The contribution of tropical cyclones to rainfall in Mexico

Breña-Naranjo, José Agustín; Acuña, Adrián Pedrozo; Pozos‐Estrada, Oscar; Jiménez-López, Salma A.; López-López, Marco R.

doi:10.1016/j.pce.2015.05.011

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“…Whereas Englehart and Douglas [9] suggested that the precipitation produced by TCs is the rainfall confined within a diameter of 5º (~550 km) from the TC center, Breña-Naranjo et al [11] indicated that the distance from the TC center at distances larger than 500 km but less than 1000 km has little impact in TC rainfall. Futhermore, Kouakhi et al [14] showed that the TC contribution to the rainfall in coasts of North America and Central America tended to decline after 400-km distance because of large mountain ranges.…”

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“…Wu et al [8] pointed out that TCs produce more than one third of the total precipitation between June and November at Hainan Island in China. A TC that is close to the Pacific coast of Mexico may contribute from 20 to 60% of seasonal rainfall along coastal regions of Mexico, and up to 30% in landmass of western Mexico [9,10,11]. Hence, TCs are essential climatic elements of summer rainy seasons in Mexico [12,13].…”

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“…While summer rainfall in the north is > 500 mm yr-1, the southern precipitation regime is up to 1700 mm yr-1. Most recent studies of TCs that made landfall [10][11][12][13][14], quantify amounts of precipitation in a general way and define their contribution without considering whether it depends on their type of track or size.…”

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Contribution of tropical cyclones to seasonal precipitation over the tropical Americas

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Tropical cyclones (TCs) are an important element of the climate dynamics in the tropical Americas. They produce intense precipitation during a few days of the rainy season. The contribution of tropical cyclone precipitation to seasonal accumulated rainfall may be as large as fifty per cent, particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions of northern Mexico. A positive trend in the number of tropical cyclones over the eastern Pacific, has resulted in more of these systems approaching the Baja peninsula and a positive trend in annual precipitation. However, the contribution of TCs to regional accumulated may be positive or negative depending on the trajectory followed by the system. If the TC is not close enough to the coastal region, it may induce atmospheric moisture divergence over land, reducing the chances of tropical convective activity and rainfall. Years of large but "distant to continent" TC activity result in negative anomalies in precipitation for some regions of the tropical Americas. Seasonal regional climate predictions or regional climate change scenarios provide information on TC activity but not on preferred trajectories. By means of TC cluster analysis, the preferred trajectories of TCs around the tropical Americas are explored in relation to quasi-stationary circulations at the steering level. Some ideas on how to estimate preferred TCs trajectories for a season are given.

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Contribution of tropical cyclones to seasonal precipitation over the tropical Americas

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“…However, in September 2014, Hurricane Odile impacted the coasts of this state, resulting in severe consequences that led to social unrest and significant economic losses. Moreover, the effects on mangroves are ignored [30].…”

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The Use of the Dspir Framework to Estimate Impacts of Urbanization on Mangroves: A Case Study From La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

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The mangrove ecosystem is integrated mainly by halophytes plants that grow on coastal zones of tropical and subtropical regions. This ecosystem provides direct and indirect services for human wellbeing such as food, wood, climate regulation, natural hazard protection, recreation and aesthetic values. However, academic research indicates that more than 35% of world's mangrove coverage has been lost in the past three decades. The primary drivers of change of cover lost are aquaculture activities and development of urban infrastructure. The objective of this work was to conduct an exploratory assessment of the impacts of urbanization on mangrove communities located in the city of La Paz, Mexico using the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework (DPSIR). The assessment was complemented by a Delphi survey to incorporate information obtained from experts and stakeholders. The results indicated that the most important pressing factors on mangrove communities were: tourism, urban growth and waste. However, the data on mangrove cover and conservation status show that the overall situation of mangroves of mangroves in La Paz is "barely adequate," with communities showing positive and adverse conditions. It is estimated that mangrove communities classified as "Vulnerable" and "Endangered" probably do not generate the same ecosystem services as mangroves classified under the "Near Threatened" and "Least Concern" categories. Protection actions as protected areas, environmental laws, and ecological restoration have helped in the conservation of mangroves in the study area. This work concludes that DPSIR framework is a handy tool to analyze in the first instance the conditions of the mangroves and may be replicable in other regions that have this ecosystem, even in places with little scientific research.

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“…La cuenca del río Pánuco corresponde a la cuarta más grande del país, con una superficie de 80.600 Km 2 y un escurrimiento medio anual de 13.500 millones de m 3 . Año con año, durante la temporada de lluvias (julio-noviembre) esta región se ve afectada por eventos de lluvias intensas que producen inundaciones, muchas de ellas resultado de la marea de tormenta y lluvias muy intensas asociadas a la incidencia de depresiones y ciclones tropicales [29,30]. A pesar de la importancia económica de la zona, existe una importante escasez de datos en la región y una necesidad clara de cuantificar de mejor manera los forzamientos climáticos.…”

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Evaluación de la marea de tormenta en sitios con escasez de datos: río Pánuco, México

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The contribution of tropical cyclones to rainfall in Mexico

Cited by 50 publications

References 41 publications

Contribution of tropical cyclones to seasonal precipitation over the tropical Americas

Contribution of tropical cyclones to seasonal precipitation over the tropical Americas

The Use of the Dspir Framework to Estimate Impacts of Urbanization on Mangroves: A Case Study From La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Evaluación de la marea de tormenta en sitios con escasez de datos: río Pánuco, México

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