Resumo A escassez de dados pluviográficos em Alagoas, similar em muitas regiões do país, faz com que utilizem equações de regressão obtidas em outras regiões do Brasil para calcular o fator R da Equação Universal de Perda de Solo. O estudo tem por objetivos: i) definir uma equação para estimar a erosividade das chuvas baseada no índice EI30 e no coeficiente de chuva Rc, ii) validar o método de imputação de dados para a chuva e erosividade e iii) estimar espacialmente a erosividade nos períodos chuvoso, seco e transição para Alagoas. Utilizaram-se dados pluviométricos mensais de 54 estações no período (1960-2016). A equação utilizada apresentou correlação significativa entre os dados observados e estimados, de acordo com os coeficientes r (93%), R2 (87%) e RMSE (775,2 MJ.mm.ha−1.h−1.ano−1). A Krigagem Ordinária foi o melhor interpolador espacial. A isoerosividade mensal mostrou que os maiores índices de EI30 ocorreram entre abril e julho, período coincidente com a quadra chuvosa do estado. Na erosividade anual, os maiores registros estão situados no Leste Alagoano, próximas ao litoral. Destaque para as estações Satuba, Maceió, São Luiz do Quitunde e Flexeiras, categorizadas entre moderada e forte. Estes resultados auxiliarão no planejamento de práticas conservacionistas, principalmente em áreas de vulnerabilidade.

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The first ALINE measurements and intercomparison exercise on lidar inversion algorithms Primeras mediciones simultáneas dentro de ALINE y ejercicio de intercomparación de los algoritmos de inversión de señal lidar

Between the months of July and September of 2007 during the so-called Brazilian dry season, an aerosol profiling campaign was carried out with a backscatter(ing) lidar system in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The main goal of this campaign was to observe the aerosol load in the troposphere (up to 10 km) and its daily behavior to check for air dispersion conditions, planetary boundary, and mixed layer height daily evolution. Lidar analysis provided aerosol optical properties in the visible range (532 nm) and quantities such as aerosol backscatter(ing) and extinction coefficients in conjunction with the aerosol optical thickness provided by a collocated AERONET Sunphotometer. Altogether 61 days were used in the dataset, which were compared with air quality indexation from the local air quality monitoring and management agency. INTRODUCTIONAir quality assessment at a local or regional scale is required for various purposes, including emission control, air quality forecasts, and implementation of legislation.

Resumo O ozônio (O3) é indispensável para a vida na Terra, pois absorve radiação ultravioleta do tipo B (UV-B) que é prejudicial para a saúde de seres vivos. Desde o início da década de Abstract Ozone (O3) is less than 1% of Earth's atmospheric gases. However, it is essential for life on Earth because it absorbs ultraviolet radiation (UV-B), which is bad for the health of living beings. Since the beginning of 1980 it was reported that there was depletion in the ozone layer over Antarctica and that this could move to lower latitudes. The main objective of this work is the analysis of the main events of total ozone decay over southern South America (20°S, 40°S and 30°W, 80°W)

The present study mainly aimed to make a statistical survey of extreme precipitation events for the eastern region of the Brazilian Northeast, more specifically for the city of Maceió/AL. For this purpose, punctual data from INMET Automatic Meteorological Stations were used, and spatial data using satellite images and hydro-estimator data provided by CPTEC/INPE. The main results were based on daily precipitation data and quantile technique, it generated the following R(mm) classes: Dry Day R < 2.4mm, Drizzle Rain 2.4 ≤ R < 3, 8mm, Showers 3.8 ≤ R < 7.6mm, Moderate Rain 7.6 ≤ R < 14.4mm, Heavy Rain 14.4 ≤ R < 39.8mm, Strong Rain 39.8 ≤ R < 82.8mm, Extreme Rain R ≥ 82.8mm. The method adopted for classifying extreme rainfall (Strong more Extreme) using quartiles proved to be efficient, made by the association between extreme precipitation events and natural disasters using the records of the State of Public Calamity (SPC) degree, that is, the indicators recognition of SPC and annual accumulated average precipitation, point to the possibility of occurrence of hydrometeorological disasters for the city of Maceió/AL. Regarding the spatial distribution of the number of cases of Strong and Extreme, for Alagoas the municipalities with the most recorded occurrences were Japaratinga, Porto de Pedras, Maceió, among others. For the city of Maceió/AL, the region R5 (Ipioca and Pescaria) and R2 were the ones that presented the most cases of rainfall ranging from very strong to extreme.

Brazil has an important role in the biomass burning, with the detection of approximately 100,000 burning spots in a single year (2007). Most of these spots occur in the southern part of the Amazon basin during the dry season (from August to november) and these emissions reach the southeast of the country, a highly populated region and with serious urban air pollution problems. With the growing demand on biofuels, sugarcane is considerably expanding in the state of São Paulo, being a strong contributor to the bad air quality in this region. In the state of São Paulo, the main land use are pasture and sugarcane crop, that covers around 50% and 10% of the total area, respectively. Despite the aerosol from sugarcane burning having reduced atmospheric residence time, from a few days to some weeks, they might get together with those aerosol which spread over long distances (hundreds to thousands of kilometers). In the period of June through February 2010 a LIDAR observation campaign was carried in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in order to observe and characterize optically the aerosols from two distinct sources, namely, sugar cane biomass burning and industrial emissions. For this purpose 2 LIDAR systems were available, one mobile and the other placed in a laboratory, both working in the visible (532 nm) and additionally the mobile system had a Raman channel available (607 nm). Also this campaign counted with a SODAR, a meteorological RADAR specially set up to detect aerosol "echoes" and gas-particle analyzers. To guarantee a good regional coverage 4 distinct sites were available to deploy the instruments, 2 in the near field of biomass burning activities (Rio Claro and Bauru), one for industrial emissions (Cubatão) and others from urban sources (São Paulo). The whole campaign provide the equivalent of 30 days of measurements which allowed us to get aerosol optical properties such as backscattering/extinction coefficients, scatter and LIDAR ratios, those were used to correlate with air quality and meteorological indicators and quantities. In this paper we should focus on the preliminary results of the Raman LIDAR system and its derived aerosol optical quantities.