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An extreme value analysis of UK drought and projections of change in the future

Last updated on 23 October 2014 2:59

Extreme value analysis of drought indices was used to assess the likelihood of drought over the UK during the 20th century and potential future changes due to increased atmospheric greenhouse gasses. Precipitation indices were derived using 3, 6, 12 and 18 month accumulations, normalised by the 1961–1990 mean and standardized...

Author(s): Burke Eleanor J.;Perry Richard H.J.;Brown Simon J.

Organisation(s): Met Office Hadley Centre ;

2010

United Kingdom

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