Evolution of spatio-temporal drought characteristics: Validation, projections and effect of adaptation scenarios

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2935-2955

  Vidal, J P ^a,b   Martin, E ^b   Kitova, N ^b   Najac, J ^b,d   Soubeyroux, J M ^c  

^a CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^d EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT; CLIMATE PROJECTION; COMBINED EFFECT; DROUGHT INDICES; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; FUTURE PROJECTIONS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; JOINT SPATIO-TEMPORAL; LAND SURFACE MODELS; MULTISCALES; REALISTIC SCENARIO; REANALYSIS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOIL WETNESS; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; TIME-SCALES;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS;

DROUGHT;

ADAPTATION; AGROMETEOROLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL PERIOD; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

FRANCE;

EID: 84869427856     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2935-2012     Document Type: Article

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