A methodology for monitoring agricultural drought impacts in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil. The work compiles information from different sources to identify impacted municipalities and support emergency actions. It includes an analysis of the 2015-2016 hydrological year using various water stress indicators.
Use Cases
- Identifying municipalities affected by agricultural drought based on compiled water stress indicators.
- Supporting emergency action planning for drought mitigation in family-farmed crop regions.
- Analyzing the intensity and duration of dry periods during the rainy season in Northeast Brazil.
Strengths
- Focuses on a densely populated region with high social and economic importance for rain-fed agriculture.
- Methodology incorporates multiple water stress indicators for impact assessment.
Limitations
- Row count and specific data columns are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Regina C. S. Álvala
- Collection Method
- Information compiled from different sources as described in the associated paper.
- Time Range
- Includes analysis of the 2015-2016 hydrological year.
- Geography
- Semiarid region of Northeast Brazil.