Abstract:<p>The present-day hydrological cycle in southeastern Brazil depends on the intensity of the South American Summer Monsoon (SASM) with strong monsoonal precipitation during austral summer (DJF) and weak precipitation during austral winter (JJA). On glacial-interglacial timescales, monsoonal intensity was mainly controlled by precession-forced changes in insolation.</p><p>Relatively little is known to date about the spatial distribution of precipitation in the hinterlan… Show more
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