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Palmer Drought Severity Index: a standalone construct

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Palmer DroughtSeverity Index1 CONSTRUCTPalmer Drought SeverityALLEY · HYDROLOGY

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Hydrology

a drought index built from a soil water balance of precipitation, temperature and available water capacity, with known limitations.

In hydrology, Palmer Drought Severity Index refers to a drought index built from a soil water balance of precipitation, temperature and available water capacity, with known limitations. This meaning comes from Alley (1984) in Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology.[1]

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References

  1. Alley, W. M. (1984). The Palmer Drought Severity Index: Limitations and Assumptions. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology, 23(7), 1100-1109. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1984)023<1100:tpdsil>2.0.co;2

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