Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change
Drought has become one of the most important elements for water resources planning and management in Korea. The objective of this study is to estimate the spatial distribution of drought and change in the drought characteristics over time due to climate change. For the spatial characterization of dr...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2016-01-01
|
| Series: | Advances in Meteorology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1879024 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832550367900991488 |
|---|---|
| author | Jaewon Kwak Soojun Kim Jaewon Jung Vijay P. Singh Dong Ryul Lee Hung Soo Kim |
| author_facet | Jaewon Kwak Soojun Kim Jaewon Jung Vijay P. Singh Dong Ryul Lee Hung Soo Kim |
| author_sort | Jaewon Kwak |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Drought has become one of the most important elements for water resources planning and management in Korea. The objective of this study is to estimate the spatial distribution of drought and change in the drought characteristics over time due to climate change. For the spatial characterization of drought, the standardized precipitation index (SPI) is calculated from the 45 observatories in Korea and the spatial distribution is also estimated based on the joint probability analysis using the copula method. To analyze the effect of climate change, spatial distribution of drought in the future is analyzed using the SPI time series calculated from Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) scenarios and HADGEM3-RA regional climate model. The results show that the Youngsan River and the northwest of Nakdong River basins in Korea have nearly doubled drought amount compared to the present and are most vulnerable to drought in near future (2016 to 2039 years). |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-a6f19a8bc222415ab06d3124a5f0c1be |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-9309 1687-9317 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2016-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Advances in Meteorology |
| spelling | doaj-art-a6f19a8bc222415ab06d3124a5f0c1be2025-02-03T06:07:05ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172016-01-01201610.1155/2016/18790241879024Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate ChangeJaewon Kwak0Soojun Kim1Jaewon Jung2Vijay P. Singh3Dong Ryul Lee4Hung Soo Kim5Forecast and Control Division, Nakdong River Flood Control Office, Busan 49300, Republic of KoreaColumbia Water Center, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USADepartment of Safety and Environment Research, Seoul Institute, Seoul 06756, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX 77843, USAWater Resources Research Division, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang 10223, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Civil Engineering, INHA University, Incheon 22212, Republic of KoreaDrought has become one of the most important elements for water resources planning and management in Korea. The objective of this study is to estimate the spatial distribution of drought and change in the drought characteristics over time due to climate change. For the spatial characterization of drought, the standardized precipitation index (SPI) is calculated from the 45 observatories in Korea and the spatial distribution is also estimated based on the joint probability analysis using the copula method. To analyze the effect of climate change, spatial distribution of drought in the future is analyzed using the SPI time series calculated from Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) scenarios and HADGEM3-RA regional climate model. The results show that the Youngsan River and the northwest of Nakdong River basins in Korea have nearly doubled drought amount compared to the present and are most vulnerable to drought in near future (2016 to 2039 years).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1879024 |
| spellingShingle | Jaewon Kwak Soojun Kim Jaewon Jung Vijay P. Singh Dong Ryul Lee Hung Soo Kim Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change Advances in Meteorology |
| title | Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change |
| title_full | Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change |
| title_short | Assessment of Meteorological Drought in Korea under Climate Change |
| title_sort | assessment of meteorological drought in korea under climate change |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1879024 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jaewonkwak assessmentofmeteorologicaldroughtinkoreaunderclimatechange AT soojunkim assessmentofmeteorologicaldroughtinkoreaunderclimatechange AT jaewonjung assessmentofmeteorologicaldroughtinkoreaunderclimatechange AT vijaypsingh assessmentofmeteorologicaldroughtinkoreaunderclimatechange AT dongryullee assessmentofmeteorologicaldroughtinkoreaunderclimatechange AT hungsookim assessmentofmeteorologicaldroughtinkoreaunderclimatechange |