Evapotranspiration and Precipitation over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin, an Expanding Amazonian Agricultural Frontier
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Mapping
2.3. Precipitation Data
2.4. MODIS-Based Evapotranspiration Estimates
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Land Use and Land Cover
3.2. Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Precipitation and Evapotranspiration in the Xingu River Basin
3.3. Temporal Dynamics of Precipitation and Evapotranspiration over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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LULC | 2004 (km2) | 2014 (km2) | Difference (km2) |
---|---|---|---|
Primary tropical forest | 246,875.80 | 230,009.00 | −16,866.80 |
Secondary succession forest | 9338.77 | 14,733.42 | 5394.66 |
Pasture | 56,743.86 | 60,673.94 | 3930.08 |
Soybean | 7756.37 | 23,506.34 | 15,749.97 |
Savanna | 17,443.87 | 16,445.90 | −997.97 |
Other Uses | 28,381.44 | 23,611.85 | −4769.59 |
Water bodies | 5453.73 | 5457.81 | 4.08 |
Non-observed area | 4455.11 | 2007.46 | −2447.65 |
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de Oliveira, G.; Chen, J.M.; Mataveli, G.A.V.; Chaves, M.E.D.; Rao, J.; Sternberg, M.; dos Santos, T.V.; dos Santos, C.A.C. Evapotranspiration and Precipitation over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin, an Expanding Amazonian Agricultural Frontier. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10081112
de Oliveira G, Chen JM, Mataveli GAV, Chaves MED, Rao J, Sternberg M, dos Santos TV, dos Santos CAC. Evapotranspiration and Precipitation over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin, an Expanding Amazonian Agricultural Frontier. Agronomy. 2020; 10(8):1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10081112
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Oliveira, Gabriel, Jing M. Chen, Guilherme A. V. Mataveli, Michel E. D. Chaves, Jing Rao, Marcelo Sternberg, Thiago V. dos Santos, and Carlos A. C. dos Santos. 2020. "Evapotranspiration and Precipitation over Pasture and Soybean Areas in the Xingu River Basin, an Expanding Amazonian Agricultural Frontier" Agronomy 10, no. 8: 1112. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10081112