@article{fdi:010079982,
  title = {{A}ttribution of {A}mazon floods to modes of climate variability : a review},
  author = {{T}owner, {J}. and {C}loke, {H}. {L}. and {L}avado, {W}. and {S}antini, {W}illiam and {B}azo, {J}. and de {P}erez, {E}. {C}. and {S}tephens, {E}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}nomalous conditions in the oceans and atmosphere have the potential to be used to enhance the predictability of flood events, enabling earlier warnings to reduce risk. {I}n the {A}mazon basin, extreme flooding is consistently attributed to warmer or cooler conditions in the tropical {P}acific and {A}tlantic oceans, with some evidence linking floods to other hydroclimatic drivers such as the {M}adden-{J}ulian {O}scillation ({MJO}). {T}his review evaluates the impact of several hydroclimatic drivers on rainfall and river discharge regimes independently, aggregating all the information of previous studies to provide an up-to-date depiction of what we currently know and do not know about how variations in climate impact flooding in the {A}mazon. {A}dditionally, 34 major flood events that have occurred since 1950 in the {A}mazon and their attribution to climate anomalies are documented and evaluated. {T}his review finds that despite common agreement within the literature describing the relationship between phases of climate indices and hydrometeorological variables, results linking climate anomalies and flood hazard are often limited to correlation rather than to causation, while the understanding of their usefulness for flood forecasting is weak. {T}here is a need to understand better the ocean-atmosphere response mechanisms that led to previous flood events. {I}n particular, examining the oceanic and atmospheric conditions preceding individual hydrological extremes, as opposed to composite analysis, could provide insightful information into the magnitude and spatial distribution of anomalous sea surface temperatures required to produce extreme floods. {I}mportantly, such an analysis could provide meaningful thresholds on which to base seasonal flood forecasts.},
  keywords = {{A}mazon basin ; {E}l {N}ino {S}outhern {O}scillation ; floods ; hydroclimatic drivers ; {M}adden-{J}ulian {O}scillation ; river flow ; {BRESIL} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {PEROU} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}eteorological {A}pplications},
  volume = {27},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {e1949 [36p.]},
  ISSN = {1350-4827},
  year = {2020},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079982},
}