SPI-Based Probabilistic Analysis of Drought Areal Extent in Sicily

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 459-470

  Bonaccorso, Brunella ^a   Peres, David J ^b   Castano, Antonio ^b   Cancelliere, Antonino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Probabilistic analysis; Regional drought; SAF curves; SPI

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; WATER RESOURCES;

ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; SAF CURVES; SPATIO TEMPORAL FEATURES; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

DROUGHT;

EID: 84920707111     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0673-4     Document Type: Article

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