Analysis of the Difference between Climate Aridity Index and Meteorological Drought Index in the Summer Monsoon Transition Zone
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Differences between Climate Aridity Changes and Meteorological Drought Changes
3.2. Causes of the Differences between Climate Aridity and Meteorological Drought
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Region | A (Semi-Arid) | B (Semi-Arid) | C (Semi-Arid) | D (Extremely Humid) | E (Extremely Arid) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IAI | 0.5–0.8 | 0.5–0.8 | 0.5–0.8 | −0.4–0.2 | >0.95 |
Number of stations | 37 | 30 | 31 | 55 | 26 |
Severity | Type | SPEI Value |
---|---|---|
0 | No drought | −0.5 < SPEI |
1 | Mild drought | −1.0 < SPEI ≤ −0.5 |
2 | Moderate drought | −1.5 < SPEI ≤ −1.0 |
3 | Severe drought | −2.0 < SPEI ≤ −1.5 |
4 | Extreme drought | SPEI ≤ −2.0 |
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Zhang, H.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, Q.; Liu, Q.; You, X.; Wang, L. Analysis of the Difference between Climate Aridity Index and Meteorological Drought Index in the Summer Monsoon Transition Zone. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 1175. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051175
Zhang H, Zhang L, Zhang Q, Liu Q, You X, Wang L. Analysis of the Difference between Climate Aridity Index and Meteorological Drought Index in the Summer Monsoon Transition Zone. Remote Sensing. 2023; 15(5):1175. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051175
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Hongli, Liang Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Qian Liu, Xiaoni You, and Lixia Wang. 2023. "Analysis of the Difference between Climate Aridity Index and Meteorological Drought Index in the Summer Monsoon Transition Zone" Remote Sensing 15, no. 5: 1175. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051175