The Use of SPEI and TVDI to Assess Temporal-Spatial Variations in Drought Conditions in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Month</td><td class="align_center">Correlation</td><td class="align_center">Month</td><td class="align_center">Correlation</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Jan.</td><td class="align_center">−0.62</td><td class="align_center">Jul.</td><td class="align_center">−0.49</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Feb.</td><td class="align_center">−0.56</td><td class="align_center">Aug.</td><td class="align_center">−0.68</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mar.</td><td class="align_center">−0.47</td><td class="align_center">Sep.</td><td class="align_center">−0.70</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Apr.</td><td class="align_center">−0.73</td><td class="align_center">Oct.</td><td class="align_center">−0.55</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">May</td><td class="align_center">−0.57</td><td class="align_center">Nov.</td><td class="align_center">−0.61</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Jun.</td><td class="align_center">−0.54</td><td class="align_center">Dec.</td><td class="align_center">−0.48</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The average correlations between the TVDI and SPEI-3 values at the stations obtained in each month in 2013.</div>

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Table 2: The Use of SPEI and TVDI to Assess Temporal-Spatial Variations in Drought Conditions in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China 

Table 2 | The Use of SPEI and TVDI to Assess Temporal-Spatial Variations in Drought Conditions in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, China 