-Interim reanalysis data to investigate the role of the moisture in the Amazon Basin in the regional hydrological budget over the course of the year. FLEXPART computes budgets of evaporation minus precipitation by calculating changes in the specific humidity along forward and backward trajectories. The tropical Atlantic is the most important remote moisture source for the Amazon Basin. The tropical North Atlantic (NA) mainly contributed during the austral summer, while the contribution of the tropical South Atlantic (SA) prevailed for the remainder of the year. At the same time, the moisture contribution from the Amazon Basin itself is mainly for moisture supplying the southeastern South America. The 33-year temporal domain allowed the investigation of some aspects of the interannual variability of the moisture transport over the basin, such as the role of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Atlantic Meridional Mode (AMM) on the hydrological budget. During the peak of the Amazonian rainy season (from February to May, FMAM) the AMM is associated more with the interannual variations in the contribution from the tropical Atlantic sources, while the transport from the basin towards the subtropics responds more to the ENSO variability. The moisture contribution prevailed from the SA (NA) region in the years dominated by El Niño/positive AMM (La Niña/negative AMM) conditions. The transport from the Amazon towards the subtropics increased (reduced) during El Niño (La Niña) years.http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/2577/2014/hess-18-2577-2014.pdf |
| spellingShingle | A. Drumond J. Marengo T. Ambrizzi R. Nieto L. Moreira L. Gimeno The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| title | The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis |
| title_full | The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis |
| title_fullStr | The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis |
| title_short | The role of the Amazon Basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle: a Lagrangian analysis |
| title_sort | role of the amazon basin moisture in the atmospheric branch of the hydrological cycle a lagrangian analysis |
| url | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/2577/2014/hess-18-2577-2014.pdf |
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