Estimating Palmer Drought Severity Index using a wavelet fuzzy logic model based on meteorological variables

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2021-2032

  Ozger, Mehmet ^a,b,c   Mishra, Ashok K ^a,b   Singh, Vijay P ^a,b  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Average wavelet spectra; Continuous wavelet transform; Fuzzy logic; Palmer Drought Severity Index

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE WAVELET SPECTRA; CLIMATE INDEX; CONTINUOUS WAVELET TRANSFORM; FUZZY LOGIC MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MONITORING NETWORK; PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDICES; PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES; TIME-SERIES DATA; WATER BALANCE EQUATION;

CLIMATE MODELS; DROUGHT; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; TIME SERIES;

FUZZY LOGIC;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DROUGHT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054934193     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2215     Document Type: Article

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