Space�time heterogeneity of drought characteristics in Sabah and Sarawak, East Malaysia: implications for developing effective drought monitoring and mitigation strategies

• Main Authors: Huang Y.F., Ng J.L., Fung K.F., Weng T.K., AlDahoul N., Ahmed A.N., Sherif M., Chaplot B., Chong K.L., Elshafie A.
• Other Authors: 55807263900
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2024
• Subjects: Drought; East Malaysia; Rainfall; Standardized precipitation index; Malaysia; Sabah; Sarawak; Agriculture; Stream flow; Agricultural productions; Drought characteristics; Drought mitigation; Drought monitoring; Mitigation strategy; Monitoring strategy; Spacetime; agricultural production; drought; El Nino; mitigation; precipitation (climatology); rainfall; spatial distribution; spatiotemporal analysis; Rain

Natural calamities like droughts have harmed not just humanity throughout history but also the economy, food, agricultural production, flora, animal habitat, etc. A drought monitoring system must incorporate a study of the geographical and temporal fluctuation of the drought characteristics to funct...