Climate change impacts on meteorological drought using SPI and SPEI: case study of Ankara, Turkey

• Published in: Hydrological sciences journal Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 254 - 268
• Main Authors: Danandeh Mehr, Ali, Sorman, Ali Unal, Kahya, Ercan, Hesami Afshar, Mahdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 25.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Ankara; Atmospheric models; Climate change; Climate models; CMIP5 experiments; Drought; Drought analysis; Dry spells; Evapotranspiration; Evapotranspiration-precipitation relationships; Extreme drought; Extreme weather; Global climate; Global climate models; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Precipitation; SPEI; SPI; Standardized precipitation index; Turkey; Ankara Turkey; Turkey

Using regionally downscaled and adjusted outputs of three global climate models (GCMs), meteorological drought analysis was accomplished across Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. To this end, standardized precipitation index (SPI) and standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) were...