Substantial increase in abrupt shifts between drought and flood events in China based on observations and model simulations

Y Zhang, Q You, S Ullah, C Chen, L Shen… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drought-flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) refers to the rapid transformation between droughts
and floods, posing serious threats to ecological security, food production, and human safety …

Drought severity and trends in a Mediterranean oak forest

S Stefanidis, D Rossiou, N Proutsos - Hydrology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought is a significant natural hazard with widespread socioeconomic and environmental
impacts. This study investigated the long-term drought characteristics in a Mediterranean …

Impact of climate extreme events and their causality on maize yield in South Africa

C Simanjuntak, T Gaiser, HE Ahrends, A Ceglar… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Extreme climate events can have a significant negative impact on maize productivity,
resulting in food scarcity and socioeconomic losses. Thus, quantifying their effect is needed …

Global high-resolution drought indices for 1981–2022

SH Gebrechorkos, J Peng, E Dyer… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
Droughts are among the most complex and devastating natural hazards globally. High-
resolution datasets of drought metrics are essential for monitoring and quantifying the …

The high spatial resolution Drought Response Index (HiDRI): An integrated framework for monitoring vegetation drought with remote sensing, deep learning, and …

Z Xu, H Sun, T Zhang, H Xu, D Wu, JH Gao - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Drought is a complex and extremely destructive natural disaster that seriously threatens the
sustainable development of human society and ecosystems. The integrated drought index …

Drought assessment using gridded data sources in data-poor areas with different aridity conditions

M Nouri - Water Resources Management, 2023 - Springer
This study evaluated the accuracy of alternative satellite and reanalysis datasets in
estimating the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). Eight alternate …

Characterising the coincidence of soil moisture–precipitation extremes as a possible precursor to European floods

TP Ciria, G Chiogna, N Salzmann, A Agarwal - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies around the world have shown that increases in extreme precipitation are not directly
resulting in reported instances of flooding. Despite the evidence that antecedent soil …

SM2RAIN-Climate, a monthly global long-term rainfall dataset for climatological studies

H Mosaffa, P Filippucci, C Massari, L Ciabatta… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
A reliable and accurate long-term rainfall dataset is an indispensable resource for
climatological studies and crucial for application in water resource management, agriculture …

Manifesting deep learning algorithms for developing drought vulnerability index in monsoon climate dominant region of West Bengal, India

S Saha, B Kundu, A Saha, K Mukherjee… - Theoretical and applied …, 2023 - Springer
Drought is a natural and complex climatic hazard that has consequences for both natural
and socio-economic contexts. The drought vulnerability assessment is an important …

Drought assessment across erbil using satellite products

M Mustafa Alee, A Danandeh Mehr, O Akdegirmen… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this article, meteorological and agricultural droughts across the Erbil province, Iraq, were
assessed using remote sensing data and satellite products. To this end, the long-term (2000 …