Comparison of drought indices for appraisal of drought characteristics in the Ken River Basin
Drought indices are used to monitor drought conditions of a region. Various drought indices (DIs) have been proposed in past few decades, but some of those are region specific and have limitations of applicability in other climatic conditions. Also, multiple time steps of DIs make it hard to decide...
Main Authors: | Vinit K. Jain, Rajendra P. Pandey, Manoj K. Jain, Hi-Ryong Byun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-06-01
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Series: | Weather and Climate Extremes |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094715000213 |
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