Climatology and Trend of Severe Drought Events in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, during the 20th Century

Drought is a natural hazard with critical societal and economic consequences to millions of people around the world. In this paper, we present the climatology of severe drought events that occurred during the 20th century in the region of Sao Paulo, Brazil. To account for the effects of rainfall def...

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Main Authors: Luiz F. Gozzo, Doris S. Palma, Maria S. Custodio, Jeferson P. Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/4/190