Changes in Climate and land Use Over the Amazon Region: Current and Future Variability and Trends

This paper shows recent progress in our understanding of climate variability and trends in the Amazon region, and how these interact with land use change. The review includes an overview of up-to-date information on climate and hydrological variability, and on warming trends in Amazonia. The articie focuses on local and remote drivers of climate variability and change and reviews the impacts of these drivers on the length of dry season, the role of the forest in climate and carbon cycles, the resilience of the forest, the risk of fires and biomass burning, and the potential “die back” of the Amazon forests if surpassing a “tipping point”. The role of the Amazon in moisture recycling and transport is also investigated, and a review of model development for climate change projections in the region is included. Please read the complete article to find more about the results and conclusions.
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Title (English)	Changes in Climate and land Use Over the Amazon Region: Current and Future Variability and Trends
Organization	Frontiers in Earth Science
Language	English
Year	2018
File type	Online Article
Keywords English	Amazon, climate change
Palabras clave Español	Amazonía
Palavras-chave Português	Amazônia
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