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Caracterización Agroclimática de las Sequías (1932-2006) en la Localidad de Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina

2008; Universidad Nacional del Litoral; Volume: 7; Issue: 1/2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14409/fa.v7i1/2.1331

ISSN

2346-9129

Autores

P. E. Leva, H. Ferrarini, Marta Solórzano García, G. K. De Toffoli, S. E. Valtorta,

Tópico(s)

Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions

Resumo

Agroclimatic characterization of droughts in localitie of Rafaela, Argentina.Droughts are a climatic disaster with negative social and economic impacts.Droughts occurred in Rafaela during 1932-2006 are analyzed.Drought occurrence is identified using ground meteorological data.Meteorological drought indices were used in a time analysis to establish drought intensity, frequency and occurrence.A close relationship was established between precipitation amount and variability and drought distribution in time.There is a trend in decreasing drought intensity starting in the´70s.

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