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Drought in Oregon. George H. Taylor October, 2007. Detroit Lake, 2001. Definitions of Drought. An absolute drought is a period of at least 15 consecutive days to none of which is credited 0.01 inches of rain or more.
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Drought in Oregon George H. Taylor October, 2007
Definitions of Drought An absolute drought is a period of at least 15 consecutive days to none of which is credited 0.01 inches of rain or more. A partial drought is a period of at least 29 consecutive days, the mean daily rainfall of which does not exceed 0.01 inches. A dry spell is a period of at least 15 consecutive days to none of which is credited 0.04 inches or more.
Drought Indices Drought Indices Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Surface Water Supply Index (SWSI) Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) Standardized Precipitation Index ("SPI") Percent of Normal Crop Moisture Index Percentiles Deciles …others
Surface Water Supply Index (SWSI) Designed as an indicator of surface water conditions for areas which are "mountain water dependent," in which mountain snowpack is a major component. Inputs: Precipitation Reservoir storage Snowpack Stream flow 4.0 extremely wet 0 normal -4.0 extremely dry
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