A review of drought concepts

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 391; no. 1; pp. 202 - 216
• Main Authors: Mishra, Ashok K., Singh, Vijay P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 14.09.2010; [Amsterdam; New York]: Elsevier; Elsevier
• Subjects: Classification; Climate; Climate change; Climatology; Definitions; Demand; drought; Drought indices; Droughts; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Gaps; Groundwater droughts; Hydrogeology; Hydrology; Hydrology. Hydrogeology; Large scale climate indices; Marketing; Paleoclimatic study for droughts; Water resources; Australia; Asia; Europe; Africa; Large scale climate indices; Drought indices; Groundwater droughts; Definitions; Paleoclimatic study for droughts; impact statements; Australasia; ground water; vegetation; global; North America; paleoclimate; agriculture; environment impact; aquifers; Natural hazards; climate change; soil moisture; atmospheric precipitation; runoff; water supply; climate; classification; drought; water resource management; tree rings

Owing to the rise in water demand and looming climate change, recent years have witnessed much focus on global drought scenarios. As a natural hazard, drought is best characterized by multiple climatological and hydrological parameters. An understanding of the relationships between these two sets of...