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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1985-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-1985-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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22 Apr 2020
Research article |
| 22 Apr 2020
| 22 Apr 2020
Catchment-scale drought: capturing the whole drought cycle using multiple indicators
Abraham J. Gibson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
Greg R. Hancock
School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, The
University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
Garry Willgoose
School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle,
Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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Short summary
To be better prepared for drought, we need to be able to characterize how they begin, translate to on-ground impacts and how they end. We created a 100-year drought record for an area on the east coast of Australia and compared this with soil moisture and vegetation data. Drought reduces vegetation and soil moisture, but recovery rates are different across different catchments. Our methods can be universally applied and show the need to develop area-specific data to inform drought management.
To be better prepared for drought, we need to be able to characterize how they begin, translate...
