Regional assessment of drought characteristics provides essential information for water
resources management. The study aimed to analyze the regional meteorological drought in …

Drought is a phenomenon of climate and is one of the catastrophic events that cause much
damage on each occurrence. One of the ways of drought adjustment, evaluation and …

This study investigated the frequency of drought for the period 1980 to 2010 in Iraq, based
on monthly rainfall data were collected from 39 meteorological stations distributed across …

Abstract The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is widely used as a drought
meteorological index, to identify drought characteristics including the number of events …

Droughts are major natural disasters for many parts of the world. Iraq is one of the countries
which are recently facing frequent severe drought events, especially the northern region …

Precipitation deficit and its daily, seasonal and annual oscillations are inherent
characteristics of Iran's climate. Droughts are generally characterized by a prolonged and …

In this research, the standard precipitation index (SPI) was used to analyze rainfall records
between 1941-2002 for nine metrological stations in the north of Iraq. In addition, digital …

Drought is one of the most complex phenomena in the world; so, proper management is very
important in monitoring and reducing its damage. For this purpose, Standard Precipitation …

Drought is a recurring climate phenomenon causing many environmental and agricultural
problems among others. To limit drought consequences, it is essential to monitor drought …

Iran has a predominantly arid and semi‐arid climate where the drought hazards and their
variability are the crucial concerns for water resources management. This study assesses …