Drought in South Asia: A review of drought assessment and prediction in South Asian countries

SSK Chandrasekara, HH Kwon, M Vithanage… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
South Asian countries have been experiencing frequent drought incidents recently, and due
to this reason, many scientific studies have been carried out to explore drought in South …

A review of spatial variations of multiple natural hazards and risk management strategies in Pakistan

MA Hussain, Z Shuai, MA Moawwez, T Umar, MR Iqbal… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural hazards are dynamic and unpredictable events that are a continuous threat to global
socio-economic development. Humans' reactions to these catastrophes are influenced by …

Spatial and temporal characteristics of droughts in Central Asia during 1966–2015

H Guo, A Bao, T Liu, F Ndayisaba, L Jiang… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In drought-prone regions like Central Asia, drought monitoring studies are paramount to
provide valuable information for drought risk mitigation. In this paper, the spatiotemporal …

Impacts of climate variability and change on seasonal drought characteristics of Pakistan

K Ahmed, S Shahid, N Nawaz - Atmospheric research, 2018 - Elsevier
Assessment of the influence of climate variables on drought characteristics is important for
adaption to changing pattern of droughts due to climate change. The objective of this study …

Large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns associated with extreme monsoon precipitation in Pakistan during 1981–2018

W Ullah, G Wang, D Lou, S Ullah, AS Bhatti, S Ullah… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Deviations in South Asian Summer Monsoon (SASM) precipitation affect the
regional floods and drought patterns. In the current study, in-situ observations from Pakistan …

Trends of rainfall variability and drought monitoring using standardized precipitation index in a scarcely gauged basin of northern Pakistan

MFU Moazzam, G Rahman, S Munawar, A Tariq… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study focused on the trends of rainfall variability and drought monitoring in the northern
region of Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan). Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluating the meteorological drought characteristics over Pakistan using in situ observations and reanalysis products

I Ullah, X Ma, J Yin, TG Asfaw, K Azam… - … journal of climatology, 2021 - researchgate.net
Drought is one of the most frequent natural disasters occurring in Pakistan and has a great
influence on livelihood, agriculture, and economy. The availability of longterm high-quality …

Space-time characterization of drought events and their impacts on vegetation in Central Asia

H Guo, A Bao, F Ndayisaba, T Liu, G Jiapaer… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the space-time structure and characteristics of drought is crucial for drought
risk mitigation and forecasting efforts. In this paper, the drought events are identified by an …

Evaluation of gridded precipitation datasets over arid regions of Pakistan

K Ahmed, S Shahid, X Wang, N Nawaz, N Khan - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The rough topography, harsh climate, and sparse monitoring stations have limited hydro-
climatological studies in arid regions of Pakistan. Gauge-based gridded precipitation …

Meteorological drought analysis in the Lower Mekong Basin using satellite-based long-term CHIRPS product

H Guo, A Bao, T Liu, F Ndayisaba, D He, A Kurban… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) experiences a recurrent drought phenomenon. However, few
studies have focused on drought monitoring in this region due to lack of ground …