The GPCC Drought Index – a new, combined and gridded global drought index

The Global Precipitation Climatology Centre Drought Index (GPCC-DI) provides estimations of water supply anomalies with respect to long-term statistics. It is a combination of the Standardized Precipitation Index with adaptations from Deutscher Wetterdienst (SPI-DWD) and the Standardized Preci...

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Main Authors: M. Ziese, U. Schneider, A. Meyer-Christoffer, K. Schamm, J. Vido, P. Finger, P. Bissolli, S. Pietzsch, A. Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-08-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/6/285/2014/essd-6-285-2014.pdf