Loess Plateau

Flash Droughts Identification Based on an Improved Framework and Their Contrasting Impacts on Vegetation Over the Loess Plateau, China

Abstract Flash drought occurs in a short timescale and has more adverse impacts on society and ecosystems than regular drought. Considering flash drought as a special type of regular drought and identifying it by the rate of the first intensification …

High-Resolution Propagation Time from Meteorological to Agricultural Drought at Multiple Levels and Spatiotemporal Scales

Meteorological drought (MD) is the source of agricultural drought (AD), and in-depth understanding of the propagation process from MD to AD can help AD early warning. However, previous studies primarily focused on average state of propagation time …