Applications of a Climate Moisture Index for Assessing Impacts of ...
Applications of a Climate Moisture Index for Assessing Impacts of ...
Applications of a Climate Moisture Index for Assessing Impacts of ...
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Two major methods <strong>for</strong> measuring “drought”1. “Relative indicators”Provide a measure <strong>of</strong> moisture relative to the long-term meanand variability at a given locatione.g., Standardized Precipitation <strong>Index</strong>, Palmer Indices2. “Absolute indicators”Provide a measure <strong>of</strong> moisture conditions as they affect biophysicalprocesses such as fire (fuel moisture), vegetation (soil moisture)& stream flow (water run<strong>of</strong>f)e.g., Canadian Fire Weather <strong>Index</strong> System<strong>for</strong> assessing <strong>for</strong>est fire risk<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Moisture</strong> <strong>Index</strong><strong>for</strong> assessing <strong>for</strong>est-climate relationships
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