A multi-model and multi-index evaluation of drought characteristics in the 21st century

•We analyze the drought characteristics of 15 GCMs from CMIP5 in the 21st century over the globe.•We use four drought indices: SPI, SRI, SPEI and SDDI and analyze the spatial extent, duration and occurrence of drought.•The spatial extent, duration and occurrence of drought increase in the subtropica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) 2015-07, Vol.526 (C), p.196-207
Hauptverfasser:	Touma, Danielle, Ashfaq, Moetasim, Nayak, Munir A., Kao, Shih-Chieh, Diffenbaugh, Noah S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air pollution Climate change Climate models CMIP5 Drought Drought index Droughts engineering ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES geology Human Hydrology Permanent emergence Precipitation Tropical regions Uncertainty water resources
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