Evaluation of the SMOS-Derived Soil Water Deficit Index as Agricultural Drought Index in Northeast of Brazil
Northeast Brazil (NEB) has recently experienced one of its worst droughts in the last decades, with large losses on rainfed agriculture. Soil moisture is the main variable to monitor agricultural drought. The remote sensing approach for drought monitoring has been enriched with the launch of the Soi...
Main Authors: | Franklin Paredes-Trejo, Humberto Barbosa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-05-01
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Series: | Water |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/6/377 |
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