Toward continental hydrologic–hydrodynamic modeling in South America
. Providing reliable estimates of streamflow and hydrological fluxes is a major challenge for water resources management over national and transnational basins in South America.
V. Siqueira+8 more
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Phylogeny and historical biogeography of Lauraceae [PDF]
Phylogenetic relationships among 122 species of Lauraceae representing 44 of the 55 currently recognized genera are inferred from sequence variation in the chloroplast and nuclear genomes.
Chanderbali, Andre S.+2 more
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Melioidosis is an emerging disease in the Americas. This paper reviews confirmed cases, the presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei and the organization of national surveillance policies for melioidosis in South America. Confirmed cases in humans have been
D. Rolim+7 more
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Low‐level circulation and precipitation simulated by CMIP5 GCMS over southeastern South America
Global climate models (GCMs) have, in general, problems representing precipitation over southern southeastern South America (SSESA), namely southern Brazil, Uruguay and eastern Argentina.
V. Barros, M. Doyle
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“Liting it up”: Popular Culture, Indo-Pak Basketball, and South Asian American Institutions [PDF]
South Asian American participants of a co-ethnic basketball league, known as Indo-Pak Basketball, utilized urban basketball vernacular through the phrase “liting it up” to identify individuals scoring points in great numbers.
Thangaraj, Stanley Ilango
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Leadership in, of, and for smart cities – case studies from Europe, America, and Australia
This paper analyses leadership in, of, and for smart cities. Using a multi-case study research design and Mode 2 research (based upon collaboration between a scholar and a practitioner), we explore smart city initiatives in Europe (Amsterdam, Bristol ...
A. Sancino, L. Hudson
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Climate Change Impacts on Droughts [PDF]
This study makes use of the most current General Circulation Models (GCMs) forced with CMIP5 climate projections to quantify the projected changes in intra-annual drought characteristics for South–Central America during the next century at a fine gridded
MARINHO FERREIRA BARBOSA PAULO+2 more
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Ionospheric response to the 2009 sudden stratospheric warming over the equatorial, low, and middle latitudes in the South American sector [PDF]
The present study investigates the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) and F-layer response in the Southern Hemisphere equatorial, low, and middle latitudes due to major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event, which took place during January ...
Coster, A. J.+8 more
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A place to land: spatiotemporal drivers of stopover habitat use by migrating birds.
Migrating birds require en route habitats to rest and refuel. Yet, habitat use has never been integrated with passage to understand the factors that determine where and when birds stopover during spring and autumn migration.
E. Cohen+7 more
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Yagonia Roberts (brachiopoda : chonetidina) from the malimán formation, lower carboniferous of western Argentina : palaeobiogeographical implications [PDF]
A new anoplid chonetid species, Yagonia furquei sp. nov., is described from the Lower Carboniferous (late Tournaisian–early Viséan) Malimán Formation of western Argentina.
Shi, G. R., Taboada, Arturo C.
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