The Temporal-Spatial Characteristics of Drought in the Loess Plateau Using the Remote-Sensed TRMM Precipitation Data from 1998 to 2014

Rainfall gauges are always sparse in the arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China, which makes it difficult to precisely study the characteristics of drought at a large scale in this region and similar areas. This study used the TRMM (The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) multi-satellite preci...

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Main Authors: Qi Zhao, Qianyun Chen, Mengyan Jiao, Pute Wu, Xuerui Gao, Meihong Ma, Yang Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/6/838