Analysis of meteorological drought in the Ruhr basin by using the Standardized Precipitation Index

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2009, Pages 607-616

  Khadr, Mosaad ^a   Morgenschweis, Gerd ^a   Schlenkhoff, Andreas ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Drought; Germany; Precipitation; Ruhr River; Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI); Trend test

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT TIME STEPS; GERMANY; METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; RAINFALL DATA; RIVER BASINS; SOCIAL SECTOR; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; TREND TESTS; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING;

CLIMATOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

DROUGHT;

EID: 84871159279     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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