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Vera, C.; Higgins, W.; Amador, J.; Ambrizzi, T.; Garreaud, R.; Gochis, D.; Gutzler, D.; Lettenmaier, D.; Marengo, J.; Mechoso, C.R.; Nogues-Paegle, J.; Silva Dias, P.L.; Zhang, C. "Toward a unified view of the American monsoon systems" (2006) Journal of Climate. 19(20):4977-5000
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An important goal of the Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) research on the American monsoon systems is to determine the sources and limits of predictability of warm season precipitation, with emphasis on weekly to interannual time scales. This paper reviews recent progress in the understanding of the American monsoon systems and identifies some of the future challenges that remain to improve warm season climate prediction. Much of the recent progress is derived from complementary international programs in North and South America, namely, the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) and the Monsoon Experiment South America (MESA), with the following common objectives: 1) to understand the key components of the American monsoon systems and their variability, 2) to determine the role of these systems in the global water cycle, 3) to improve observational datasets, and 4) to improve simulation and monthly-to-seasonal prediction of the monsoons and regional water resources. Among the recent observational advances highlighted in this paper are new insights into moisture transport processes, description of the structure and variability of the South American low-level jet, and resolution of the diurnal cycle of precipitation in the core monsoon regions. NAME and MESA are also driving major efforts in model development and hydrologic applications. Incorporated into the postfield phases of these projects are assessments of atmosphere-land surface interactions and model-based climate predictability experiments. As CLIVAR research on American monsoon systems evolves, a unified view of the climatic processes modulating continental warm season precipitation is beginning to emerge. © 2006 American Meteorological Society.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Toward a unified view of the American monsoon systems
Autor:Vera, C.; Higgins, W.; Amador, J.; Ambrizzi, T.; Garreaud, R.; Gochis, D.; Gutzler, D.; Lettenmaier, D.; Marengo, J.; Mechoso, C.R.; Nogues-Paegle, J.; Silva Dias, P.L.; Zhang, C.
Filiación:CIMA, University of Buenos Aires, Pab. II, 2do piso, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Climate Prediction Center, NOAA, NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD, United States
University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
National Center for Atmospheric Research, RAP, Boulder, CO, United States
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
CPTEC, INPE, Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
Palabras clave:Atmospheric humidity; Climate change; Computer simulation; Mathematical models; Moisture; Precipitation (meteorology); Weather forecasting; Climate predictability; Climate variability; Moisture transport; Monsoon systems; Warm season precipitation; Climatology; annual variation; climate modeling; climate prediction; jet; moisture transfer; monsoon; precipitation (climatology)
Año:2006
Volumen:19
Número:20
Página de inicio:4977
Página de fin:5000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3896.1
Título revista:Journal of Climate
Título revista abreviado:J. Clim.
ISSN:08948755
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08948755_v19_n20_p4977_Vera

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Vera, C., Higgins, W., Amador, J., Ambrizzi, T., Garreaud, R., Gochis, D., Gutzler, D.,..., Zhang, C. (2006) . Toward a unified view of the American monsoon systems. Journal of Climate, 19(20), 4977-5000.
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Vera, C., Higgins, W., Amador, J., Ambrizzi, T., Garreaud, R., Gochis, D., et al. "Toward a unified view of the American monsoon systems" . Journal of Climate 19, no. 20 (2006) : 4977-5000.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3896.1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3896.1
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Vera, C., Higgins, W., Amador, J., Ambrizzi, T., Garreaud, R., Gochis, D., et al. Toward a unified view of the American monsoon systems. J. Clim. 2006;19(20):4977-5000.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3896.1