Institutional Repository
Technical University of Crete
Technical University of Crete
EN
|
EL
| URI | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/60C7E668-A920-4769-A8D7-224512320567 | - |
| Identifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134588 | - |
| Identifier | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719345796 | - |
| Language | en | - |
| Extent | 22 pages | en |
| Title | Characterisation of the dynamics of past droughts | en |
| Creator | Diaz Vitali | en |
| Creator | Corzo Perez, Gerald Augusto | en |
| Creator | Lanen, Henny A. J. van, 1952- | en |
| Creator | Solomatine, Dimitri P | en |
| Creator | Varouchakis Emmanouil | en |
| Creator | Βαρουχακης Εμμανουηλ | el |
| Publisher | Elsevier | en |
| Content Summary | Drought is a complex natural phenomenon. The description of the way in which drought changes (moves) in space may help to acquire knowledge on its drivers and processes to improve its monitoring and prediction. This research presents the application of an approach to characterise the dynamics of drought. Tracks, severity, duration, as well as localisation (onset and end position), and rotation of droughts were calculated. Results of calculated droughts were compared with documented information. Data from the Standardized Precipitation Evaporation Index (SPEI) Global Drought Monitor was used to identify droughts in India as an example for the period 1901–2013. Results show regions where droughts with considerable coverage tend to occur. Paths, i.e. consecutive spatial tracks, of six of the most severe reported droughts were analysed. In all of them, areas overlap considerably over time, which suggest that drought remains in the same region for a period of time. Results of this research are being used to build a model to predict the spatial drought tracks, incl. India (https://www.researchgate.net/project/STAND-Spatio-Temporal-ANalysis-of-Drought). | en |
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | en |
| Type of Item | Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές | el |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| Date of Item | 2020-11-02 | - |
| Date of Publication | 2020 | - |
| Subject | Drought characterization | en |
| Subject | Drought dynamics | en |
| Subject | Drought tracking | en |
| Subject | Spatio-temporal drought analysis | en |
| Bibliographic Citation | V. Diaz, G.A. Corzo Perez, H.A.J. Van Lanen, D. Solomatine and E.A. Varouchakis, "Characterisation of the dynamics of past droughts," Sci. Total Environ., vol. 718, May 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134588 | en |
Copyright © DIAS 2013
