Droughts are complex natural phenomena that influence society's development in different
aspects; therefore, monitoring their behavior and future trends is a useful task to assist the …

Considering the importance of rainfall time series for planning and managing water
resources, the spatial variability of precipitation makes the record of rain gauges …

Entre os elementos do sistema climático que influenciam as atividades socioeconômicas, a
precipitação apresenta papel fundamental em áreas tropicais. Regiões como África e …

In Paraíba state, precipitation is strongly affected by several climate systems, such as trade
winds, the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), easterly wave disturbances (EWDs), and …

Trend analysis of droughts and their geospatial and temporal variability assists decision-
making about water resources management around the world and decreases the harmful …

Although droughts can inflict extreme damage on populations, few studies have
characterized drought events in arid and semiarid regions around the globe due to the lack …

Droughts threaten water resources, agriculture, socio-economic activities and the population
at the global and regional level, so identifying areas with homogeneous drought behaviors …

Rainfall data series with adequate quality and length are often incomplete or nonexistent.
Thus, filling in rainfall gaps becomes necessary to complete databases. This article …

Remote sensing allows for the continuous and repetitive measurement of rainfall values.
Satellite rainfall products such as Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) 3B42 and …

Drought is a natural phenomenon that originates from the absence of precipitation over a
certain period and is capable of causing damage to societal development. With the advent of …