[PDF] Top 20 Variability of Rainfall in the Semi-Arid Region of Brazil

... of rainfall for 10 rain gauges in the period 1998–2015 (Figure 2) is similar among them, with high variability and marked seasonal rainy and dry ...Inter-annual variability of annual rainfall ... See full document

... northeast region of Brazil rainfall is relatively low, presenting significant inter-annual fluctuations, especially when compared to rainfall in other areas of ...northeast ... See full document

... Northeastern Brazil. The area has a hot, semi-arid climate, with an average temperature of 22°C, and an average yearly rainfall of approximately 609 mm concentrated within the months of June ... See full document

... continuous rainfall, and especially when they affect the phenological stages of flowering and formation and of grain filling, stages EC2 and EC3 respectively; they are also harmful when they occur at the time of ... See full document

... mospheric variability is that it can be divided into signal and noise contributions, in which the signal can be ‘decoded’ and quantified by applying any suitable ... See full document

... semiarid region known as the Drought Polygon of ...with rainfall in the autumn and winter (classified as AW' by the Koppen ...annual rainfall of 1,000 mm (type ... See full document

... In relation to use-preference, 60.7% of the interviewees preferred buying at pharmacies that sell industrialized phytotherapeutic products (but that do not correspond to plants available in the local region). Some ... See full document

... or semi–illiterate having attained primary or no formal ...overall variability index of 2 persons for the HRZ– Murang’a and ALs–Isiolo; and 3 for the SALs–Kitui with an overall mean of 5 persons per ... See full document

... of rainfall during the growing period has become more erratic and ...of rainfall throughout the period under consideration. Variability of rains and fluctuating decreasing trends during the crop ... See full document

... hot, semi-arid climate (BSh according to the Köppen cli- mate classification) with high inter-annual rainfall variabil- ity and high annual evaporation rates (LUCENA et al, ...a ... See full document

... Ethno-ornithological data were collected through semi- structured forms, free interviews, and guided tours with some informants. The avifauna was identified through (1) direct observation of the species, (2) a ... See full document

... a region of semi-arid climate, with low rainfall, but the outcrop of the water table occurs at some ...The region is a great attraction for ... See full document

... There are several empirical equations serving as the linkage between the climatic data and PET. These equations apply to a particular area condition with regards to the type of the vegetational cover. Furthermore, these ... See full document

... the region such as the purposes for which they are used, their respective parts used, animal capture techniques, and morphological and ecological descriptions of the ... See full document

... of rainfall, and variability is much lower than in savannas ...in arid and semi-arid Sahel is higher and less variable in farmlands (arid: 3%, semi-arid: 11%) than ... See full document

... The situation in northeast Brazil mainly affects small farmers and is common in other countries with similar climatic conditions, such as Nigeria and Pakistan [7-9]. Given the growing need to produce human food ... See full document

... Our studies indicated that 37 medicinal animals were being traded in the public markets of Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, and that the zootherapeutic products extracted from them are used to treat 51 ailments – thus ... See full document

... Ramail is a dry sowing of seeds before rainy season begins. The reasons for adopting this mechanism as stated by the respondents (54.2%) was to make benefit from early rains and to have sufficient time to repeat sowing ... See full document

... in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya is depends on seasonal characteristics of ...climate variability, especially El Niño Southern Oscillation events and their impact on the growing season ... See full document

... in Brazil as well both in rural and urban areas of the ...local semi-arid region in Northeast Brazil and discusses the findings in the surveyed ... See full document