Essays about: "torkindex"

Found 2 essays containing the word torkindex.

1. 1. Twenty-First Century Drought Projections in Swedish Catchments

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Elise Jonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Drought; climate change; drought index; climate models; catchments; societal functions; Torka; klimatförändring; torkindex; klimatmodeller; avrinningsområde; samhällsfunktioner;

   Abstract : Droughts can have far-reaching and devastating effects on all sectors of society and ecology and future changes to drought and flood patterns are uncertain. This uncertainty has led to a lax response from local officials in dealing with mitigation and adaptation, particularly in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHTS IN SWEDEN: Mapping of historical droughts and identificationof primary driving climate variables andcatchment properties

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Hugo Rudebeck; [2018]
   Keywords : hydrological droughts; drought propagation; drought indices; SSI; threshold index; SPI; catchment properties and drought events; hydrologisk torka; propagering av torrperioder; torkindex; SSI; tröskelvärdes index; SPI; avrinningsområdesegenskaper och torrperioder;

   Abstract : This study investigated the relationship between hydrological, and to some extent, meteorological droughts, and meteorological variables and catchment characteristics in 235 Swedish catchments between 1983 and 2013. This was done in order to investigate what factors affect the drought sensitivity in Swedish catchments and to map the occurrence of droughts in Sweden between 1983 and 2013. READ MORE