The Use of TRMM 3B42 Product for Drought Monitoring in Mexico
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Data and Methodology
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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De Jesús, A.; Breña-Naranjo, J.A.; Pedrozo-Acuña, A.; Alcocer Yamanaka, V.H. The Use of TRMM 3B42 Product for Drought Monitoring in Mexico. Water 2016, 8, 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8080325
De Jesús A, Breña-Naranjo JA, Pedrozo-Acuña A, Alcocer Yamanaka VH. The Use of TRMM 3B42 Product for Drought Monitoring in Mexico. Water. 2016; 8(8):325. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8080325
Chicago/Turabian StyleDe Jesús, Aurea, Jose Agustín Breña-Naranjo, Adrián Pedrozo-Acuña, and Victor Hugo Alcocer Yamanaka. 2016. "The Use of TRMM 3B42 Product for Drought Monitoring in Mexico" Water 8, no. 8: 325. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8080325