Examining rapid onset drought development using the thermal infrared-based evaporative stress index

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1057-1074

  Otkin, Jason A ^a   Anderson, Martha C ^b   Hain, Christopher ^c   Mladenova, Iliana E ^b   Basara, Jeffrey B ^d   Svoboda, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD COVER; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; TIME SERIES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883763732     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-0144.1     Document Type: Article

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