@Article{FernandezFranRaoLlop:2017:ChKoCl,
author = "Fernandez, Julio Pablo Reyes and Franchito, Sergio Henrique and
Rao, Vadlamudi Brahmananda and Llopar, Marta",
affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de
Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade Estadual Paulista
(UNESP)}",
title = "Changes in Koppen–trewartha climate classification over South
America from RegCM4 projections",
journal = "Atmospheric Science Letters",
year = "2017",
volume = "18",
pages = "424--434",
keywords = "climate classification, regional climate change, South America.",
abstract = "The KoppenTrewartha (KT) classification is used to investigate the
biomes change in the future climate over South America (SA). For
the middle (20352060) and end (20752100) of the 21st century mean
ensemble of Regional Climate Model version 4 simulations for the
Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 scenario are presented.
The global-coupled models of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
Phase 5 drive the members for the period 19702100 using different
physics configurations. The delta change approach is applied to
filter out the bias of the model simulation. Notable changes of
the KT climates are found in SA, mainly in Brazil. Replacement of
tropical wet-dry (Aw) by dry semiarid (Bs) occurs over Northeast
Brazil (NEB). Reduction of tropical humid (Ar) and an increase of
Aw is projected in the North Brazil and Amazon. Retreat of
subtropical humid (Cr) replaced by Aw is found in the Southeast
Brazil. An increase of subtropical winter-dry (Cw) and decrease Cr
is noted in Argentina and in Paraguay Cr is replaced by Ar. In the
south of SA, a retreat of subarctic oceanic (Eo) and an increase
of temperate oceanic (Do) and dry arid (Bw) occur. In general, the
projected changes of KT climate types in the 21st century over SA
show a tendency for a drier climate.",
doi = "10.1002/asl.785",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asl.785",
issn = "1530-261X",
language = "en",
urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}