Elusive drought: uncertainty in observed trends and short- and long-term CMIP5 projections
Recent years have seen a number of severe droughts in different regions around the world, causing agricultural and economic losses, famines and migration. Despite their devastating consequences, the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) of these events lies within the general range of observati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-05-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/17/1765/2013/hess-17-1765-2013.pdf |