The Use of SPEI and TVDI to Assess Temporal-Spatial Variations in Drought Conditions in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China

Droughts represent the most complex and damaging type of natural disaster, and they have taken place with increased frequency in China in recent years. Values of the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) calculated using station-based meteorological data collected from 1961 to 2...

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Main Authors: Shaodan Chen, Liping Zhang, Xin Liu, Mengyao Guo, Dunxian She
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9362041