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Weighted Anomaly Standardized Precipitation Index (WASP)
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http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
1.0
http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
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EPSG
7.9
Weighted Anomaly Standardized Precipitation Index (WASP)
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http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
This index can be used to determine and characterize meteorological, hydrological andagricultural drought hazards on a monthly basis. (source WMO and GWP, 2016)
Mapping meteorological drought hazard, Mapping agricultural drought hazard, Mapping hydrological drought hazard
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Type: Indices
Type of Drought: Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological Drought
Application: Mapping meteorological drought hazard, Mapping agricultural drought hazard, Mapping hydrological drought hazard
Extent: Within 30° s of the equador
Gridded monthly precipitation data on a 0.5° by 0.5° resolution and annual precipitation
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Aggregation period: N/A
Spatial scale: 0.5° by 0.5° resolution
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Within 30° s of the equador
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-180
180
-90
90
Not relevant
Not relevant
Various
http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
Not relevant
-180
180
-90
90
Mapping meteorological drought hazard, Mapping agricultural drought hazard, Mapping hydrological drought hazard
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Codelist omission
1
Data requirements to use: Gridded monthly precipitation data on a 0.5° by 0.5° resolution and annual precipitation;
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Concise description:
Used mainly in wet tropical regions to monitor developing drought, taking into account the defined wet and dry periods in the climate regime. Can be used to monitor droughts that affect agriculture and other sectors. Uses gridded monthly precipitation data on a 0.5° by 0.5° resolution, and is based on 12-month overlapping sums of weighted, standardized monthly precipitation anomalies.
Weighted Anomaly Standardized Precipitation Index (WASP)
This index can be used to determine and characterize meteorological, hydrological andagricultural drought hazards on a monthly basis. (source WMO and GWP, 2016)
Indices
Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological
Mapping meteorological drought hazard, Mapping agricultural drought hazard, Mapping hydrological drought hazard
N/A
Used mainly in wet tropical regions to monitor developing drought, taking into account the defined wet and dry periods in the climate regime. Can be used to monitor droughts that affect agriculture and other sectors. Uses gridded monthly precipitation data on a 0.5° by 0.5° resolution, and is based on 12-month overlapping sums of weighted, standardized monthly precipitation anomalies.
http://www.droughtmanagement.info/indices/
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http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/Global/Precipitation/WASP_Indices.html
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Lyon, B., 2004: The strength of El Niño and the spatial extent of tropical drought. Geophysical Research Letters, 31: L21204, doi:10.1029/2004GL020901.
Using precipitation as a single input allows for simpler computations.
Does not work so well in desert regions. Gridded precipitation data may be a challenge to obtain in an operational capacity.
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