An assessment of the ability of Bartlett–Lewis type of rainfall models to reproduce drought statistics

• Published in: Hydrology and earth system sciences Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 5167 - 5183
• Main Authors: Pham, M. T, Vanhaute, W. J, Vandenberghe, S, De Baets, B, Verhoest, N. E. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 19.12.2013; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Bartlett-Lewis model; Computer simulation; Droughts; Freshwater; Hydrology; Mathematical models; Natural disasters; Rain; Rainfall; Statistics; Time series; Belgium

Of all natural disasters, the economic and environmental consequences of droughts are among the highest because of their longevity and widespread spatial extent. Because of their extreme behaviour, studying droughts generally requires long time series of historical climate data. Rainfall is a very i...