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Biblioteca Impacts of landscape fragmentation on simulated precipitation fields in the Amazonian sub-basin of Ji-Paraná using the Eta model

Impacts of landscape fragmentation on simulated precipitation fields in the Amazonian sub-basin of Ji-Paraná using the Eta model

Impacts of landscape fragmentation on simulated precipitation fields in the Amazonian sub-basin of Ji-Paraná using the Eta model

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Date of publication
Diciembre 2014
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201400051376
Pages
121-140

Numerical studies on impacts of landscape fragmentation due to land use and land cover change (LUCC) on precipitation fields over the Ji-Paraná basin in the Amazon region are carried out using atmospheric Eta model. Experiments consider historical data about LUCC over the basin from 1978 to 2000 and compare simulations under LUCC conditions with simulations under pristine conditions. In agreement with previous observational studies, model results do not show statistically significant impacts on precipitation in the region. Results indicate that variability in precipitation in this region is mainly controlled by large-scale atmospheric characteristics and soil moisture conditions. However, some limitations are identified in the model simulations, mainly associated to the diurnal cycle of precipitation.

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Rodriguez, Daniel Andres
Chou, Sin Chan
Tomasella, Javier
Demaria, Eleonora M. C.

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