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 …

Impacts of climate variability and drought on surface water resources in Sub-Saharan Africa using remote sensing: A review

TD Bhaga, T Dube, MD Shekede, C Shoko - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Climate variability and recurrent droughts have caused remarkable strain on water
resources in most regions across the globe, with the arid and semi-arid areas being the …

Extreme drought in the Brazilian Pantanal in 2019–2020: characterization, causes, and impacts

JA Marengo, AP Cunha, LA Cuartas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Pantanal region in South America is one of the world's largest wetlands. Since 2019, the
Pantanal has suffered a prolonged drought that has spelled disaster for the region, and …

[PDF][PDF] 气象干旱指数在中国的适应性研究进展

李忆平, 李耀辉 - 干旱气象, 2017 - 61.178.78.36
在全球变暖背景下, 中国极端干旱事件频繁发生, 其强度和范围都不断增大,
这不但给国民经济特别是农业生产等带来巨大损失, 还会造成水资源短缺, 荒漠化加剧 …

[图书][B] Handbook of drought indicators and indices

MD Svoboda, BA Fuchs - 2016 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Why is it important to monitor droughts? Droughts are a normal part of the climate, and they
can occur in any climate regime around the world, even deserts and rainforests. Droughts …

Spatial and temporal characteristics of droughts in Central Asia during 1966–2015

H Guo, A Bao, T Liu, F Ndayisaba, L Jiang… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In drought-prone regions like Central Asia, drought monitoring studies are paramount to
provide valuable information for drought risk mitigation. In this paper, the spatiotemporal …

Are droughts becoming more frequent or severe in China based on the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index: 1951–2010?

M Yu, Q Li, MJ Hayes, MD Svoboda… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) was computed
based on the monthly precipitation and air temperature values at 609 locations over China …

Drought assessment and monitoring through blending of multi-sensor indices using machine learning approaches for different climate regions

S Park, J Im, E Jang, J Rhee - Agricultural and forest meteorology, 2016 - Elsevier
Drought triggered by a deficit of precipitation, is influenced by various environmental factors
such as temperature and evapotranspiration, and causes water shortage and crop failure …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of drought indices for appraisal of drought characteristics in the Ken River Basin

VK Jain, RP Pandey, MK Jain, HR Byun - Weather and climate Extremes, 2015 - Elsevier
Drought indices are used to monitor drought conditions of a region. Various drought indices
(DIs) have been proposed in past few decades, but some of those are region specific and …

Assessing multi-satellite remote sensing, reanalysis, and land surface models' products in characterizing agricultural drought in East Africa

NO Agutu, JL Awange, A Zerihun… - Remote sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Heavy reliance of East Africa (EA) on rain-fed agriculture makes it vulnerable to
drought-induced famine. Yet, most research on EA drought focuses on meteorological …