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Hydrology Research, 1997 In 1993/94 a severe drought on the North Island of New Zealand caused water shortage in the Auckland metropolis. How extreme was the drought? This paper presents comparisons of frequencies of the 1993/94 drought in four North Island regions using different indicators of drought and including both streamflow and rainfall data.
Charles P. Pearson, Bente Clausen
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Satellite support to insure farmers against extreme droughts [PDF]
Nature Food, 2021 ISSN:2662 ...
Willemijn Vroege +2 more
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Meteorological Drought Variability over Africa from Multisource Datasets
Atmosphere, 2023 This study analyses the spatiotemporal variability of meteorological drought over Africa and its nine climate subregions from an ensemble of 19 multisource datasets (gauge-based, satellite-based and reanalysis) over the period 1983–2014. The standardized
Kenny T. C. Lim Kam Sian +5 more
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Progress in research on historical extreme drought in China
Shui kexue jinzhan, 2018 Current drought-related laws, regulations, plans and standards are targeted to deal with droughts once in 5 to 10 years, without any consideration for extreme droughts characterized by large scope and long duration.
QU Yanping +4 more
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The Impact of Extreme Hydro-Meteorological Events in the Yellow River Basin of Inner Mongolia on Vegetation Cover [PDF]
Gaoyuan qixiangThe stability of the ecosystem of the Yellow River Basin in Inner Mongolia is seriously threatened under the double pressure of climate change and extreme events.In view of this， this paper selects precipitation and vapour pressure deficit as indicators ...
Ran ZHANG, Xueyi XUN, Jiayu DU, Dehua KONG, Zixin KANG
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Role of Glycine max in improving drought tolerance in Zanthoxylum bungeanum [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Intercropping may improve community stability and yield under climate change. Here, we set up a field experiment to evaluate the advantages of cultivating Z anthoxylum bungeanum with Capsicum annum, and Z.
Zilong Li +6 more
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High risk of growth cessation of planted larch under extreme drought
Environmental Research Letters, 2021 Larch trees are widely used in afforestation and timber plantations. Yet, little is known on how planted larch trees cope with increasing drought. We used a tree-ring network of 818 trees from 31 plantations spanning most of the distribution of Larix ...
Xianliang Zhang +9 more
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Resistance and resilience of a semi-arid grassland to multi-year extreme drought
Ecological Indicators, 2021 Globally, extreme droughts are likely to become more frequent, more intense, and longer in duration with climate change. Understanding the impacts of drought on ecosystem function (i.e., resistance) and its recovery after drought (i.e., resilience) is ...
Chong Xu +11 more
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Remote SensingExtreme drought events may become more frequent with climate change. Understanding the impact of extreme drought on grassland ecosystems is therefore crucial for the long-term sustainability of ecosystems.
Jiaqi Han +8 more
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Remote Sensing, 2023 Climate change forecasts indicate that the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events will increase in the future; these changes will have important effects on ecosystem stability and function.
Jie Zou +3 more
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