Application of relative drought indices in assessing climate-change impacts on drought conditions in Czechia

0323289 - ÚFA 2009 RIV AT eng J - Journal Article
Dubrovský, Martin - Svoboda, M. D. - Trnka, M. - Hayes, M. J. - Wilhite, D. A. - Žalud, Z. - Hlavinka, P.
Application of relative drought indices in assessing climate-change impacts on drought conditions in Czechia.
[Použití relativních indexů sucha k vyhodnocení dopadů změny klimatu na sucho v Česku.]
Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Roč. 96, 1-2 (2009), s. 155-171. ISSN 0177-798X. E-ISSN 1434-4483
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA205/05/2265
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Keywords : climate change * drought * GCM scenarios
Subject RIV: DG - Athmosphere Sciences, Meteorology
Impact factor: 1.776, year: 2009
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The common versions (referred to as selfcalibrated here) of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) are calibrated and then applied to the same weather series. Therefore, the distribution of the index values is about the same for any weather series. We introduce here the relative SPI and PDSI, abbreviated as rSPI and rPDSI. These are calibrated using a reference weather series as a first step, which is then applied to the tested series. The reference series may result from either a different station to allow for the inter-station comparison or from a different period to allow for climate-change impact assessments.

Použití relativních indexů sucha k vyhodnocení dopadů změny klimatu na sucho v Česku.
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