TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydroclimate of the Andes Part II
T2 - Hydroclimate Variability and Sub-Continental Patterns
AU - Arias, Paola A.
AU - Garreaud, René
AU - Poveda, Germán
AU - Espinoza, Jhan Carlo
AU - Molina-Carpio, Jorge
AU - Masiokas, Mariano
AU - Viale, Maximiliano
AU - Scaff, Lucia
AU - van Oevelen, Peter J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Arias, Garreaud, Poveda, Espinoza, Molina-Carpio, Masiokas, Viale, Scaff and van Oevelen.
PY - 2021/2/18
Y1 - 2021/2/18
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Andes
KW - climate variability
KW - hydroclimate
KW - hydrological cycle
KW - orographic precipitation
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U2 - 10.3389/feart.2020.505467
DO - 10.3389/feart.2020.505467
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85099787426
SN - 2296-6463
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Earth Science
JF - Frontiers in Earth Science
M1 - 505467
ER -