A new global database of meteorological drought events from 1951 to 2016

Study region: This study has three spatial scales: global (0.5°), macro-regional, and country scale. The database of drought events has specific entries for each macro-region and country. Study focus: We constructed a database of meteorological drought events from 1951 to 2016, now hosted by the Glo...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Spinoni, Paulo Barbosa, Alfred De Jager, Niall McCormick, Gustavo Naumann, Jürgen V. Vogt, Diego Magni, Dario Masante, Marco Mazzeschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581818303136