Agricultural Drought Indices - US Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Drought Indices - US Department of Agriculture
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<strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong><br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> a WMO Expert Meeting held in Murcia, Spain<br />
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
Preface ...................................................................................................................................... vi<br />
<strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong>—An Overview<br />
1. Segura River Basin: Spanish Pilot River Basin Regarding Water<br />
Scarcity and <strong>Drought</strong>s<br />
M. A. Urrea Mallebrera, A. Mérida Abril, and S.G. García Galiano .................................... 2<br />
2. Quantification <strong>of</strong> <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> for Effective <strong>Drought</strong> Mitigation<br />
and Preparedness: Key Issues and Challenges<br />
Donald A. Wilhite .............................................................................................................. 13<br />
3. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong>—WMO Perspectives<br />
Mannava V.K. Sivakumar ................................................................................................. 22<br />
4. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong>: <strong>US</strong>DA Perspectives<br />
Raymond P. Motha .......................................................................................................... 35<br />
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<strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in Current Use in Selected Countries: Strengths,<br />
Weaknesses, and Limitations<br />
5. Monitoring <strong>Drought</strong> Risks in India with Emphasis on <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong><br />
Jayanta Sarkar ................................................................................................................. 50<br />
6. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in Current Use in Brazil<br />
Paulo Cesar Sentelhas ..................................................................................................... 60<br />
7. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in Current Use in Australia:<br />
Strengths, Weaknesses, and Limitations<br />
Roger C. Stone ................................................................................................................ 72<br />
8. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in France and Europe: Strengths,<br />
Weaknesses, and Limitations<br />
Emmanuel Cloppet ........................................................................................................... 83<br />
9. <strong>Drought</strong> Monitoring in Spain<br />
Antonio Mestre and Jose Luis Camacho .......................................................................... 95<br />
10. <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Drought</strong> <strong>Indices</strong> in the Greater Horn <strong>of</strong> Africa (GHA) Countries<br />
P.A. Omondi ................................................................................................................... 106<br />
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