Global Changes in Drought Conditions Under Different Levels of Warming

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 3285-3296

  Naumann, G ^a   Alfieri, L ^a   Wyser, K ^b   Mentaschi, L ^a   Betts, R A ^c,d   Carrao, H ^a   Spinoni, J ^a   Vogt, J ^a   Feyen, L ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

change; climate; drought; global

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; WATER SUPPLY;

CHANGE; CLIMATE; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; GLOBAL; GLOBAL LAND SURFACE; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; RISING TEMPERATURES; WATER-SUPPLY DEMAND;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DROUGHT; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHINA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85045880182     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2017GL076521     Document Type: Article

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