Spatio-temporal evolution and non-stationary characteristics of meteorological drought in inland arid areas

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 126; p. 107644
• Main Authors: He, Bing, Chang, Jianxia, Wang, Yimin, Wang, Yan, Zhou, Shuai, Chen, Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: BFAST; Drought; Inland arid areas; Non-stationary; Standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index; Non-stationary; Drought; BFAST; Inland arid areas; Standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index

•Analysis of non-stationary characteristics of drought in arid area by introducing BFAST method.•The duration and intensity of drought events tended to increase, and the spatial distribution was different.•The drought has obvious non-stationary characteristics in arid area. The climate system has bo...