This article reviews current drought effects on environmental systems. It stresses the need
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …

Drought is a recurring natural phenomenon that has plagued the civilization throughout its
history. Due to the complex nature and widespread impacts of drought, there is a lack of …

This study elucidates drought characteristics in China during 1980–2015 using two
commonly used meteorological drought indices: standardized precipitation index (SPI) and …

The standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) was developed in 2010 and
has been used in an increasing number of climatology and hydrology studies. The objective …

Abstract The FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper No 56 on Crop Evapotranspiration has
been in publication for more than 15 years. The paper advanced the accuracy and …

A new index for standardising groundwater level time series and characterising groundwater
droughts, the Standardised Groundwater level Index (SGI), is described. The SGI builds on …

In this study, the consistency of a set of meteorological and soil moisture drought indices has
been analyzed using the linear relationship between them. Commonly used Standardized …

The drought index, which mainly focuses on the moisture supply side of the atmosphere,
which has been mainly used in the field of drought monitoring, has limitations that cannot …

Drought indicators are proliferating, but with little consideration of which are most
meaningful for describing drought impacts. A number of recent reviews compare different …

The relevance of drought is still often underestimated for temperate climate regions like
Central Europe that are characterized by on average ample precipitation. Nonetheless …