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Contribution of Anthropogenic Climate Change to April–May 2017 Heavy Precipitation over the Uruguay River Basin.

Authors :
de Abreu, Rafael C.
Cunningham, Christopher
Rudorff, Conrado M.
Rudorff, Natalia
Abatan, Abayomi A.
Tett, Simon F. B.
Dong, Buwen
Lott, Fraser C.
Sparrow, Sarah N.
Source :
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Jan2019, Vol. 100 Issue 1, pS37-S41. 5p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article presents a study which examines the contribution of anthropogenic climate change to the risk of the April-May 2017 extreme precipitation in the Uruguay River basin, which resulted to extensive flood and major socioeconomic impacts. Data and methods used in the study are described, including anomalous precipitation, Climate Prediction Center's Global Unified Precipitation data, and sea surface temperature and sea ice coverage.

Subjects

Subjects :
*EFFECT of human beings on climate change
*RAINFALL measurement
*EFFECT of human beings on weather
*WEATHER & climate change
*PRECIPITATION variability

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Language :
English
ISSN :
00030007
Volume :
100
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134730748
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-18-0102.1
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