• Journal of Resources and Ecology
  • Vol. 11, Issue 3, 304 (2020)
Xiangtao WANG1、2, Xianzhou ZHANG1、2、3, Junhao WANG1、2, and Ben NIU1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Lhasa Plateau Ecosystem Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    DOI: 10.5814/j.issn.1674-764X.2020.03.008 Cite this Article
    Xiangtao WANG, Xianzhou ZHANG, Junhao WANG, Ben NIU. Variations in the Drought Severity Index in Response to Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(3): 304 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Drought is an important climate event and is linked to water availability, temperature, sunshine, and wind speed (Dai, 2011; Trenberth et al., 2014). Generally, water availability plays an important role in terrestrial ecosystems, and drought has an adverse effect on vegetation growth (Mu et al., 2013; Wang et al., 2013). Several studies have focused on how drought changes under climate change. However, neither modeling nor observations provide a widely accepted answer to the question of how climate change impacts drought (Sheffield et al., 2012; Dai, 2013; Trenberth et al., 2014). Understanding the relationship between drought and changes in climate factors is crucial for predicting future changes in aridity and coping with drought-related issues.
    $Ratio=ET/PET$ (1)

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    ${{Z}_{Ratio}}=(Ratio-\overline{Ratio})/{{\sigma }_{Ratio}}$ (2)

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    ${{Z}_{NDVI}}=(NDVI-\overline{NDVI})/{{\sigma }_{NDVI}}$ (3)

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    $Z={{Z}_{Ratio}}+{{Z}_{NDVI}}$ (4)

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    $DSI=Z-\bar{Z}/{{\sigma }_{z}}$ (5)

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    Xiangtao WANG, Xianzhou ZHANG, Junhao WANG, Ben NIU. Variations in the Drought Severity Index in Response to Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(3): 304
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