Abstract: The authors propose a new climatic drought index: the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI). The SPEI is based on precipitation and temperature data, and it has the advantage of combining multiscalar ...

Abstract: n this study, the authors provide a global assessment of the performance of different drought indices for monitoring drought impacts on several hydrological, agricultural, and ecological response variables. For this purpose, ...

Abstract: ear-surface wind speed trends recorded at 67 land-based stations across Spain and Portugal for 1961?2011, also focusing on the 1979?2008 subperiod, were analyzed. Wind speed series were subjected to quality control, ...