| contributor author | David C. Garen | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:06:56Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T21:06:56Z | |
| date copyright | July 1993 | |
| date issued | 1993 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%290733-9496%281993%29119%3A4%28437%29.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/39218 | |
| description abstract | The surface‐water‐supply index (SWSI) was introduced in Colorado in the early 1980s as a better indicator of water availability in the western United States than is the Palmer drought index. Similar indexes have been subsequently developed in Oregon and Montana. These indexes have found great usefulness in drought monitoring and in triggering specific drought‐related activities by state governments. Two conceptual weaknesses exist in the current SWSIs: (1) Subjective assignment of values to coefficients; and (2) obscured statistical properties of the index. Revisions to overcome these weaknesses include a specific definition of | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Revised Surface‐Water Supply Index for Western United States | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 119 | |
| journal issue | 4 | |
| journal title | Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1993)119:4(437) | |
| tree | Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management:;1993:;Volume ( 119 ):;issue: 004 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
