The mean frequency of recurrence of in-time-multidimensional events for drought analyses

Droughts are related with prolonged periods when moisture is significantly below normal values. Drought indices attempt to scale the main drought features to facilitate comparisons. Numerous indices are found in the literature based on different drought features. Many of them were created for partic...

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Main Authors: J. González, J. B. Valdés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/4/17/2004/nhess-4-17-2004.pdf