Assessing current and future trends of climate extremes across Brazil based on reanalyses and earth system model projections

• Published in: Climate dynamics Vol. 55; no. 5-6; pp. 1403 - 1426
• Main Authors: Avila-Diaz, Alvaro, Benezoli, Victor, Justino, Flavio, Torres, Roger, Wilson, Aaron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 21st century; Adaptation; Analysis; Brazil; Change detection; climate; Climate change; Climate change research; Climate models; Climatic changes; Climatic extremes; Climatic indexes; Climatology; cold; data collection; Datasets; dynamics; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Economics; Extreme cold; Extreme weather; Forecasts and trends; Geophysics/Geodesy; Global climate; History; latitude; longitude; Mitigation; Oceanography; Precipitation; Research programmes; research programs; temperature; Trends; Weather; Wet days; Brazil; Scenarios; ETCCDI; Climate trends; CMIP5 models; Downscaling; Hydrological basins

Brazil experiences extreme weather and climate events that cause numerous economic and social losses, and according to climate change projections, these events will increase in intensity and frequency over this century.This study adds to the body of research on Brazil’s climate change by analyzing t...