A new propagation-based framework to enhance competency in regional drought monitoring

• Published in: Tellus. Series A, Dynamic meteorology and oceanography Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Niaz, Rizwan, Zhang, Xiang, Ali, Zulfiqar, Hussain, Ijaz, Faisal, Muhammad, Elashkar, Elsayed Elsherbini, Khader, Jameel Ahmad, Soudagar, Sadaf Shamshoddin, Shoukry, Alaa Mohamd, Al-Deek, Fares Fawzi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholm Taylor & Francis 01.01.2021; Ubiquity Press; Stockholm University Press
• Subjects: Climatic conditions; Community colleges; Drought; Drought index; Emergency communications systems; Engineering; Environmental monitoring; Laboratories; meteorological stations; Mitigation; Northern areas of Pakistan; Precipitation; Procedures; Rain; regional propagation; spatially weighted accumulated drought index (SWADI); Water resources

Drought is considered a regional phenomenon that usually covers large territorial extensions. It can occur anywhere in the world with severe impacts on water resources and socioeconomic activities. Therefore, it is compulsory to develop reliable tools and execute national plans based on the preemine...