Meteorological Drought Monitoring Based on Satellite CHIRPS Product over Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">SPI values</td><td class="align_center">Class</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Above 0</td><td class="align_center">No drought</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0 to −0.99</td><td class="align_center">Normal condition/mild drought</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">−1.00 to −1.49</td><td class="align_center">Moderate drought</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">−1.5 to −1.99</td><td class="align_center">Severe drought</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">−2.00 and less</td><td class="align_center">Extreme drought</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Drought categories defined by SPI values.</div>

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Table 4: Meteorological Drought Monitoring Based on Satellite CHIRPS Product over Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia 