Drought : research and science-policy interfacing /: research and science-policy interfacing. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joaquin Andreu Alvarez, Abel Solera, Javier Paredes-Arquiola, David Haro-Monteagudo, Henny van Lanen.
• Editors: Andreu, J (Joaquín); Solera, Abel; Paredes-Arquiola, Javier; Haro-Monteagudo, David; Lanen, Henny A. J. van, 1952-
• Other Names: International Conference on Drought: Research and Science-Policy Interfacing
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Organization Introduction Fostering drought research and science-policy interfacing: Achievements of the DROUGHT-R&SPI project; H.A.J. Van Lanen, L.M. Tallaksen, D. Assimacopoulos, K. Stahl, W. Wolters, J. Andreu, S.I. Seneviratne, L. De Stefano, I. Seidl, F.C. Rego, A. Massarutto & E. Garnier ; Past, present and future of droughts Drought as a natural hazard Characteristics and drivers of drought in Europe—a summary of the DROUGHT-R&SPI project; L.M. Tallaksen, J.H. Stagge, K. Stahl, L. Gudmundsson, R. Orth, S.I. Seneviratne, A.F. Van Loon & H.A.J. Van Lanen European historic droughts beyond the modern instrumental records 16th–20th centuries; E. Garnier A comprehensive drought climatology for Europe (1950–2013); L. Gudmundsson & S.I. Seneviratne ; Assessment of past and future drought impacts Impact of drought on the inhabitants of the Cuvelai watershed: A qualitative exploration; R. Lütkemeier & S. Liehr Rainy season pattern and impacts on agriculture and water resources in Northeastern Brazil; M.S. Sakamoto, A.G. Ferreira, A.C. Costa & E.S. Olivas Modelling of last hypothesis of climate change impacts on water resources in Sierra de las Cabras aquifer (Southern Spain); P. Jiménez-Fernández & P. Jiménez-Gavilán Drought effects on rainfed agriculture using standardized indices: A case study in SE Spain; S. Contreras & J.E. Hunink Ex-post evaluation of the socio-economic impacts of drought in some areas in Europe; D. Musolino, A. Massarutto & A. de Carli Analysis of Guadalquivir droughts 2004–2012 based on SEEA-W tables; M.M. Borrego-Marín, J.M. Perales, A. Posadillo, C. Gutiérrez-Martín & J. Berbel Multi-scalar drought and its impact on crop yield in the Republic of Moldova; V. Potopová, C. Boroneant & B. Boincean Climate change and the increase of wildfire risk in the Upper Jucar River Basin, Spain; M.A. Pérez-Martín, F. Vinces, P. del-Amo & A. Batán Integration of climate time series and MODIS data as an analysis tool for forest drought detection; C. Domingo, X. Pons, J. Cristóbal, M. Ninyerola & B. Wardlow Comparing low moisture availability and relative crop yields on the pan-European scale using the FAO water production function; K.J.B. Oude Lenferink, A.F. Van Loon, M.H.J. Van Huijgevoort & H.A.J. Van Lanen Impact of meteorological drought on crop yield on pan-European scale, 1979–2009; L. Gunst, F.C. Rego, S. Dias, C. Bifulco, J.H. Stagge, M. Rocha & H.A.J. Van Lanen Temperature extremes, moisture deficiency and their impacts on dryland agriculture in Gujarat, India; N. Bandyopadhyay, C. Bhuiyan & A.K. Saha Analysis of drought episode in Borno State of North-Eastern Nigeria; F.C. Okorie, C.E. Ezedike & A.O. Nnaji ; Drought identification and characterization Using standardized precipitation and runoff indices for the identification of extraordinary drought events in Chile; B. Fernández & J. Gironás Application of the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand; L. Sadeghi & A.Y. Shamseldin On the use of modelled soil moisture for drought assessment over Europe; C. Cammalleri, F. Micale & J. Vogt Improving operational drought definitions—taking them to basin scale; M. Oertel, F.J. Meza & J. Gironás Evaluation of drought occurrence in springs yields of the Nízke Tatry Mts; D. Vrablíková & M. Fendeková Chronology of drought termination for long records in the Thames catchment; S. Parry, C. Prudhomme, R. Wilby & P. Wood Variability and patterns of drought characteristics based on SPEI in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain between 1981 and 2010; Q.F. Wang, J.J. Wu, G.P. Geng, H.K. Zhou & X.Y. Mo Identification and frequency analysis of drought events in the Blanice river catchment (Czech Republic); V. David & T. Davidova Climate change and drought in the South of Carpathian basin and transboundary implications; B. Meyer, G. Mezősi, V. Blanka & Zs. Ladanyi Climate change impact on water resources and droughts of AR5 scenarios in the Jucar River, Spain; M.A. Pérez-Martín, A. Batán, P. del-Amo & S. Moll ; Drought indicators, monitoring and forecasting Indicators and monitoring Drought in South-Eastern Europe: Monitoring and management; G. Gregorič & A. Sušnik The U.S. Drought Monitor: Evolution and recent achievements; M.D. Svoboda Drought monitoring in a transboundary river basin in North America; J.A. Breña-Naranjo, A. De Jesús & A. Pedrozo-Acuña Assessment and comparison of drought monitoring using hydrological and meteorological indices—Case study: The ZayandehRud water reservoir, Iran; Sh. Paimozd, S. Khajeh & M. Moghaddasi The drought indicator system in the Júcar River Basin Authority; T. Ortega Gómez, T. Estrela Monreal & M.A. Pérez-Martín A simple method to estimate irrigation date for soil moisture modeling and agricultural drought monitoring in irrigated regions; H.K. Zhou, J.J. Wu, Q.F. Wang, X.Y. Mo, T.J. Lei, G.P. Geng & X.H. Li A preliminary assessment of meteorological and hydrological drought indicators for application to catchments across the UK; L.J. Barker, J. Hannaford, C. Svensson & M. Tanguy An approach to monitoring drought events and food security conditions; F. Perez, I. Angeluccetti, W. Cámaro & A. Demarchi Evaluation of ensemble SPI forecasts for Ceará, Northeastern Brazil; E.A. Canamary, D.S. Reis Jr. & E.S. Martins Water scarcity cost as a drought indicator through hydroeconomic modelling—application to the Jucar River Basin; A. Lopez-Nicolas, M. Pulido-Velazquez & Á. Sales-Esteban ; Early warning systems Improved rainfall-runoff modelling tools for low-flow forecasting: Application to French catchments; C. Perrin, M.-H. Ramos, V. Andréassian, P. Nicolle, L. Crochemore & R. Pushpalatha Possibilities on drought forecasting in Croatia; L. Kalin, K. Cindrić, D. Mihajlović & B. Matjačić IMPETUS: Improving predictions of drought for user decision-making; C. Prudhomme, L. Shaffrey, T. Woollings, C. Jackson, H. Fowler & B. Anderson Developing a framework for drought forecasting and warning: Results of the DEWFORA project; M. Werner, S. Vermooten, A. Iglesias, R. Maia, J. Vogt & G. Naumann Enhancing drought Monitoring and Early Warning by linking indicators to impacts; J. Hannaford, M. Acreman, K. Stahl, S. Bachmair, M.D. Svoboda, C. Knutson, N.D. Crossman, I.C. Overton & M.J. Colloff El Niño/La Niña events as a tool for regional drought monitoring in Southern South America; J.A. Rivera & O.C. Penalba Seasonal hydrologic forecasting under drought conditions in the Upper Jucar River Basin, Spain; M.A. Pérez-Martín, M.A. Escudero, P. del-Amo & S. Moll Seasonal forecasts of hydrological drought in the Limpopo basin: Getting the most out of a bouquet of methods; M. Seibert & P. Trambauer Climate seasonal forecast and derived indexes for droughts in Ceará, Brazil; J.M.R. Pereira, F.C. Vasconcelos Jr., E.S. Martins, D.S. Reis Jr. & A.W.T. Noronha Use of seasonal climate predictions in the water sector—preliminary results from the EUPORIAS project; L. Pouget, T. Roldán, M. Gómez, À. Cabello, E. Rodriguez Camino, B. Navascués, J. Voces, P. Comas, F. Pastor, M.C. García Gómez, J.J. Gil, D. Gil & R. Galván ; Drought risk and vulnerability assessment An impact perspective on pan-European drought sensitivity; K. Stahl, I. Kohn, L. De Stefano, L.M. Tallaksen, F.C. Rego, S.I. Seneviratne, J. Andreu & H.A.J. van Lanen Drought vulnerability assessment for different hydrological conditions based on Standardized Runoff Index and Flow Duration Curve in Lithuania; E. Stonevičius & G. Stankūnavičius Exploring situations of vulnerability to drought from a sectorial perspective: A starting point for regional assessments; I. González Tánago, M. Ballesteros, J. Urquijo & L. De Stefano The dynamics of vulnerability to drought fr
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.5773; Droughts -- Congresses; Droughts -- Government policy -- Congresses
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315687223
• Related ISBNs: 9781138027794
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