Analysis of dry/wet conditions using the standardized precipitation index and its potential usefulness for drought/flood monitoring in Hunan Province, China

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 377-387

  Du, Juan ^a,b   Fang, Jian ^b   Xu, Wei ^a,b   Shi, Peijun ^a,b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Drought flood; Dry wet conditions; Hunan Province; Standardized precipitation index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RAIN; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; TIME MEASUREMENT;

CHINA; DROUGHT/FLOOD; HUNAN PROVINCE; HUNAN PROVINCE , CHINA; MAXIMUM CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA; HUNAN;

EID: 84872487913     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-012-0589-6     Document Type: Article

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