An Index of Susceptibility to Drought (ISD) for the Semiarid Brazilian Northeast
Abstract This work presents the development of a composite Index of Susceptibility to Drought (ISD) for semiarid Brazilian Northeast that considers climatology, physical properties, soil usage, social and economic aspects, the risk of harvest losses and the shortage of human and animal drinking wate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia
2016-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862016000200177&lng=en&tlng=en |