Hydrologic model-based Palmer indices for drought characterization in the Yellow River basin, China

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1401-1420

  Ma, Mingwei ^a   Ren, Liliang ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b   Yuan, Fei ^a   Chen, Lu ^c   Yang, Xiaoli ^a   Liu, Yi ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Drought; Hydrologic model; Palmer indices; Standardized index; VIC; Yellow River basin

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; DIGITAL STORAGE; RIVERS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATERSHEDS;

HYDROLOGIC MODELING; PALMER INDICES; STANDARDIZED INDEX; VIC; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET;

CHINA; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84937906292     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-015-1136-z     Document Type: Article

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