Sensoriamento remoto aplicado na análise da precipitação na bacia do Paraná no período de 1998 a 2014.

In the second half of 2013 one of the worst droughts began in the Southeast region, especially in the state of São Paulo, also extending to the year 2014. During this period the average precipitation decreased, with irregular and little expressive rains, causing a water crisis in the Southeast region. The objective of this work was to analyze precipitation in the Paraná Basin, which encompasses most of the state of. From January 1998 to December 2014, and divided it into sub basins ( "Grande", "Paraná, Verde, Peixe e Outros", " Paranaíba ", " Paraná, Paranapanema, Amambai e Outros", "Paraná, Tiete e Outros" and "Paraná Iguaçu"). Estimated rainfall data were used from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). From the analysis, a precipitation reduction was verified during the years of 2013 and 2014, when the water crisis occurred in the Southeast Region, in almost all of the Paraná Basin, with only the sub-basin "Paraná Iguaçu" with high averages Precipitation.