Characterization of Drought across Climatic Spectrum
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
- Vol. 5 (2), 222-224
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1084-0699(2000)5:2(222)
Abstract
A conceptual model of drought characterization across the climatic spectrum is formulated. The model is particularly suited to subtropical and midlatitudinal regions. Drought duration, intensity, and recurrence interval are expressed in terms of the ratio of mean annual precipitation to annual global terrestrial precipitation. The model is useful as a framework for the systematic analysis of droughts and the assessment of changes in drought characteristics due to climatic changes.Keywords
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