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Geospatial cluster analysis of the state, duration and severity of drought over Paraíba State, northeastern Brazil
Brasil Neto, Reginaldo Moura; Santos, Celso Augusto Guimar�es; Silva, Richarde Marques da; Santos, Carlos Antonio Costa dos; Liu, Zhong; Quinn, Nevil Wyndham
Authors
Celso Augusto Guimar�es Santos
Richarde Marques da Silva
Carlos Antonio Costa dos Santos
Zhong Liu
Professor Nevil Quinn Nevil.Quinn@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Applied Hydrology
Abstract
Droughts threaten water resources, agriculture, socio-economic activities and the population at the global and regional level, so identifying areas with homogeneous drought behaviors is an important consideration in improving the management of water resources. The objective of this study is to identify homogenous zones over Paraíba State in relation to the state, duration and severity of droughts that have occurred over the last 20 years (1998–2017) using hierarchical cluster analysis based on both gauge-measured and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) estimated rainfall data (TMPA 3B42). The drought series were calculated using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) based on eight time scales and were grouped according to drought state, duration and severity time series. The integrated results of state, duration and severity of droughts indicate that there is a basis for dividing Paraíba State into two major regions (a) Zone I, formed by Mata Paraibana and Agreste Paraibano, and (b) Zone II, composed by Borborema and Sertão Paraibano. This division is evident when assessing short-term droughts, but in the case of long-term droughts, Paraíba State has a high similarity in terms of drought state, duration, and severity. Factors such as proximity to the ocean, active climatic systems, and the local relief configuration were identified as influencing the drought regime. Finally, it is concluded that TMPA rainfall estimates represent a valuable source of data to regionalize and identify drought patterns over this part of Brazil and that other studies of this type should be carried out to monitor these phenomena based on other satellite-based rainfall data, including the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM).
Citation
Brasil Neto, R. M., Santos, C. A. G., Silva, R. M. D., Santos, C. A. C. D., Liu, Z., & Quinn, N. W. (2021). Geospatial cluster analysis of the state, duration and severity of drought over Paraíba State, northeastern Brazil. Science of the Total Environment, 799, Article 149492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149492
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 2, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 5, 2021 |
Publication Date | Dec 10, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Aug 10, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 18, 2021 |
Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
Print ISSN | 0048-9697 |
Electronic ISSN | 1879-1026 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 799 |
Article Number | 149492 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149492 |
Keywords | Pollution; Waste Management and Disposal; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Engineering |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7615175 |
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