Drought risks in Portugal continental

Authors

  • Vanda Cabrinha Pires Instituto de Meteorologia, Divisão de Observação Meteorológica e Clima
  • Álvaro Silva Instituto de Meteorologia, Divisão de Observação Meteorológica e Clima
  • Luisa Mendes Instituto de Meteorologia, Divisão de Observação Meteorológica e Clima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_17_3

Keywords:

Drought, PDSI, risk, intensity.

Abstract

To study drought risk in Mainland Portugal, a characterization of droughts historical evolution was made, through Palmer Drought Severity Index – PDSI (Palmer, 1965) which allow us to detect drought periods and classifying them by the intensity.

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Published

2010-08-10

Issue

No. 17 (2010): Risks, Society and Safety

Section

Articles

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