Classification of mechanisms, climatic context, areal scaling, and synchronization of floods: the hydroclimatology of floods in the Upper Paraná River basin, Brazil
Floods are the main natural disaster in Brazil, causing substantial economic damage and loss of life. Studies suggest that some extreme floods result from a causal climate chain. Exceptional rain and floods are determined by large-scale anomalies and persistent patterns in the atmospheric and oce...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-12-01
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Series: | Earth System Dynamics |
Online Access: | https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/8/1071/2017/esd-8-1071-2017.pdf |