Abstract
Abstract To detect climate change in the Amazon Basin, as possibly induced by deforestation, time series of monthly mean outgoing longwave radiation (OLR), an index of tropical convection, and monthly rainfall totals at Belem Manaus for the past 15years are analyzed. A systematic bias in the original OLR series was removed prior to the analysis. Linear regression analysis and nonlinear Mann-Kendall rank statistic are employed to detect trends. Over almost all of the basin, the OLR trend values are negative, indicating an increase of convection with time. The largest negative and statistically significant values are found in the western equatorial portion of Amazonia, where rainfall is most abundant. Consistent with this, the rainfall series at Belem and Manaus also feature upward trends. Small positive and statistically insignificant, OLR trend values are confined to the southern fringe of the basin, where deforestation has been most drastic. Thus, there is little indication for a rainfall increase associ...
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