Research Article

Drought Propagation Patterns under Naturalized Condition Using Daily Hydrometeorological Data

Table 3

Drought characteristics during the period of 1963–2012.

Drought typesVariablesNumberMean drought duration (day)Mean deficit volume (mm)Maximum deviation (mm)

Meteorological droughtObserved precipitation13124.135.22
Agricultural droughtSimulated soil moisture8543.2811.51
Hydrological droughtSimulated streamflow9337.631.15