Climatic and drought characteristics in the loess hilly-gully region of China from 1957 to 2014.

The loess hilly-gully region is a focus region of the "Grain for Green" program in China. Drought is the main problem in the study region. Precipitation and temperature are two indicators that directly characterize climatic drought. A thorough analysis of the precipitation, temperature and...

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Main Authors: Xingkai Zhao, Zengyao Li, Qingke Zhu, Danhong Zhu, Huifang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464583?pdf=render