Drought Propagation in Semi-Arid River Basins in Latin America: Lessons from Mexico to the Southern Cone

Detecting droughts as early as possible is important in avoiding negative impacts on economy, society, and environment. To improve drought monitoring, we studied drought propagation (i.e., the temporal manifestation of a precipitation deficit on soil moisture and streamflow). We used the Standardize...

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Main Authors: Melanie Oertel, Francisco Javier Meza, Jorge Gironás, Christopher A. Scott, Facundo Rojas, Nicolás Pineda-Pablos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/11/1564