Articles | Volume 26, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-1425-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-1425-2022
Research article
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15 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 15 Mar 2022

The Mesoamerican mid-summer drought: the impact of its definition on occurrences and recent changes

Edwin P. Maurer, Iris T. Stewart, Kenneth Joseph, and Hugo G. Hidalgo

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This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS).
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The mid-summer drought (MSD) is common in Mesoamerica. It is a short (weeks-long) period of reduced rainfall near the middle of the rainy season. When it occurs, how long it lasts, and how dry it is all have important implications for smallholder farmers. Studies of changes in MSD characteristics rely on defining characteristics of an MSD. Different definitions affect whether an area would be considered to experience an MSD as well as the changes that have happened in the last 40 years.
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