Spatial and temporal variability of drought in the arid region of China and its relationships to teleconnection indices

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 523, Issue , 2015, Pages 283-296

  Wang, Huaijun ^a,b   Chen, Yaning ^a   Pan, Yingping ^a,b   Li, Weihong ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Arid region of northwestern china; Drought; PDSI; REOF; Teleconnections

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDICES; PDSI; REOF; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; TELECONNECTIONS;

DROUGHT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ARID REGION; DROUGHT; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TELECONNECTION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84922622372     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.055     Document Type: Article

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