Spatial and temporal characteristics of drought and its correlation with climate indices in Northeast China

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Yue, Yuan, Liu, HaiFeng, Mu, XiuXiang, Qin, MengSheng, Wang, TingTing, Wang, Qi, Yan, YaQiong
• Other Authors: Shahid, Shamsuddin, Jiangsu Meteorological Bureau Science Foundation, Drought Meteorological Science Research Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Kendall
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259774; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259774

The spatial and temporal characteristics of drought in Northeast China are investigated, using monthly meteorological data from 140 stations over the period 1970–2014. The study area was divided into three regions using hierarchical cluster analysis based on the precipitation and potential evapotran...