Understanding the complex impacts of drought: A key to enhancing drought mitigation and preparedness

Water Resources Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 763-774

  Wilhite, Donald A ^a   Svoboda, Mark D ^a   Hayes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought impacts; Drought mitigation; Drought monitoring and early warning; Drought preparedness

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DROUGHT MONITORING AND PREDICTION; INTERACTIVE MAP DELIVERY SYSTEM; WATER SHORTAGE;

DROUGHT;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DECISION MAKING; DROUGHT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INVESTMENT; MITIGATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; WATER PLANNING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247641725     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-9076-5     Document Type: Article

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