Assessing Role of Drought Indices in Anticipating Pine Decline in the Sierra Nevada, CA

Tree mortality in Sierra Nevada’s 2012–2015 drought was unexpectedly excessive: ~152 million trees died. The relative performance of five drought indices (DIs: SPEI, AI, PDSI, scPDSI, and PHDI) was evaluated in the complex, upland terrain which supports the forest and supplies 60% of Californian wat...

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Main Authors: Yoonji Kim, Nancy E. Grulke, Andrew G. Merschel, Kellie A. Uyeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Climate
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/10/5/72