Effectiveness of drought indices in the assessment of different types of droughts, managing and mitigating their effects

JM Ndayiragije, F Li - Climate, 2022 - mdpi.com
Droughts are the most destructive catastrophes in the world. The persistence of drought is
considered to cause many challenges for both humans and animals and ruins the …

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 …

Analysis of hydrometeorological characteristics and water demand in semi-arid Mediterranean catchments under water deficit conditions

E Stathi, A Kastridis, D Myronidis - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the most complex and poorly understood catastrophes on the planet.
Between the Greek mainland and Turkey, there is an area of Greece known as the South …

Analysis of hydrometeorological trends and drought severity in water-demanding Mediterranean islands under climate change conditions

E Stathi, A Kastridis, D Myronidis - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global climate change has emerged as a problem in recent years, and its effects will likely
continue to increase in the future. Several scientific studies conducted in the Mediterranean …

Precipitation and potential evapotranspiration temporal variability and their relationship in two forest ecosystems in Greece

S Stefanidis, V Alexandridis - Hydrology, 2021 - mdpi.com
The assessment of drought conditions is important in forestry because it affects forest growth
and species diversity. In this study, temporal variability and trends of precipitation (P) …

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 …

Changes of the aridity index in Europe from 1950 to 2019

Z Bešt́áková, F Strnad, MR Vargas Godoy… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
The aridity index, also known as the Budyko index, describes spatiotemporal changes in the
hydroclimatic system in the long-term perspective. Defined as the ratio between potential …

Seed Phenotyping and Genetic Diversity Assessment of Cowpea (V. unguiculata) Germplasm Collection

I Zafeiriou, M Sakellariou, PV Mylona - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cowpea is a nutrient-rich staple legume and climate-resilient crop for vulnerable
agroecosystems. However, the crop still remains underutilized, mainly due to its narrow …

Energy, economic and environmental analysis of a hybrid power plant for electrification, and drinking and irrigation water supply

MM Bertsiou, E Baltas - Environmental Processes, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this study consists of examining whether the coupling between wind
turbines (WT) and photovoltaic modules (PV) with batteries (BT) or pumped hydro-storage …

Analysis of spatial distribution of sediment pollutants accumulated in the vicinity of a small hydropower plant

P Tomczyk, B Gałka, M Wiatkowski, B Buta, Ł Gruss - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hydropower plants affect the distribution and composition of sediments. The main aim of this
study was to analyze the spatial distribution of sediment pollution in the vicinity of a small …