Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime

Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the tropical oceans are able to generate extratropical atmospheric circulation anomalies that can induce rainfall variability and changes in the sources of moisture. The work reported here evaluates the interdecadal changes in the moisture sources for sou...

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Main Author: Martín Gómez, Verónica (author)
Other Authors: Hernández-García, Emilio (author), Barreiro, Marcelo (author), López, Cristóbal (author)
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description Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the tropical oceans are able to generate extratropical atmospheric circulation anomalies that can induce rainfall variability and changes in the sources of moisture. The work reported here evaluates the interdecadal changes in the moisture sources for southeastern South America (SESA) during austral summer, and it is divided into two complementary parts. In the first part the authors construct a climate network to detect synchronization periods among the tropical oceans and the precipitation over SESA. Afterward, taking into account these results, the authors select two periods with different degrees of synchronization to compare the spatial distribution of the SESA moisture sources. Results show that during the last century there were three synchronization periods among the tropical oceans and the precipitation over SESA (during the 1930s, 1970s, and 1990s) and suggest that the main moisture sources of SESA are the recycling over the region, the central-eastern shore of Brazil together with the surrounding Atlantic Ocean, and the southwestern South Atlantic surrounding the SESA domain. Comparison of SESA moisture sources for the 1980s (a period of nonsignificant synchronization) and the 1990s (a synchronized period) shows that the principal differences are in the intensity of the recycling and in the strength of the central-eastern shore of Brazil. Moreover, the authors find that a region centered at (20°S, 300°E) is a moisture source for SESA only during the 1990s. These differences can be associated with the development of a low-level anticyclonic (cyclonic) anomaly circulation over central-eastern Brazil that favors the transport of moisture from central Brazil (central-eastern shore of Brazil) toward SESA in the 1990s (1980s)
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spelling Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertimeMartín Gómez, VerónicaHernández-García, EmilioBarreiro, MarceloLópez, CristóbalClimate variabilityInterdecadal variabilityVariabilitySea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the tropical oceans are able to generate extratropical atmospheric circulation anomalies that can induce rainfall variability and changes in the sources of moisture. The work reported here evaluates the interdecadal changes in the moisture sources for southeastern South America (SESA) during austral summer, and it is divided into two complementary parts. In the first part the authors construct a climate network to detect synchronization periods among the tropical oceans and the precipitation over SESA. Afterward, taking into account these results, the authors select two periods with different degrees of synchronization to compare the spatial distribution of the SESA moisture sources. Results show that during the last century there were three synchronization periods among the tropical oceans and the precipitation over SESA (during the 1930s, 1970s, and 1990s) and suggest that the main moisture sources of SESA are the recycling over the region, the central-eastern shore of Brazil together with the surrounding Atlantic Ocean, and the southwestern South Atlantic surrounding the SESA domain. Comparison of SESA moisture sources for the 1980s (a period of nonsignificant synchronization) and the 1990s (a synchronized period) shows that the principal differences are in the intensity of the recycling and in the strength of the central-eastern shore of Brazil. Moreover, the authors find that a region centered at (20°S, 300°E) is a moisture source for SESA only during the 1990s. These differences can be associated with the development of a low-level anticyclonic (cyclonic) anomaly circulation over central-eastern Brazil that favors the transport of moisture from central Brazil (central-eastern shore of Brazil) toward SESA in the 1990s (1980s)American Meteorological SocietyMartín Gómez, Verónica. Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de FísicaBarreiro, Marcelo. Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Física2019-10-02T22:17:41Z2019-10-02T22:17:41Z201620191001Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfMartín Gómez, V., et al. Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime. Journal of Climate, 2016, 29 (18): 6751-6763. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0803.10894-8755https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/2210410.1175/JCLI-D-15-0803.1reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la RepúblicaenengJournal of Climate, 2016, 29(18): 6751-6763Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad De La República. (Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución – No Comercial – Sin Derivadas (CC –BY-NC-ND 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/221042026-04-14T10:09:21Z
spellingShingle Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
Martín Gómez, Verónica
Climate variability
Interdecadal variability
Variability
status_str publishedVersion
title Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
title_full Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
title_fullStr Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
title_full_unstemmed Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
title_short Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
title_sort Interdecadal variability of Southeastern South America rainfall and moisture sources during the austral summertime
topic Climate variability
Interdecadal variability
Variability
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/22104