MONTHLY EVOLUTION OF STREAMLEVEL OF THE XINGU RIVER IN ALTAMIRA-PA ASSOCIATED WITH THE EL NIÑO AND LA NIÑA EVENTS

Authors

  • Vânia dos Santos Franco Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PPGCA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém-PA
  • Everaldo de Souza Instituto Tecnológico Vale (ITV), Belém-PA
  • Amanda Pinheiro Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PPGCA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém-PA
  • Thaiane da Silva Dias Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PPGCA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém-PA
  • Franklin de Azevedo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PPGCA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém-PA
  • Jaqueline do Carmo Santos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais (PPGCA), Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém-PA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X16223

Keywords:

Hidroclimatologia da Amazônia, El Niño/La Niña, precipitação, ZCAS, ZCIT.

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460X16223

This work presents a contribution to the Amazon hydroclimatology, in particular the monthly streamlevel variability of the Xingu river sub-basin in Altamira-PA (eastern Amazon) in association with ENSO episodes recorded in the last three decades (1979-2012). In climatological terms, the highest level regime of the Xingu river occurs during March to May (with a maximum peak of 682 cm in April) and the lowest level regime happens from August to October (with minimum peak of 260 cm in September). The results of the composites for years of occurrence of El Niño (La Niña) evidenced patterns of tropical convection anomalously weakened (intensified) within ITCZ and SACZ regions which consequently resulted in the occurrence of anomalies negative (positive) precipitation in most of the Amazon, thus explaining the hydrological regime predominantly below (above) average on the Xingu river in Altamira-PA.

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Published

2015-03-07

How to Cite

Franco, V. dos S., Souza, E. de, Pinheiro, A., Dias, T. da S., Azevedo, F. de, & Santos, J. do C. (2015). MONTHLY EVOLUTION OF STREAMLEVEL OF THE XINGU RIVER IN ALTAMIRA-PA ASSOCIATED WITH THE EL NIÑO AND LA NIÑA EVENTS. Ciência E Natura, 37, 104–109. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X16223