The Palmer Drought Severity Index: limitations and assumptions.
Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology
By: W.M. Alley
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Abstract
The structure of the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), which is perhaps the most widely used regional index of drought, is examined. The PDSI addresses two of the most elusive properties of droughts: their intensity and their beginning and ending times. Under certain conditions, the PDSI values are very sensitive to the criteria for ending an 'established' drought and precipitation during a month can have a very large effect on the PDSI values for several previous months. -from Author
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | The Palmer Drought Severity Index: limitations and assumptions. |
| Series title | Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology |
| DOI | 10.1175/1520-0450(1984)023<1100:TPDSIL>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology |
| First page | 1100 |
| Last page | 1109 |
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