@Article{hess-30-6963-2026,
AUTHOR = {Zhang, Y. and Sun, F. and Liu, W. and Zhang, J. and Lai, W. and Lin, J. and Sun, W. and Liu, W. and Sun, Z. and Wang, P.},
TITLE = {Is earlier always better? A comparative assessment of an early-stage response window for rainfall timing in multiyear drought alleviation in China},
JOURNAL = {Hydrology and Earth System Sciences},
VOLUME = {30},
YEAR = {2026},
NUMBER = {21},
PAGES = {6963--6981},
URL = {https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/30/6963/2026/},
DOI = {10.5194/hess-30-6963-2026}
}