Zoning droughts by standardized precipitation index in Esfahan province (IRAN)

Abstract

The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) has become a popular measure of drought across the globe. In this study, Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was used in annual period of time to survey on drought. Also, in order to zonation frequency of drought, geographic information system (GIS) software and Kriging method used for extracting dry areas. The zoning maps show most severe drought is in eastern areas of the province.

Authors and Affiliations

Mahtab Safari Shad| M.Sc. Graduate, Dept. of Natural Resource. University of Sari, Iran, Mohammad Dashti Marvili| Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran, Pezhman Allahbakhshian Farsani| M.Sc. Graduate, Dept. of Natural Resource. University of Sari, Iran, E-mail: allahbakhshian2412@gmail.com

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Mahtab Safari Shad, Mohammad Dashti Marvili, Pezhman Allahbakhshian Farsani (2013). Zoning droughts by standardized precipitation index in Esfahan province (IRAN). International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research, 1(5), 477-481. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-12827