Flash drought: A state of the science review

JI Christian, M Hobbins, A Hoell… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the two decades, since the advent of the term “flash drought,” considerable research has
been directed toward the topic. Within the scientific community, we have actively forged a …

Flash drought early warning based on the trajectory of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

K Mohammadi, Y Jiang… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Flash drought often leads to devastating effects in multiple sectors and presents a unique
challenge for drought early warning due to its sudden onset and rapid intensification …

Getting ahead of flash drought: from early warning to early action

JA Otkin, M Woloszyn, H Wang… - Bulletin of the …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Flash droughts, characterized by their unusually rapid intensification, have garnered
increasing attention within the weather, climate, agriculture, and ecological communities in …

Spatiotemporal characteristics and forecasting of short-term meteorological drought in China

Q Zhang, C Miao, J Gou, H Zheng - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Intense short-term meteorological drought may lead to rapid declines in soil moisture,
triggering flash drought that can cause major agricultural or socioeconomic damage …

Human activities impact the propagation from meteorological to hydrological drought in the Yellow River Basin, China

Q Zhang, C Miao, X Guo, J Gou, T Su - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantifying the role of human activities in the process of drought propagation from
meteorological drought to hydrological drought is helpful in developing mitigation strategies …

Onset of flash drought based on the WRF in the Poyang Lake Basin of China

C Deng, T Lin, Y Zhuang, Y Zhang, X Guan, L Jiang… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of flash droughts rapidly triggers soil water deficits, easily causing significant
impacts on agricultural production, water resources, and ecosystems. As a critical phase in …

Dominant atmospheric circulation patterns associated with the rapid intensification of summer flash droughts in Eastern China

F Ma, X Yuan, H Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Flash droughts (FDs), which are characterized by rapid intensification, occurred frequently
over Eastern China, posing great challenges for drought forecasting and preparation on …

Subseasonal forecast skill of evaporative demand, soil moisture, and flash drought onset from two dynamic models over the contiguous United States

K Lesinger, D Tian, H Wang - Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Flash droughts are rapid developing subseasonal climate extreme events that are
manifested as suddenly decreased soil moisture, driven by increased evaporative demand …

Atmospheric teleconnections responsible for the dominant patterns of interannual variability in summer drought over northern Asia

D Ju, J Sun, H Hong, M Zhang - Journal of Climate, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Summer drought over northern Asia (NA) seriously threatens the local fragile ecological
environment and social economy development. In this study, using the standardized …

Prospective Evolution of Meteorological Drought in the Haihe River Basin and Its Connection With Large‐Scale Atmospheric Circulations Using CMIP6 Multimodel …

H Jin, X Li, Y Zhang, L He, G Zhang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change modifies monsoon rainfall patterns, leading to significant impacts on future
meteorological droughts. This study investigated the spatiotemporal pattern of future …