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Developing A Regional Land Use Drought Index In Florida, Chi-Han Cheng, Fidelia Nnadi
Developing A Regional Land Use Drought Index In Florida, Chi-Han Cheng, Fidelia Nnadi
2011 Symposium on Data-Driven Approaches to Droughts
Drought is a natural phenomenon that occurs when a significant decrease of water availability during a significant period of time and over a larger area. Drought indices can be a useful tool to assess and respond to drought. However, current drought indices could not fully show the land use effects and they have limitation in data sources. ENSO influence the climate of Florida; where El Niño years tend to be cooler and wetter, and La Niña years tend to be warmer and drier than normal in the fall through the spring, with the strongest effect in the winter. Both prolonged …