Analysis of drought condition and risk in Peninsular Malaysia using Standardised Precipitation Index

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 559-568

  Zin, Wan Zawiah Wan ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^a   Ibrahim, Kamarulzaman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84873138790     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0682-2     Document Type: Article

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