Drought analysis for kuwait using standardized precipitation index

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Almedeij, Jaber ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; DESERT; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGY; KUWAIT; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; SEASON; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE; DROUGHTS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; KUWAIT; RAIN; SEASONS; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84911164420     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/451841     Document Type: Article

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