Evapotranspiration and Precipitation over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin, an Expanding Amazonian Agricultural Frontier

Evapotranspiration and Precipitation over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin, an Expanding Amazonian Agricultural Frontier

The conversion from primary forest to agriculture drives widespread changes that have the potential to modify the hydroclimatology of the Xingu River Basin. Moreover, climate impacts over eastern Amazonia have been strongly related to pasture and soybean expansion. This study carries out a remote-se...

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Main Authors: Gabriel de Oliveira, Jing M. Chen, Guilherme A. V. Mataveli, Michel E. D. Chaves, Jing Rao, Marcelo Sternberg, Thiago V. dos Santos, Carlos A. C. dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
tropical agriculture
deforestation
Amazonia
evapotranspiration
MODIS
TRMM
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/8/1112

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