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- Title
Standardized precipitation index (SPI) for drought severity assessment of Almora, Uttarakhand, India.
- Authors
PANDAY, S. C.; KUMAR, ASHISH; MEENA, VIJAY SINGH; JOSHI, KUSHAGRA; STANLEY, J.; PATTANAYAK, A.
- Abstract
The article presents a report on standardized precipitation index (SPI) for drought severity assessment of Almora, Uttarakhand, India. Topics include that SPI gives the accurate results by using only monthly rainfallas input even without using other climatic parameters like minimum and maximum temperature, humidity, evapo-transpiration and sunshine hours; and that this method gives better results when used for agricultural applications since it is simple and effective.
- Subjects
INDIA; DROUGHTS; NORTH Atlantic oscillation; WATER shortages
- Publication
Journal of Agrometeorology, 2020, Vol 22, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0972-1665
- Publication type
Article