Spatiotemporal Evolution Patterns and Propagation Mechanisms in Drought
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 1623
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drought assessment; drought monitoring; drought propagation; remote sensing; extreme precipitation
Interests: water resources; drought disaster; agricultural drought; drought assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is intensifying the occurrence of extreme weather events, with particularly profound impacts on drought. Drought stands as the most common natural disaster globally, characterized by its high frequency, long duration, extensive coverage, and substantial losses. With climate change and human activities affecting water resources, the frequency, severity, and unpredictability of droughts and other extreme events are set to increase significantly.
Therefore, we are pleased to announce the launch of a Special Issue titled “Spatiotemporal Evolution Patterns and Propagation Mechanisms in Drought”, in which we aim to integrate the latest research methods, technologies, applications, and advancements into the monitoring, forecasting, and mitigation of drought events. This Special Issue seeks to enhance our societal and ecosystem-related understanding of, and responses to, the challenges posed by drought events.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Improving existing drought indices and developing novel composite drought indices;
- Exploring pathways and mechanisms for multi-type drought propagation;
- Identifying the driving factors behind drought events;
- Characterizing and predicting the impacts of climate change and human activities on various aspects of drought events;
- Revealing spatiotemporal evolution patterns in multi-type drought on various spatial and temporal scales;
- Developing scientifically sound drought management plans to effectively control drought at its source or interrupt its propagation.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Fei Wang
Prof. Dr. Yanbin Li
Dr. Kai Feng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drought indicators
- drought propagation
- spatiotemporal evolution
- remote sensing
- drought mitigation strategies
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