Characteristics of integrated droughts based on a nonparametric standardized drought index in the Yellow River Basin, China

Hydrology Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 454-467

  Zhu, Yuelu ^a   Chang, Jianxia ^a   Huang, Shengzhi ^a   Huang, Qiang ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heuristic segmentation method; Integrated drought index; Nonparametric method; Standardized precipitation index (spi); Yellow river basin

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; HEURISTIC METHODS; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

DROUGHT INDICES; HEURISTIC SEGMENTATION METHOD; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEGMENTATION; STREAMFLOW;

CHINA; WEI BASIN; YELLOW RIVER BASIN;

EID: 84971636101     PISSN: 19989563     EISSN: 22247955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2015.287     Document Type: Article

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