A multiscalar Palmer drought severity index
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl073871
Abstract: The limitation of the fixed time scale in the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) family has long been criticized in drought literatures. By modifying the algorithm of duration factors estimation of the self-calibrating PDSI (SC-PDSI),… read more here.
Keywords: severity index; index; drought; time ... See more keywords
Drought severity based on the SPI index and its relation to the ENSO and PDO climatic variability modes in the regions North and Northwest of the State of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.04.022
Abstract: Abstract Drought severity in regions North and Northwest of Rio de Janeiro state (SRJ) was evaluated using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) for the monthly (SPI-1) and annual (SPI-12) scales, as well as its relationship… read more here.
Keywords: north northwest; index; regions north; enso pdo ... See more keywords
Drought identification based on Palmer drought severity index and return period analysis of drought characteristics in Huaibei Plain China.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113163
Abstract: The threshold level method for drought identification is challenging due to the problems of selection of drought index reflecting the drought process associated with water supply and demand as well as the underlying physical meaning… read more here.
Keywords: drought; period; drought identification; drought severity ... See more keywords
Detecting and mapping drought severity using multi-temporal Landsat data in the uMsinga region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2020.1783580
Abstract: Drought has become a more frequent phenomenon under changing climatic conditions, particularly in Sub Saharan Africa. This study tested the utility of a newly proposed Temperature-Vegetation Water ... read more here.
Keywords: using multi; multi temporal; severity using; detecting mapping ... See more keywords
Standardized metrics are key for assessing drought severity.
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14899
Abstract: In their letter to the editor commenting on our call for improved characterization and quantification of drought in ecological studies (Slette et al., 2019), Zang et al. (2019) take issue with the use of standardized… read more here.
Keywords: assessing drought; standardized metrics; key assessing; metrics key ... See more keywords
Prediction of Drought Severity Using Model-Based Clustering
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/9954293
Abstract: Drought is a common climatic extreme that frequently spreads across large spatial and time scales. It affects living standard of people throughout the globe more than any other climate extreme. Therefore, the present study proposed… read more here.
Keywords: model based; drought; model; based clustering ... See more keywords
Influence of Internal Variability and Global Warming on Multidecadal Changes in Regional Drought Severity over the Continental United States
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DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-18-0167.1
Abstract: Meteorological droughts in the continental United States (CONUS) are known to oscillate at the multidecadal time scale in response to the sea surface temperatures (SST) variability over the Pacific Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean.… read more here.
Keywords: global warming; drought severity; variability; united states ... See more keywords
Decadal Oscillation in the Predictability of Palmer Drought Severity Index in California
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DOI: 10.3390/cli7010006
Abstract: Severity of drought in California (U.S.) varies from year-to-year and is highly influenced by precipitation in winter months, causing billion-dollar events in single drought years. Improved understanding of the variability of drought on decadal and… read more here.
Keywords: drought severity; palmer drought; oscillation; drought ... See more keywords
Comparing Palmer Drought Severity Index drought assessments using the traditional offline approach with direct climate model outputs
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DOI: 10.5194/hess-24-2921-2020
Abstract: Abstract. Anthropogenic warming has been projected to increase global drought for the 21st century when calculated using traditional offline drought indices. However, this contradicts observations of the overall global greening and little systematic change in… read more here.
Keywords: index; using traditional; drought; traditional offline ... See more keywords
Spatial-temporal variation and impacts of drought in Xinjiang (Northwest China) during 1961–2015
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4926
Abstract: Observations indicate that temperature and precipitation patterns changed dramatically in Xinjiang, northwestern China, between 1961 and 2015. Dramatic changes in climatic conditions can bring about adverse effects. Specifically, meteorological drought severity based on the standardized… read more here.
Keywords: meteorological drought; precipitation; china 1961; severity ... See more keywords