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Coping with Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems pp 69–80Cite as

Drought Characterisation in the Mediterranean

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Drought identification and characterisation is a complicated task, because drought is a complex natural phenomenon difficult to detect. Several methodologies have been proposed for drought characterisation, based either on the consequences or on specially devised indices. This chapter focuses on the critical presentation of some of the most popular drought indices. Duration and spatial extent of drought are also dimensions that are analysed.

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  1. Centre for the Assessment of Natural Hazards and Proactive Planning and Lab. of Reclamation Works and Water Resources Management School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    G. Tsakiris

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  1. Depto. Economía y Ciencias Sociales Agrarias, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Complutense, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain

    Ana Iglesias (Dr.) (Dr.)

  2. Dipto. Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale, Universitá di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria, 6, 95125 Catania, Italy

    Antonino Cancelliere (Dr.) (Dr.)

  3. University of Nebraska, School of Natural Resources, National Drought Mitigation Center, 239 L.W. Chase Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0749, USA

    Donald A. Wilhite (Dr.) (Dr.)

  4. Dpt. Ingeniería Civil: Hidraúlica y Energética, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Complutense, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain

    Luis Garrote (Dr.) (Dr.)

  5. Canal de Isabel II, Santa Engracia, 125, 28003 Madrid, Spain

    Francisco Cubillo (Dr.) (Dr.)

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Tsakiris, G., Pangalou, D. (2009). Drought Characterisation in the Mediterranean. In: Iglesias, A., Cancelliere, A., Wilhite, D.A., Garrote, L., Cubillo, F. (eds) Coping with Drought Risk in Agriculture and Water Supply Systems. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9045-5_6

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