Mapping meteorological drought hazard, Mapping hydrological drought hazard, Mapping agricultural drought hazard

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Monthly temperature and precipitation. Information on the water-holding capacity of soils can be used, but defaults are also available. A serially complete record of temperature and precipitation data is required.

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Not relevant

Not relevant

Mapping meteorological drought hazard, Mapping hydrological drought hazard, Mapping agricultural drought hazard

Data requirements to use: Monthly temperature and precipitation. Information on the water-holding capacity of soils can be used, but defaults are also available. A serially complete record of temperature and precipitation data is required.;

Data used: N/A;

Data format: N/A;

Data access: N/A;

Concise description:

Accounts for all the constants contained in the PDSI and includes a methodology in which the constants are calculated dynamically based upon the characteristics present at each station location. The self-calibrating nature of sc-PDSI is developed for each station and changes based upon the climate regime of the location. It has wet and dry scales.

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Self-Calibrated Palmer Drought Severity Index (sc-PDSI)

ISO 19115:2003/19139

1.0

http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/