Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management
| Author | : Giuseppe Rossi |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2007-07-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781402059247 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1402059248 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (248 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management by : Giuseppe Rossi
Download or read book Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management written by Giuseppe Rossi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frequent drought events have recently occurred in different Mediterranean regions. These have highlighted a general inadequacy of the current strategies applied to mitigate negative impacts of such phenomenon. This book provides various methods of drought monitoring at different spatial scales, as well as innovative drought forecasting techniques based on stochastic approaches. Besides common drought indices (i.e. SPI), new agrometeorological indices are proposed.
