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Spatiotemporal Distribution of Drought and Humidity in China Based on the Pedj Drought Index (PDI)

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  • Xu Wu

    (School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China)

  • Xiaojing Shen

    (School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
    Engineering Technology Research Center of Water-Saving and Water Resource Regulation in Ningxia, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
    Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Modern Agricultural Water Resources in Arid Regions, Ministry of Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China)

  • Jianshe Li

    (School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China)

Abstract

Drought is one of the most devastating natural disasters, especially in China. In drought assessment, the PDI has high robustness, is easier to obtain than indices such as SPEI and PDSI, and is more advantageous in regions with sparse stations. The present study employs the annual PDI with the precipitation and temperature data from 830 meteorological stations to systematically study the interannual variation characteristics of drought and humidity in China during 1970–2019. The results showed the following: (1) 26.6% of the total statistics from meteorological stations showed significant ( p < 0.05) increases in annual PDI values throughout China during 1970–2019. (2) Air temperature plays a more remarkable role than precipitation in assessing the drying trend with PDI throughout China. (3) About 71% of stations experienced more drought events (PDI > 1) than humidity events (PDI < −1), 14% of stations experienced more humidity events than drought events. (5) All stations experienced drought events (PDI > 1) with a frequency range from 6% to 32% and humidity events (PDI < −1) with a frequency range from 8% to 36%. Most of the stations experienced extreme drought events (PDI > 3) with a frequency range from 2% to 10%, while only 177 stations experienced extreme humidity events (PDI < −3) with a frequency range from 2% to 4%. (6) More than 67% of stations experienced drought conditions during both periods of 1972–1974 and 2000–2002 and even exceeded 80% in the three years 1972, 2000, and 2001. Both periods of 1976–1983 and 1985–1999 can be considered to be a humidity period throughout China. In conclusion, the PDI successfully expresses the interannual variation characteristics of drought and humidity events throughout China previously captured by other prominent, recommended drought indices.

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  • Xu Wu & Xiaojing Shen & Jianshe Li, 2022. "Spatiotemporal Distribution of Drought and Humidity in China Based on the Pedj Drought Index (PDI)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-20, April.
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