| Title: | Comparison of the performance of six drought indices in characterizing historical drought for the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia |
| Authors: | Bayissa, Y., S. Maskey, T. Tadesse, S.J. van Andel, S., Moges, A. Van Griensven and D. Solomatine |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Journal: | Geosciences |
| Volume (Issue): | 8(3) |
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| Article ID: | 81 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/geosciences8030081 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | drought assessment |
| Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic, pollutant and/or crop indices (or metrics) |
| Watershed Description: | 176,000 km^2 Upper Blue Nile, a tributary of the Nile river that drains much of northwest Ethiopia. |
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| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | drought assessment; drought indices; Upper Blue Nile; comparison of indices |