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Agricultural Drought Indices - US Department of Agriculture

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Series <strong>of</strong> annual precipitation over the Atlantic Spanish basins. (Duero, Tajo, Guadiana,<br />

and Guadalquivir) in Hm 3<br />

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250000<br />

200000<br />

150000<br />

100000<br />

50000<br />

0<br />

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020<br />

Year<br />

Figure 2. Precipitation variability in Spain; series <strong>of</strong> annual precipitation over the Atlantic basins (period: 1947-<br />

2008).<br />

Series <strong>of</strong> annual precipitation over the Spanish Mediterranean basins.<br />

160000<br />

140000<br />

120000<br />

volume ( Hm3)<br />

100000<br />

80000<br />

60000<br />

40000<br />

20000<br />

0<br />

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020<br />

Year<br />

Figure 3. Precipitation variability in Spain; series <strong>of</strong> annual precipitation over the Mediterranean basins<br />

(period: 1947-2008).<br />

Water Balance General Characteristics<br />

The water balance model inputs are: 10-m wind, 2-m temperature, and surface pressure from the<br />

analysis <strong>of</strong> HIRLAM 0.2º plus synoptic data, in real time, <strong>of</strong> sunshine and precipitation as well as<br />

physiographical and edaphological information. The water balance outputs are a set <strong>of</strong> variables<br />

like soil moisture content, soil moisture percentage with respect to the field capacity, reference and<br />

actual evapotranspiration and precipitation, and the anomalies <strong>of</strong> these parameters as compared<br />

with their normal values. All these outputs are issued in a grid <strong>of</strong> 0.2º resolution (see some<br />

examples <strong>of</strong> water balance outputs in Figures 4 and 5).<br />

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