[HTML][HTML] Improving the drought monitoring capability of VHI at the global scale via ensemble indices for various vegetation types from 2001 to 2018

J Zeng, R Zhang, Y Qu, VA Bento, T Zhou, Y Lin… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drought is one of the most complex and harmful natural disasters. A study on the temporal
and spatial patterns and the evolution of drought can provide a scientific basis for predicting …

Multiscale drought monitoring and comparison using remote sensing in a Mediterranean arid region: a case study from west-central Morocco

A Hadri, MEM Saidi, A Boudhar - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
During the last few decades, the frequency of drought has significantly increased in Morocco
especially for arid and semi-arid regions, leading to a rising of several environmental and …

Accuracy assessment of the SPEI, RDI and SPI drought indices in regions of Iran with different climate conditions

AR Zarei, A Shabani, MM Moghimi - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2021 - Springer
Considering the impact of drought on agricultural products and human food security, the
selection of the appropriate drought index to assess drought conditions is very important …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing spatial variability and trends of droughts in Eastern Algeria Using SPI, RDI, PDSI, and MedPDSI—A novel drought index using the FAO56 …

A Merabti, H Darouich, P Paredes, M Meddi, LS Pereira - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the most severe natural disasters worldwide, but with a particular
emphasis in sub-humid and semi-arid climates. Several indices have been created to …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating aSPI and eRDI in drought indices calculator (DrinC) software for agricultural drought characterisation and monitoring

D Tigkas, H Vangelis, N Proutsos, G Tsakiris - Hydrology, 2022 - mdpi.com
The agricultural sector is vulnerable to extreme phenomena such as droughts, particularly in
arid and semi-arid environments and in regions where water infrastructure is limited …

[HTML][HTML] Drought assessment in greece using SPI and ERA5 climate reanalysis data

IM Kourtis, H Vangelis, D Tigkas, A Mamara, I Nalbantis… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present work aims to assess the spatial variability and the trends of the annual rainfall
and meteorological drought in the entire territory of Greece utilising the ERA5 reanalysis …

Comparison of the SPI and SPEI as drought assessment tools in a semi-arid region: case of the Wadi Mekerra basin (northwest of Algeria)

S Berhail, OM Katipoğlu - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023 - Springer
The current research intends to compare the agreement level between the Standardized
Precipitation Index (SPI) and Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) …

Spatiotemporal meteorological drought assessment in a humid Mediterranean region: case study of the Oued Sebaou basin (northern central Algeria)

B Zerouali, M Chettih, Z Abda, M Mesbah, CAG Santos… - Natural Hazards, 2021 - Springer
In this research, the spatiotemporal meteorological drought pattern was assessed in the
Oued Sebaou basin (northern central Algeria) based on data from 23 rain gauges from 1972 …

The impact of future climate change and human activities on hydro-climatological drought, analysis and projections: using CMIP5 climate model simulations

S Javadinejad, D Hannah, K Ostad-Ali-Askari… - Water Conservation …, 2019 - Springer
Both climate change and human activity are the important drivers that can change
hydrological cycle routs and affect the features of hydrological drought in river basins. The …

Space and time variability of meteorological drought in Syria

S Mohammed, K Alsafadi, T Al-Awadhi, Y Sherief… - Acta Geophysica, 2020 - Springer
This study assesses the spatial and temporal characteristics (eg, frequency, intensity, spatial
extent) of meteorological drought in Syria. Specifically, drought was characterized using the …