Climatic characterization of watersheds with a scanty rainfall regime
In recent years both the frequency and severity of droughts have increased and it is expected that areas affected by them will increase in size. The most notable effects of drought are the constant threat to food production, increased pests and diseases, forest fires, land degradation and soil erosi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Chapingo Serie Zonas Áridas |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.revistas.chapingo.mx:article/997 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.chapingo.mx/zonas_aridas/article/view/r.rchsza.2015.08.010 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | estaciones climáticas precipitación evapotranspiración weather stations precipitation evapotranspiration |
| Sumario: | In recent years both the frequency and severity of droughts have increased and it is expected that areas affected by them will increase in size. The most notable effects of drought are the constant threat to food production, increased pests and diseases, forest fires, land degradation and soil erosion, hence the importance of analyzing and quantifying them in order to proceed with actions to mitigate their effects. In this context, the aim of this paper is to describe how climate variables are monitored and how they can be applied to characterize droughts and identify areas vulnerable to the occurrence of this phenomenon, by presenting a case study for the southeast region of Coahuila state. To do this, weather data from the network of automatic agroclimatic stations operated by the National Institute for Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP) were used and analyzed using climate indices. |
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