Comparative Analysis of Drought Indices for Drought Zone Scheme of Northern Khorasan Province of Iran

Authors

  • Ehsan EYSHI REZAEI Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (IR)
  • Azade MOHAMMADIAN Climatological Research Institute of Mashhad (IR)
  • Mansoreh KOOHI Climatological Research Institute of Mashhad (IR)
  • Mohammad BANNAYAN Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (IR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb336170

Abstract

Drought is one of the natural disasters which deeply influenced agricultural production. Drought monitoring programs could help to forecast and mitigate the impacts of drought. In this study occurrence, severity, and duration of drought were evaluated by monthly rainfall data (1986-2005) that were recorded at all meteorological stations in north Khorasan province of Iran. Drought indices include Standard Rainfall Index (SPI), Decades Index (DI) and Percent of Normal (PNI) calculated and compared to determine drought severity, duration and drought occurrence for all stations. In addition, drought maps were prepared by Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) method, for each study zone. Based on these indices, the most extensive drought occurred in 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, and 2001 years. The longest duration of drought based on SPI happened in 1994 and 1997 years. Furthermore, the extreme drought occurred in 1990 and 2001 in all stations. In conclusion, Central part of this province was more exposed to extreme drought during study period than other parts of this region.

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2011-08-25

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EYSHI REZAEI, E., MOHAMMADIAN, A., KOOHI, M., & BANNAYAN, M. (2011). Comparative Analysis of Drought Indices for Drought Zone Scheme of Northern Khorasan Province of Iran. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 3(3), 62–69. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb336170

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DOI: 10.15835/nsb336170