Spatiotemporal Variations of Drought in the Arid Region of Northwestern China during 1950–2012

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Drought level</td><td class="align_center">SPI/SPEI</td><td class="align_center">SC-PDSI</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">No drought</td><td class="align_center">&gt;−0.5</td><td class="align_center">&gt;−1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Drought</td><td class="align_center">≤−0.5</td><td class="align_center">≤−1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Drought classifications for SPI, SPEI, and SC-PDSI.</div>

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Table 1: Spatiotemporal Variations of Drought in the Arid Region of Northwestern China during 1950–2012 