A near‐term drought assessment using hydrological and climate forecasting in the Mekong River Basin

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 41; no. S1; pp. E2497 - E2516
• Main Authors: Kang, Hyunwoo, Sridhar, Venkataramana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anomalies; Atmospheric forcing; Drought; Drought conditions; Drought forecasting; Drought index; drought indices; Environmental assessment; Evapotranspiration; Extreme drought; Extreme weather; Forecasting; Ground-based observation; Hydrologic data; Hydrologic drought; Hydrologic forecasting; Hydrologic models; Hydrology; Mathematical models; Mekong River Basin; Moisture index; Multivariate analysis; Precipitation; Random variables; Resolution; River basins; Rivers; Runoff; Seasonal forecasting; Security; Soil; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Soil water; Spatial variability; Spatial variations; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Streamflow data; SWAT; Temperature anomalies; Temperature rise; Variability; Water security; Mekong River

A seasonal drought forecasting approach using a high‐resolution meteorological forcing and hydrologic model was developed in the Mekong River Basin (MRB), where ground‐based observations are sparse. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used to simulate soil moisture, runoff and evapot...