Bipolar lightning is usually defined as a lightning flash where the current waveform exhibits a polarity reversal. There are very few reported cases of cloud-to-ground (CG) bipolar flashes using only one channel in the literature. Reports on this type of bipolar flashes are not common due to the fac...
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22/08/2013
4:20 PM
What drives the seasonality of photosynthesis across the Amazon basin? a cross-site analysis of eddy flux tower measurements from the Brasil flux network
We investigated the seasonal patterns of Amazonian forest photosynthetic activity, and the effects thereon of variations in climate and land-use, by integrating data from a network of ground-based eddy flux towers in Brazil established as part of the 'Large-Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment in A...
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22/08/2013
3:22 PM
Lightning parameters for engineering applications
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22/08/2013
2:38 PM
Lightning enhancement in the Amazon region due to urban activity
Urbanization has an increasing contribution to anthropogenic cl imate forcing. The impact arises mainly from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and aerosol anthropogenic emissions. An important but not completely understood consequence of this forcing is its effect on local lightning activity. Chang...
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22/08/2013
2:34 PM
Thunderstorm incidence in Southeastern Brazil estimated from different data sources
This paper describes a comparative analysis of the thunderstorm incidence in Southeastern Brazil obtained from thunderstorm days observed at two different epochs (from 1910 to 1951 and from 1971 to 1984) and from lightning data provided by the Brazilian lightning location system RINDAT (from 1999 to...
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22/08/2013
2:33 PM
Eutrophication reverses whole-lake carbon budgets
Lakes play a large role in global atmospheric and landscape carbon (C) processes, but their role may change as they become polluted with nutrients. Geographic regions rich in surface waters are also prone to agricultural and urban development and so may become increasingly eutrophic as the populatio...
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22/08/2013
2:31 PM
Identifying problems for choosing suitable areas for installation of a new landfill through GIS technology: a case study
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22/08/2013
2:26 PM
Balanço de radiação no Pantanal Sul Mato-grossense durante a estação seca
Este trabalho apresenta a análise das componentes do balanço de radiação à superfície sobre o Pantanal Sul Mato-grossense, a partir de medidas experimentais coletadas durante a estação seca, em setembro de 1999. Neste período, as componentes do balanço de radiação mostraram um ciclo diur...
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22/08/2013
2:25 PM
Observed and projected changes in rainfall extremes in the metropolitan area of São Paulo
Changes in rainfall extremes and flooding are becoming more frequent in many countries, particularly in large cities where people and assets are concentrated. In the Metropolitan Area of the city of São Paulo (MASP) region, heavy or extreme precipitation events have important effects on society. Fl...
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22/08/2013
2:23 PM
Tropical South America east of the Andes
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22/08/2013
2:22 PM
Recent extremes of drought and flooding in Amazonia: vulnerabilities and human adaptation
The present study focuses on the impacts of extreme drought and flooding situations in Amazonia, using level/discharge data from some rivers in the Amazon region as indicators of impacts. The last 10 years have featured various once in a century droughts and floods in the Amazon basin, which have af...
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22/08/2013
2:16 PM
Where do winds come from? a new theory on how water vapor condensation influences atmospheric pressure and dynamics
Phase transitions of atmospheric water play a ubiquitous role in the Earth's climate system, but their direct impact on atmospheric dynamics has escaped wide attention. Here we examine and advance a theory as to how condensation influences atmospheric pressure through the mass removal of water from ...
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