The effect of PET method on Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI) calculation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-140

  Vangelis, H ^a   Tigkas, D ^a   Tsakiris, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drought; Potential evapotranspiration methods; Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI); Semiarid climate

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMPLEXITY; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEMIARID REGION; WEATHER STATION;

GREECE;

EID: 84867392662     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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