in this research standardized precipitation index (spi) in a period of 22 years(1990 to 2011) was used for zoning of climatic and agricultural drought in south khorasanprovince, iran. rainfall data of six synoptic stations were collected and used for evaluationof meteorological drought. also, reports of some local offices such as natural resources,agriculture, regional water and environment dep...

drought has different effects on human life and livelihood groups.this study the characteristics of drought and the zoning was done in the zanjan province is the kriging model than phenomenon to the effects of drought on the rural site selection consideration.drought has different effects on human life and livelihood groups.this study the characteristics of drought and the zoning was done in th...

introduction today, climate change issue is one of the main challenges for scientists and due to the critical role of water in human life, the study of climate change impacts on severity and frequency of drought in each region seems to be indispensable (hulme et al., 1999). drought is usually occurred over a period of water shortage owing to less rainfall, high evapotranspiration and pumping a ...

In this research Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in a period of 22 years(1990 to 2011) was used for zoning of climatic and agricultural drought in South Khorasanprovince, Iran. Rainfall data of six synoptic stations were collected and used for evaluationof meteorological drought. Also, reports of some local offices such as natural resources,agriculture, regional water and environment dep...

water crisis and drought are among the most important issues to which the human has been faced particularly in the recent years; hence, investigation of drought is so important in optimal water management. drought has been known as an environmental phenomenon which is inseparable from climate changes which can occur in any geographical region. various definitions have been presented since yet. ...

This paper examines past drought and assesses future drought scenarios for the Arkansas Red River Basin using two common drought indexes, the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). Historical climate data within the 1900–2009 time frame were used to derive the past drought index estimates. The projected climate data under two greenhouse gas emission sce...

The impact of climate change on herbivorous insects can have far-reaching consequences for ecosystem processes. However, experiments investigating the combined effects of multiple climate change drivers on herbivorous insects are scarce. We independently manipulated three climate change drivers (CO2, warming, drought) in a Danish heathland ecosystem. The experiment was established in 2005 as a ...

1. Climate change and extreme events, such as drought, threaten ecosystems worldwide and in particular mountain ecosystems, where species often live at their environmental tolerance limits. In the European Alps, plant communities are also influenced by land-use abandonment leading to woody encroachment of subalpine and alpine grasslands. 2. In this study, we explored how the forest-grassland ec...