Crop Specific Drought Index (CSDI)
Crop Specific Drought Index (CSDI) Index name: Crop Specific Drought Index (CSDI). Ease of use: Red. Origins: Developed by Meyer et al. in the early 1990s at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to examine the impact of drought on actual crop yield. Characteristics: By calculating a basic soil water balance, it takes into account the impact of drought, […]
Reclamation Drought Index (RDI)
Reclamation Drought Index (RDI) Index name: Reclamation Drought Index (RDI). Ease of use: Red. Origins: The United States Bureau of Reclamation developed this drought index in the mid-1990s as a method to trigger drought emergency relief funds associated with public lands. Characteristics: Developed to define drought severity as well as duration and can also be […]
Standardized Reservoir Supply Index (SRSI)
Standardized Reservoir Supply Index (SRSI) Index name: Standardized Reservoir Supply Index (SRSI). Ease of use: Yellow. Origins: Developed by Gusyev et al. in Japan as a systematic way to analyse reservoir data in drought conditions. Characteristics: Similar to SPI in that monthly data are used to compute a probability distribution function of reservoir storage […]