Seasonal drought pattern changes due to climate variability: Case study in Afghanistan

• Main Authors: Qutbudin, Ishanch, Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Ahmad Sharafati, Ahmad Sharafati, Ahmed, Kamal, Al-Ansari, Nadhir, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Wang, Xiaojun
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2019
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/87578/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w11051096

We assessed the changes in meteorological drought severity and drought return periods during cropping seasons in Afghanistan for the period of 1901 to 2010. The droughts in the country were analyzed using the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI). Global Precipitation Climatolog...