Symposium IC02:
Role of Ocean on Climate Variability over South America
Convenors: R. Mechoso, E. Campos
Thursday 25 October Room: Carlos Tejedor (CT) Morning
Session: Tropical SST Anomalies and their Impact on the South American Climate. Part 1
Chairperson: E. Campos
0800-0830 IC02-42 S.G. PHILANDER
Invited
Is El Niño changing?
0830-0900 IC02-20 D. HALPERN
Invited
Coastal upwelling off South America during the 1997-1998 El Niño.
0900-0920 IC02-29 G.A. VECCHI, D.E. Harrison
The seasonal cycle and the termination of El Niño.
0920-0940 IC02-18 R. RODRIGUEZ
Correlation analysis between oceanic and meteorological parameters on Peruvian north coast.
0940-1000 IC02-35 D. GUSHCHINA, B. Dewitte, C. Cassou, Y. Dupenhoat
ENSO tropical teleconnections in 1958-1997 in two atmospheric models.
1000-1020 coffee break
1020-1040 IC02-56 V. BARROS
Sea surface temperature in the subtropical south central pacific as a forcing to the ENSO-like pattern in the southern hemisphere.
1040-1100 IC01-17 R. VILLALBA, J.A. Boninsegna, A. Lara, S. Delgado
Decadal-scale climatic variability in the South American sector of the Southern Ocean: evidence from tree-ring records during the past four centuries.
1100-1120 IC02-55 F. SOUBIÈS, A.M. Seidel, J. Ronchail, J. Bertaux, F. Sondag, S. Hirooka
High resolution stalagmite records of past southern Amazon climate.
1120-1150 IC02-50 C.R. MECHOSO
Invited
WCRP/CLIVAR/VAMOS contributions to the better understanding of the South American monsoon system.
1150-1220 IC02-53 P. ACEITUNO
Invited
Southern oscillation impacts on the South American climate.
1220-1430 Lunch
Thursday 25 October Room: Carlos Tejedor (CT) Afternoon  
Session: Tropical SST Anomalies and their Impact on the South American Climate. Part 2
Chairperson: A. Robertson
1430-1450 IC02-10 R. MURTUGUDDE, J. Beauchamp, J. Ballabrera, A.J. Busalacchi
Role of the eastern Tropical Pacific in South American climate.
1450-1510 IC02-33 G.J. PISCIOTTANO, R. Terra, L. Berger
A detailed description of the seasonal and spatial variations of ENSO impacts on precipitation in Southeastern South America (SESA).
1510-1530 IC02-34 G. CAZES, G. Pisciottano, A. Diaz
SST anomalies associated to seasonal wet and dry events in Uruguay during extreme phases of ENSO and associated changes in atmospheric circulation.
1530-1550 IC02-41 A.R.M. DRUMOND, T. Ambrizzi
South America climate variability and the role of sea surface temperature variations for inter El Niño.
1550-1610 coffee break
1610-1640 IC02-36 L. TERRAY
Invited
Interannual variability of the Atlantic Ocean and connections with ENSO and NAO.
1640-1710 IC02-32 A.W. ROBERTSON
Invited
Impact of Atlantic SST anomalies on the South American climate.
1710-1730 IC02-28 A.B. PEZZA, T. Ambrizzi
Cold waves over South America and the propagation of extratropical cyclones and anticyclones over the oceans: influences of sea surface temperature.
1730-1750 IC02-31 M.L. VIANNA
The annual and quasi-biennial signals in sea level off the Northeast Brazil coast from Topex-Poseidon and tide gauge data.
Friday 26 October   Room: Carlos Tejedor (CT)   Morning
Session: Extratropical SST Anomalies and their Impact on the South American Climate.
Chairperson: L. Terray
0800-0830 IC02-49 A.R. PIOLA, A.M. Mestas Nuñez, D.B. Enfield
Invited
South Atlantic Ocean temperature variability: vertical structure and associated climate fluctuations.
0830-0900 IC02-30 C.S. VERA, E.H. Berbery
Invited
Influence of South Atlantic conditions on cyclogenesis over the southeastern coast of South America.
0900-0920 IC02-39 M.M. RUSTICUCCI, W.M. Vargas
Extreme temperatures over southern South America: relationship with Atlantic sea surface temperatures.
0920-0940 IC02-44 N. KRUSCHE, C.S. Ferreira
Principal component analysis of oceanographic and meteorological data at Southwestern Atlantic.
0940-1000 IC02-09 F. VAUCLAIR
Interannual variability of the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
1000-1020 coffee break
1020-1040 IC02-40 J. RONCHAIL, G. Cochonneau, M. Molinier, A. Goretti
Rainfall variability in the Amazon Basin and SSTS in the tropical Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
1040-1100 IC02-08 E.J.ALFARO
Influence of the tropical Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on climate variability over the Central American temperature and rainfall fields.
1100-1120 IC02-26 C.A.S. COELHO, T. Ambrizzi
Relationship between ENSO seasonal variability of the Pacific and Atlantic SSTS over South America precipitation.
1120-1150 IC02-59 B. Wang, S-I An
Invited
Why the properties of El Niño changed in the late 1970s.
1150-1220 IC02-21 N.O. GARCIA
Invited
ENSO impacts on the South American hydrology.
1220-1430 Lunch
Friday 26 October Room: Carlos Tejedor (CT) Afternoon
Session: Simulation and Prediction
Chairperson: A. Piola
1430-1450 IC02-12 E.J.D. CAMPOS, J.E.R. Pereira, R. Bleck
A search for low frequency variabilities in the South Atlantic using the output of a coupled ocean-atmosphere model (MICOM-CCM3).
1450-1510 IC02-13 E.GIAROLLA, E.J.D. Campos
A study of the oceanic circulation and SST variabilities in the Southwest Atlantic with the Miami Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM).
1550-1610 coffee break
1610-1640 IC02-58 C.A. Nobre
Invited
SST variability and seasonal climate predictability over South America.
1640-1700 IC02-23 O. Cardoso, P. L. SILVA
Role of Atlantic and Pacific SST anomalies on the predictability of surface temperature in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
1700-1720 IC02-04 E.A. FLAMENCO
Seasonal forecast models in the Paraná River, based on observed sea surface temperature (SST) and ENSO (El Niño/ Southern Oscillation) phenomenon.
1720-1750 IC02-54 A. GERSHUNOV, M. Rusticucci, O. Peñalba
Invited
Seasonal rainfall predictability in Northern Argentina.
1750-1810 IC02-16 F. GUTIERREZ, J.A. Dracup
Firm energy optimization using El Niño - Southern Oscillation.
1810-1830 IC02-11 F.M. PIMENTA, E.J.D. Campos, J.L. Miller, A.R. Piola, R. Camargo
The role of wind and river discharge on the northward extension of the Rio de la Plata plume.
Wednesday 24 October FOYER   Morning 0830-1230
Poster Session
Chairperson: M. Rusticucci
IC02-01 E. Santoso, S. NUGROHO
Numerical experiment of sea surface temperature distribution on Equator pacific region.
IC02-14 I. WAINER, E.J. Campos, J.E. Pereira
A comparative study of two coupled ocean-atmosphere models in the South Atlantic.
IC02-15 A. Taschetto, I. WAINER, A.P. Oliveira
Intercomparison of heat fluxes in the South Atlantic. Part I: the seasonal cycle.
IC02-17 E. GIAROLLA, C.S. Pereira, C.M. Espírito
The sea surface temperature field of the Southwest Atlantic on El Niño years compared to the climatological sea surface temperature field.
IC02-19 J.L. MILLER, D.R. Johnson, E.J.D. Campos, F.M. Pimenta
Comparative studies of coastal buoyancy jets driven by small, medium, and large river discharge.
IC02-22 P.O. ZAVIALOV, V.M. Khan, O.O. Moller Jr., E.J.D. Campos
Interannual to interdecadal relations between SST on South Brazilian shelf and precipitation and river runoffs in southern Brazil.
IC02-24 J. ARMOA, G. Coronel, J. Baéz, A.M. Pasten
Relationship of the EQUATORIAL PACIFIC`s SST with rainfall in Paraguay.
IC02-43 withdrawn
IC02-45 A.L.M. XAVIER, J.M.B. Saraiva
Storm surges at Cassino Beach from July 1999 to July 2000.
IC02-46 J.M.B. Saraiva, N. Krusche, M.B. SANTOS
A case study of an event observed by Argos 32056 moored buoy.
IC02-57 M.J. Suarez
Interannual variability of the Tropical Atlantic Ocean.
IC02-05 W.M. WASHINGTON
Ensemble climate change simulations with emphasis on the Southern Hemisphere.
IC02-06 P-P. MATHIEU, R.T. Sutton
Response of the atmospheric mixed-layer system to anomalous ocean heat transport convergence.
IC02-07 C.H. CHIANG, Y. Kushnir, A. Giannini
Deconstructing Atlantic ITCZ variability: influence of the local cross-equatorial SST gradient, and remote forcing from the Eastern Equatorial Pacific.