A theoretical drought classification method for the multivariate drought index based on distribution properties of standardized drought indices

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 240-247

  Hao, Zengchao ^a   Hao, Fanghua ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b   Xia, Youlong ^c   Ouyang, Wei ^a   Shen, Xinyi ^d  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Drought category; Drought classification; Linearly combined drought index

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DECISION MAKING; SOIL MOISTURE;

DISTRIBUTION PROPERTY; DROUGHT CLASSIFICATIONS; DROUGHT INDICES; DROUGHT MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT MONITORING; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; SOIL MOISTURE INDEX; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX;

DROUGHT;

EID: 84964555939     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.04.010     Document Type: Article

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