Projected increases in the annual flood pulse of the Western Amazon

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 14013 - 14021
• Main Authors: Zulkafli, Zed, Buytaert, Wouter, Manz, Bastian, Rosas, Claudia Véliz, Willems, Patrick, Lavado-Casimiro, Waldo, Guyot, Jean-Loup, Santini, William
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Carbon cycle; Climate change; climate change impact; Drought; Extreme values; Floodplains; Floods; Forest management; Global warming; Hydrologic regime; hydrological extremes; Hydrology; open climate campaign; Peruvian Amazon; Rainforests; Rainy season; River basins; River flow; Rivers; Seasonal variations

The impact of a changing climate on the Amazon basin is a subject of intensive research because of its rich biodiversity and the significant role of rainforests in carbon cycling. Climate change has also a direct hydrological impact, and increasing efforts have focused on understanding the hydrologi...