Transcription of drought indices - DMCSEE
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drought INDICESA ndrej CeglarBiotechnical faculty, University of Proceeding of precipitationdeficit throughout the hydrological cycle (Rasmusson, 1993)Influence of precipitation deficiency and other factors on drought development (National drought Mitigation Center) drought MONITORING Meteorological, agricultural and hydrological drought are often represented in sense of drought indices (simple to use, they absorb great amount of data about precipitation, snow pack, ground water ) Importance of time scale when accessing different types of drought Meteorological drought depends on precipitation deficit and duration of period with precipitation deficit Agricultural drought refers to situations with insufficient soil moisture level to meet the plant needs for water during vegetation period Hydrological drought occurs after longer period of precipitation deficit Choosing appropriate drought index: available information drought specific can we reproduce drought events
DROUGHT MONITORING • Meteorological, agricultural and hydrological drought are often represented in sense of drought indices (simple to use, they absorb great amount of data
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