Zoning droughts by standardized precipitation index in Esfahan province (IRAN)

The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) has become a popular measure of drought across the globe. In this study, Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was used in annual period of time to survey on drought. Also, in order to zonation frequency of drought, geographic information system (GIS) software and Kriging method used for extracting dry areas. The zoning maps show most severe drought is in eastern areas of the province

کلیدواژه ها:

drought analysis ، Standardized Precipitation Index ، GIS ، Kriging method