A review of environmental droughts: Increased risk under global warming?
SM Vicente-Serrano, SM Quiring, M Peña-Gallardo… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
This article reviews current drought effects on environmental systems. It stresses the need
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
Climate change and drought: a perspective on drought indices
Droughts occur naturally, but climate change has generally accelerated the hydrological
processes to make them set in quicker and become more intense, with many consequences …
processes to make them set in quicker and become more intense, with many consequences …
Global changes in drought conditions under different levels of warming
Higher evaporative demands and more frequent and persistent dry spells associated with
rising temperatures suggest that drought conditions could worsen in many regions of the …
rising temperatures suggest that drought conditions could worsen in many regions of the …
[HTML][HTML] A new global database of meteorological drought events from 1951 to 2016
J Spinoni, P Barbosa, A De Jager, N McCormick… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Study region This study has three spatial scales: global (0.5°), macro-regional, and country
scale. The database of drought events has specific entries for each macro-region and …
scale. The database of drought events has specific entries for each macro-region and …
Drought monitoring and analysis: standardised precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) and standardised precipitation index (SPI)
S Tirivarombo, D Osupile, P Eliasson - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although rainfall is a major indicator of the availability of water, temperature is also an
important factor that can influence the availability of water as it controls the rates of …
important factor that can influence the availability of water as it controls the rates of …
Plant responses to increasing CO2 reduce estimates of climate impacts on drought severity
Rising atmospheric CO2 will make Earth warmer, and many studies have inferred that this
warming will cause droughts to become more widespread and severe. However, rising …
warming will cause droughts to become more widespread and severe. However, rising …
Estimation of SPEI meteorological drought using machine learning algorithms
Accurate estimation of drought events is vital for the mitigation of their adverse
consequences on water resources, agriculture and ecosystems. Machine learning …
consequences on water resources, agriculture and ecosystems. Machine learning …
Unraveling the influence of atmospheric evaporative demand on drought and its response to climate change
SM Vicente‐Serrano, TR McVicar… - Wiley …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review examines the role of the atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) in drought.
AED is a complex concept and here we discuss possible AED definitions, the subsequent …
AED is a complex concept and here we discuss possible AED definitions, the subsequent …
[HTML][HTML] Elucidating diverse drought characteristics from two meteorological drought indices (SPI and SPEI) in China
This study elucidates drought characteristics in China during 1980–2015 using two
commonly used meteorological drought indices: standardized precipitation index (SPI) and …
commonly used meteorological drought indices: standardized precipitation index (SPI) and …
Will seasonally dry tropical forests be sensitive or resistant to future changes in rainfall regimes?
Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) are located in regions with alternating wet and dry
seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century …
seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century …