Rainfall extremes and drought in Northeast Brazil and its relationship with El Niño–Southern Oscillation

MS Costa, JF Oliveira‐Júnior, PJ Santos… - International Journal …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to evaluate the annual standardized precipitation index (SPI)
obtained from the DrinC software based on multivariate analysis in the identification of …

Applicability of MODIS land cover and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) for the assessment of spatial and temporal changes in strength of vegetation in tropical …

H Vijith, D Dodge-Wan - Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Rainforests in the equatorial tropical regions are facing severe changes in strength and
distribution due to natural and anthropogenic activities. Climate change causes major issues …

Remote sensing-based assessment of land degradation and drought impacts over terrestrial ecosystems in Northeastern Brazil

ML de Oliveira, CAC Dos Santos, G de Oliveira… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The spatio-temporal assessment of water and carbon fluxes in Brazil's Northeast region
(NEB) allows for a better understanding of these surface flux patterns in areas with different …

Carbon dioxide spatial variability and dynamics for contrasting land uses in central Brazil agricultural frontier from remote sensing data

FS Rossi, GA de Araújo Santos… - Journal of South …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and sinks are an important global concern. Monitoring the
spatiotemporal variations of GHG concentrations, particularly carbon dioxide (CO 2), is …

The assessment of climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects of the Brazilian Cerrado

WLF Correia Filho, JF de Oliveira-Júnior… - Ecological …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Background The Cerrado is the most biodiverse savanna and maintains other
biomes. Aware of its significance, this paper evaluated the Brazilian Cerrado's climatic …

Fire foci in South America: Impact and causes, fire hazard and future scenarios

JF de Oliveira-Junior, D Mendes… - Journal of South …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Fire is used in the management of pastures, renewal and expansion of areas, and
agricultural activities in South America (SA). The objectives of this study were: i) to identify …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal analysis of fire foci and environmental degradation in the biomes of Northeastern Brazil

JF de Oliveira-Júnior, M Shah, A Abbas… - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Forest fires destroy productive land throughout the world. In Brazil, mainly the Northeast of
Brazil (NEB) is strongly affected by forest fires and bush fires. Similarly, there is no adequate …

Reframing tropical savannization: linking changes in canopy structure to energy balance alterations that impact climate

SC Stark, DD Breshears, S Aragón, JC Villegas… - …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Tropical ecosystems are undergoing unprecedented rates of degradation from deforestation,
fire, and drought disturbances. The collective effects of these disturbances threaten to shift …

Hot spots and anomalies of CO2 over eastern Amazonia, Brazil: A time series from 2015 to 2018

GA de Araújo Santos, LFF Morais Filho… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The easternmost Amazon, located in the Maranhão State, in Brazil, has suffered massive
deforestation in recent years, which has devastated almost 80% of the original vegetation …

Influence of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the sypnotic systems on the rainfall variability over the Brazilian Cerrado via Climate Hazard Group InfraRed …

WLF Correia Filho, JF de Oliveira‐Júnior… - International Journal …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The rainfall is essential to Brazil's hydrological cycle, agricultural development, and power
generation, mainly Cerrado biome. Thus, the study assessed the influence of the El Niño …