Articles | Volume 6, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-347-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-6-347-2015
Research article
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18 Mar 2015
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2015

Identifying areas susceptible to desertification in the Brazilian northeast

R. M. S. P. Vieira, J. Tomasella, R. C. S. Alvalá, M. F. Sestini, A. G. Affonso, D. A. Rodriguez, A. A. Barbosa, A. P. M. A. Cunha, G. F. Valles, E. Crepani, S. B. P. de Oliveira, M. S. B. de Souza, P. M. Calil, M. A. de Carvalho, D. M. Valeriano, F. C. B. Campello, and M. O. Santana

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This study is the first effort to produce a comprehensive diagnosis of the desertification processes for the entire semiarid of Brazil region and combines the existent experience from previous studies in the region with a consolidated methodology.