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Identification of compound drought and heatwave events on a daily scale and across four seasons
Research Unit Knowledge-based Systems (KERMIT), Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Niko E. C. Verhoest
Hydro-Climate Extremes Lab, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Bernard De Baets
Research Unit Knowledge-based Systems (KERMIT), Department of Data Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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This study developed a convenient and new method to identify the occurrence of droughts, heatwaves, and co-occurring droughts and heatwaves (CDHW) across four seasons. Using this method, we could establish the start and/or end dates of drought (or heatwave) events. We found an increase in the frequency of heatwaves and CDHW events in Belgium caused by climate change. We also found that different months have different chances of CDHW events.
This study developed a convenient and new method to identify the occurrence of droughts,...
