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Amazon savannization and climate change are projected to increase dry season length and temperature extremes over Brazil by Bottino, Marcus Jorge, Nobre, Paulo, Giarolla, Emanuel, da Silva Junior, Manoel Baptista, Capistrano, Vinicius Buscioli, Malagutti, Marta, Tamaoki, Jonas Noboru, de Oliveira, Beatriz Fátima Alves, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…Land use change and atmospheric composition, two drivers of climate change, can interact to affect both local and remote climate regimes. Previous works have…”
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The Effects of Environmental Changes on Plant Species and Forest Dependent Communities in the Amazon Region by Diego Oliveira Brandão, Lauro Euclides Soares Barata, Carlos Afonso Nobre

“…We review the consequences of environmental changes caused by human activities on forest products and forest-dependent communities in the Amazon region—the…”
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Policy-oriented ecosystem services research on tropical forests in South America: A systematic literature review by van der Hoff, Richard, Nascimento, Nathália, Fabrício-Neto, Ailton, Jaramillo-Giraldo, Carolina, Ambrosio, Geanderson, Arieira, Julia, Afonso Nobre, Carlos, Rajão, Raoni

“…•ES science on South American tropical forests heterogeneously addresses policy domains and ES categories.•Most scientific contributions to ES knowledge on…”
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A new climate-vegetation equilibrium state for Tropical South America by Oyama, Marcos Daisuke, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…The existence of multiple climate‐vegetation equilibria in Tropical South America is investigated under present‐day climate conditions with the use of an…”
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Season‐based rainfall–runoff modelling using the probability‐distributed model (PDM) for large basins in southeastern Brazil by Zhang, Rong, Cuartas, Luz Adriana, Carvalho, Luiz Valerio, Reis Deusdará Leal, Karinne, Mendiondo, Eduardo Mário, Abe, Narumi, Birkinshaw, Stephen, Samprogna Mohor, Guilherme, Seluchi, Marcelo Enrique, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…Southeastern Brazil is characterized by seasonal rainfall variability. This can have a great social, economic, and environmental impact due to both excessive…”
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Distributed hydrological modeling of a micro-scale rainforest watershed in Amazonia: Model evaluation and advances in calibration using the new HAND terrain model by Cuartas, Luz Adriana, Tomasella, Javier, Nobre, Antonio Donato, Nobre, Carlos Afonso, Hodnett, Martin G., Waterloo, Maarten J., Oliveira, Sylvia Mota de, Randow, Rita de Cássia von, Trancoso, Ralph, Ferreira, Mônica

“…[Display omitted] ► DHSVM model evaluation for three nested basins in Central Amazonia. ► Tropical rainforest catchment with deep soil successfully modeled by…”
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Climate downscaling over South America for 1961–1970 using the Eta Model by Pesquero, José Fernando, Chou, Sin Chan, Nobre, Carlos Afonso, Marengo, José Antonio

“…This study shows the results from a regional climate simulation of the present-day climate, corresponding to the period 1961–1970 over South America, using the…”
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The role of spatial mobility in malaria transmission in the Brazilian Amazon: The case of Porto Velho municipality, Rondônia, Brazil (2010-2012) by Angelo, Jussara Rafael, Katsuragawa, Tony Hiroshi, Sabroza, Paulo Chagastelles, de Carvalho, Lino Augusto Sander, Silva, Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…This study aims to describe the role of mobility in malaria transmission by discussing recent changes in population movements in the Brazilian Amazon and…”
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Estimation of exposed population to landslides and floods risk areas in Brazil, on an intra-urban scale by Assis Dias, Mariane Carvalho de, Saito, Silvia Midori, Alvalá, Regina Célia dos Santos, Stenner, Cláudio, Pinho, Gustavo, Nobre, Carlos Afonso, Fonseca, Maria Rita de Souza, Santos, Camilla, Amadeu, Pilar, Silva, Dennis, Lima, Cibele Oliveira, Ribeiro, Julia, Nascimento, Frederico, Corrêa, Clarissa de Oliveira

“…The knowledge on population demographics and the living conditions in risk areas are crucial for risk management and disaster response. In Brazil, this…”
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Adaptation and resilience of agricultural systems to local climate change and extreme events: an integrative review by Assad, Eduardo Delgado, Calmon, Miguel, Lopes-Assad, Maria Leonor, Feltran-Barbieri, Rafael, Pompeu, João, Domingues, Leonardo Moreno, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…ABSTRACT Losses in agricultural production, mainly caused by extreme temperature, rainfall and drought, have demanded the adaptation of the Brazilian…”
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Climatic Consequences of a Large-Scale Desertification in Northeast Brazil: A GCM Simulation Study by Oyama, Marcos Daisuke, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…The climatic impacts of a large-scale desertification in northeast Brazil (NEB) are assessed by using the Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate…”
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COMPARAÇÃO ENTRE A APLICAÇÃO DO MODELO SHALSTAB COM MAPAS DE SUSCETIBILIDADE E RISCO DE DESLIZAMENTOS NA BACIA DO CÓRREGO PIRACUAMA EM CAMPOS DO JORDÃO - SP by Prieto, Carla Corrêa, Mendes, Rodolfo Moreda, Simões, Silvo Jorge Coelho, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…Eventos de deslizamentos em encostas ocorrem de forma recorrente no município de Campos do Jordão - SP, causando perdas humanas e danos materiais. O presente…”
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HAND contour: a new proxy predictor of inundation extent by Nobre, Antonio Donato, Cuartas, Luz Adriana, Momo, Marcos Rodrigo, Severo, Dirceu Luís, Pinheiro, Adilson, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…Tools for accurately predicting environmental risks, such as the location and spatial extent of potential inundation, are not widely available. A dependence on…”
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‘Tipping points’ for the Amazon forest by Nobre, Carlos Afonso, Borma, Laura De Simone

“…The stability of the Amazon forest–climate equilibrium is being perturbed by a number of human drivers of change (e.g. deforestation, global warming, forest…”
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Natural hazards fatalities in Brazil, 1979–2019 by de Azevedo Couto, Gabriela, Sanchez, Alber, dos Santos Alvalá, Regina Célia, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…The impact of natural hazards on nations and societies is a global challenge and concern. Worldwide, studies have been conducted within and between countries,…”
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Land use change emission scenarios: anticipating a forest transition process in the Brazilian Amazon by Aguiar, Ana Paula Dutra, Vieira, Ima Célia Guimarães, Assis, Talita Oliveira, Dalla-Nora, Eloi L, Toledo, Peter Mann, Oliveira Santos-Junior, Roberto Araújo, Batistella, Mateus, Coelho, Andrea Santos, Savaget, Elza Kawakami, Aragão, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira Cruz, Nobre, Carlos Afonso, Ometto, Jean Pierre H.

“…Following an intense occupation process that was initiated in the 1960s, deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased significantly since 2004,…”
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The effects of Amazon deforestation on non-timber forest products by Brandão, Diego Oliveira, Barata, Lauro Euclides Soares, Nobre, Ismael, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…The relationships between deforestation and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) supply chains are investigated in 532 municipalities throughout the Brazilian…”
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Mapping characteristics of at-risk population to disasters in the context of Brazilian early warning system by dos Santos Alvalá, Regina Célia, de Assis Dias, Mariane Carvalho, Saito, Silvia Midori, Stenner, Cláudio, Franco, Cayo, Amadeu, Pilar, Ribeiro, Julia, Souza de Moraes Santana, Rodrigo Amorim, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…Due to the increasing rise of climate-related disasters in the world, knowledge of risk, monitoring and early warning, dissemination and communication, and…”
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Vulnerability index related to populations at-risk for landslides in the Brazilian Early Warning System (BEWS) by Assis Dias, Mariane Carvalho de, Saito, Silvia Midori, Alvalá, Regina Célia dos Santos, Seluchi, Marcelo Enrique, Bernardes, Tiago, Camarinha, Pedro Ivo Mioni, Stenner, Cláudio, Nobre, Carlos Afonso

“…Vulnerability indices are valuable tools for supporting disaster risk management and are primarily used to reduce human losses. Despite relevant advances in…”
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Changes in surface hydrography at the western tropical Atlantic during the Younger Dryas by Venancio, I.M., Shimizu, M.H., Santos, T.P., Lessa, D.O., Portilho-Ramos, R.C., Chiessi, C.M., Crivellari, S., Mulitza, S., Kuhnert, H., Tiedemann, R., Vahlenkamp, M., Bickert, T., Sampaio, G., Albuquerque, A.L.S., Veiga, S., Nobre, P., Nobre, C.

“…During the Younger Dryas (YD), paleoceanographic proxies indicate a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) resulting in a…”
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