Trends and extremes of drought indices throughout the 20th century in the Mediterranean

Average monthly precipitation, the original Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and a recent adaptation to Europe, the Self Calibrated PDSI (scPDSI) have been used here to analyse the spatial and temporal evolution of drought conditions in the Mediterranean during the 20th century. Monthly, seasona...

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Main Authors: P. M. Sousa, R. M. Trigo, P. Aizpurua, R. Nieto, L. Gimeno, R. Garcia-Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/33/2011/nhess-11-33-2011.pdf