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Publications for Leila Carvalho
Assistant Professor

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Lima, F. U., & Carvalho, L. M. (2008). Extreme intraseasonal anomalies in the Amundsen-Bellinghausen sea ice extent during the Austral winter. Annals of Glaciology,  48, 58-64.
Carvalho, L. M., Vera C., & Jones, C. (2008). The main characteristics of intraseasonal variability in the South American Monsoon System (SAMS).  WCRP Clivar VAMOS Newsletter 4, 7-10.
Bombardi, R. J., & Carvalho, L. M. (2008). Variability of the monsoon regime over the Brazilian Savanna: the present climate and projections for a scenario with 2xCO2 using MIROC model. Rev. Bras. Meteor (in Portuguese). 23, 58-72.
Carvalho, L. M., Tsonis,  A. A., Jones, C., Rocha, H. R., & Polito, P. S. (2007). Anti-persistence in global temperature anomaly. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 14, 723-733.
Silva, A. E., & Carvalho, L. M. (2007). Large-scale index for South America Monsoon (LISAM). Atmospheric Science Letters, 8, 51-57.
Carvalho, L. M., Tsonis, A. A., & Jones C. (2007). On the spatiotemporal variability of the temperature anomaly field. In A. A. Tsonis, & J. Elsner. (Eds.) Nonlinear Dynamics in Geosciences (pp. 393-406). New York: Springer.
Jones, C., & Carvalho, L. M., (2006). Changes in the activity of the Madden-Julian oscillation during 1958-2004.  Journal of Climate, 19, 6353–6370.
Silva, M. E., Carvalho, L. M., Dias, M. A., & Xavier, T. M. (2006). Complexity and Predictability of Daily Precipitation in a Semi-Arid Region: an application to Ceará, Brazil , Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 13, 651-659.
Liebmann, B., Camargo, S., Seth, A., Marengo, J., & Carvalho, L. M., et al. (2006). Onset and End of the Rainy Season in South America in Observations and the ECHAM 4.5 Atmospheric General Circulation Model. Journal of Climate, 20, 2037-2050.
Muza, M. N., & Carvalho, L. M. (2005). Intraseasonal and Interannual variability of extreme precipitation over central-southern Amazon. Rev. Bras. Meteor (in Portuguese), 21, 29-41.
Carvalho, L. M., Jones, C., & Ambrizzi, T. (2005). Opposite phases of the Antarctic Oscillation and Relationships with Intraseasonal to Interannual activity in the tropics during the Austral Summer. Journal of. Climate, 18, 702-718.
Gonçalves, F. L., Carvalho,   L. M., Latorre, R. D., Conde, F. C., & Saldiva, P. H., et al. (2005). The effects of atmospheric pollution and meteorological parameters on respiratory morbidity during the summer in São Paulo city. Env. International, 31, 343-349.
Jones, C., Carvalho, L. M., Higgins, R. W., Waliser, D. E., & Schemm, J. K., (2004). A Statistical forecast model of tropical intraseasonal convective anomalies. Journal of Climate, 17, 2078-2095.
Liebmann, B., Vera, C. S., Carvalho, L. M., Saulo, A. C., & Camilloni, I., et al. (2004). An Observed Trend in Central South American Precipitation. Journal of Climate , 17, 4357-4367.
Jones, C., Carvalho, L. M., Higgins, R. W., Waliser, D. E., & Schemm, J. K., (2004). Climatology of tropical intraseasonal convective anomalies 1979-2002. Journal of Climate, 17, 523-539.
Liebmann, B., Kiladis, G. N., Vera, C. S., Saulo, A. C., & Carvalho, L. M., (2004). Subseasonal variations of rainfall in the vicinity of the South American low-level jet stream and comparison to those in the South Atlantic Convergence Zone. Journal of Climate, 17, 3829–3842.
Carvalho, L. M., Jones, V. C., & Liebmann, B. (2004). The South Atlantic Convergence Zone: persistence, intensity, form, extreme precipitation and relationships with intraseasonal activity.  Journal of Climate, 17, 88-108.
Nieto-Ferreira R., Herdies, D. L., Rickenbach, T. M., & Carvalho, L. M. (2003). Variability of South American convective cloud systems and tropospheric circulation during January-March 1998 and 1999.  Mon. Wea. Rev. 131, 961–973.

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