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Drought impact links to meteorological drought indicators and predictability in Spain
Herminia Torelló-Sentelles
School of Integrated Climate System Science, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg 20148, Germany
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
Christian L. E. Franzke
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Climate Physics, Institute for Basic Science, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Short summary
Drought affects many regions worldwide, and future climate projections imply that drought severity and frequency will increase. Hence, the impacts of drought on the environment and society will also increase considerably. Monitoring and early warning systems for drought rely on several indicators; however, assessments on how these indicators are linked to impacts are still lacking. Our results show that meteorological indices are best linked to impact occurrences.
Drought affects many regions worldwide, and future climate projections imply that drought...
