Rainy Season Migration across the Northeast Coast of Brazil Related to Sea Surface Temperature Patterns
Marcos Paulo Santos Pereira,
Fabiana Couto,
Vanúcia Schumacher
et al.
Abstract:Accurate regional seasonal forecasts of the rainy season are essential for the implementation of effective socioeconomic activities and policy. However, current characteristics of the period of occurrence of the rainy season in the Eastern Northeast Brazil (ENEB) region demonstrated that maximum precipitation varies substantially depending on the period analyzed. From 1972 to 2002, the rainy season occurred during the June–July–August (JJA) quarter, while from 1981 to 2011, it occurred in the April–May–June (A… Show more
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