Spatiotemporal changes and interconnections between meteorological and hydrological droughts in China over past 34 years

• Published in: Water Science and Engineering Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 274 - 287
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ke, Li, Zhi-lin, Shi, Wu-zhi, Tao, Ran, Yang, Xu, Huang, Yi-ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: atmospheric precipitation; autumn; China; drought; Drought characteristic; evolution; hydrologic data; Hydrological drought; Lag time; Meteorological drought; rivers; runoff; VIC; watersheds; winter; Yangtze River; Yellow River; China; Yangtze River; Yellow River; Hydrological drought; Drought characteristic; VIC; Lag time; Meteorological drought

Understanding the evolution and lag effects of droughts is critical to effective drought warning and water resources management. However, due to limited hydrological data, few studies have examined hydrological droughts and their lag time from meteorological droughts at a daily scale. In this study,...