DOI: 10.5194/hess-20-2483-2016
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84976351546
论文题名: From meteorological to hydrological drought using standardised indicators
作者: Barker L ; J ; , Hannaford J ; , Chiverton A ; , Svensson C
刊名: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
ISSN: 10275606
出版年: 2016
卷: 20, 期: 6 起始页码: 2483
结束页码: 2505
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Aquifers
; Catchments
; Hydrogeology
; Runoff
; Stream flow
; Time series
; Accumulation periods
; Catchment properties
; Hydrological droughts
; Meteorological drought
; Precipitation indices
; Propagation characteristics
; Spatial variability
; Streamflow indices
; Drought
; baseflow
; catchment
; climate effect
; drought stress
; early warning system
; environmental monitoring
; knowledge
; rainfall
; research work
; spatial variation
; streamflow
; time series analysis
; United Kingdom
英文摘要: Drought monitoring and early warning (Mg EW) systems are a crucial component of drought preparedness. Mg EW systems typically make use of drought indicators such as the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI), but such indicators are not widely used in the UK. More generally, such tools have not been well developed for hydrological (i.e. streamflow) drought. To fill these research gaps, this paper characterises meteorological and hydrological droughts, and the propagation from one to the other, using the SPI and the related Standardised Streamflow Index (SSI), with the objective of improving understanding of the drought hazard in the UK. SPI and SSI time series were calculated for 121 near-natural catchments in the UK for accumulation periods of 1-24 months. From these time series, drought events were identified and for each event, the duration and severity were calculated. The relationship between meteorological and hydrological drought was examined by cross-correlating the 1-month SSI with various SPI accumulation periods. Finally, the influence of climate and catchment properties on the hydrological drought characteristics and propagation was investigated. Results showed that at short accumulation periods meteorological drought characteristics showed little spatial variability, whilst hydrological drought characteristics showed fewer but longer and more severe droughts in the south and east than in the north and west of the UK. Propagation characteristics showed a similar spatial pattern with catchments underlain by productive aquifers, mostly in the south and east, having longer SPI accumulation periods strongly correlated with the 1-month SSI. For catchments in the north and west of the UK, which typically have little catchment storage, standard-period average annual rainfall was strongly correlated with hydrological drought and propagation characteristics. However, in the south and east, catchment properties describing storage (such as base flow index, the percentage of highly productive fractured rock and typical soil wetness) were more influential on hydrological drought characteristics. This knowledge forms a basis for more informed application of standardised indicators in the UK in the future, which could aid in the development of improved Mg EW systems. Given the lack of studies applying standardised indicators to hydrological droughts, and the diversity of catchment types encompassed here, the findings could prove valuable for enhancing the hydrological aspects of drought Mg & EW systems in both the UK and elsewhere. © Author(s) 2016. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/78810
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作者单位: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom; Environment Agency, Exeter, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Barker L,J,, Hannaford J,et al. From meteorological to hydrological drought using standardised indicators[J]. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,2016-01-01,20(6)