Computing the monthly Palmer Drought Index on a weekly basis: A case study comparing data estimation techniques

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Heim Jr , Richard R ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THERMAL EFFECTS;

DATA COMBINATION; HISTORICAL DROUGHT INDICES; PALMER DROUGHT INDEX;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 20044394232     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022118     Document Type: Article

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