A review of environmental droughts: Increased risk under global warming?
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 …
for considering environmental drought as a relevant type to be included in drought …
The future of semi-arid regions: A weak fabric unravels
The regions of the world where average precipitation is between one fifth and half of the
potential plant water demand are termed 'semi-arid'. They make up 15.2% of the global land …
potential plant water demand are termed 'semi-arid'. They make up 15.2% of the global land …
Multifaceted responses of vegetation to average and extreme climate change over global drylands
L He, J Guo, W Yang, Q Jiang, L Chen… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Average climatic events describe the occurrence of weather or climate at an average value,
whereas extreme events are defined as events that exceed the upper or lower threshold …
whereas extreme events are defined as events that exceed the upper or lower threshold …
A climatological assessment of drought impact on vegetation health index
Abstract The Vegetation Health Index (VHI) has been widely used for monitoring and
characterising droughts. This index takes into account ecosystem features in terms of …
characterising droughts. This index takes into account ecosystem features in terms of …
Drought and food security in the middle east: An analytical framework
Natural disasters may act as harmful causes of food insecurity in the Middle East. Frequent
drought events, water scarcity, and unsustainable intensive agricultural practices may …
drought events, water scarcity, and unsustainable intensive agricultural practices may …
Spatial and temporal analysis of drought variability at several time scales in Syria during 1961–2012
This paper analyses the observed spatiotemporal characteristics of drought phenomenon in
Syria using the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardised Precipitation …
Syria using the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardised Precipitation …
A high resolution dataset of drought indices for Spain
Drought indices are essential metrics for quantifying drought severity and identifying
possible changes in the frequency and duration of drought hazards. In this study, we …
possible changes in the frequency and duration of drought hazards. In this study, we …
Using Landsat observations (1988–2017) and Google Earth Engine to detect vegetation cover changes in rangelands-A first step towards identifying degraded lands …
Globally, the area of agricultural land is shrinking in part due to environmental degradation.
Acquisition and restoration of degraded lands no longer used for agriculture may present a …
Acquisition and restoration of degraded lands no longer used for agriculture may present a …
On the performances of trend and change-point detection methods for remote sensing data
Detecting change-points and trends are common tasks in the analysis of remote sensing
data. Over the years, many different methods have been proposed for those purposes …
data. Over the years, many different methods have been proposed for those purposes …
Responses of ecosystem water use efficiency to meteorological drought under different biomes and drought magnitudes in northern China
Future climate change scenarios predict that warming may increase drought stress over
northern China, causing ecological deterioration and food insecurity. Water use efficiency …
northern China, causing ecological deterioration and food insecurity. Water use efficiency …