African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Climate conditions in the eastern amazon: Rainfall variability in Belem and indicative of soil water deficit

Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano
  • Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano
  • Agrometeorology, State University of Pará, UEPA, Brazil.
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Maria Isabel Vitorino
  • Maria Isabel Vitorino
  • Meteorology, Federal University of Pará, UFPA, Belém - PA, Brazil.
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Bruna Paula Pantoja Caxias da Silva
  • Bruna Paula Pantoja Caxias da Silva
  • Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), Eastern Amazon, Belém - PA, Brazil.
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José Reinaldo da Silva Cabral de Moraes
  • José Reinaldo da Silva Cabral de Moraes
  • São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Department of Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Leila Sheila Lisboa
  • Leila Sheila Lisboa
  • Agricultural Systems Engineering, São Paulo University, Brazil.
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Eleneide Doff Sotta
  • Eleneide Doff Sotta
  • Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Klaus Reichardt
  • Klaus Reichardt
  • Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Butantã, São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 14 April 2017
  •  Published: 25 May 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Martorano, L. G., Vitorino, M. I., da Silva, B. P. P. C., de Moraes, J. R. S. C., Lisboa, L. S., Sotta, E. D., & Reichardt, K. (2017). Climate conditions in the eastern amazon: Rainfall variability in Belem and indicative of soil water deficit. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(21), 1801-1810.
Chicago /
Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano, Maria Isabel Vitorino, Bruna Paula Pantoja Caxias da Silva, Jos&e Reinaldo da Silva Cabral de Moraes, Leila Sheila Lisboa, Eleneide Doff Sotta and Klaus Reichardt. "Climate conditions in the eastern amazon: Rainfall variability in Belem and indicative of soil water deficit." African Journal of Agricultural Research 12, no. 21 (2017): 1801-1810.
MLA /
Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano, et al. "Climate conditions in the eastern amazon: Rainfall variability in Belem and indicative of soil water deficit." African Journal of Agricultural Research 12.21 (2017): 1801-1810.