Heavy Rainfall Episodes in the Eastern Northeast Brazil Linked to Large-Scale Ocean-Atmosphere Conditions in the Tropical Atlantic
Figure 2
MCSs (lifespan > 10 hours) that moved westward in the area 5°N–12.5°S, 35°W–20°E during January–May in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, and (c) 2006 are depicted by straight lines linking onset (black dots) and dissipation coordinates. Shaded contours represent seasonally average of the monthly precipitations (mm·month−1) in JFMAM.
