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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > WEATHER EVENTS > DROUGHTS > DROUGHT DURATION

PREFERRED TERM

DROUGHT DURATION  

DEFINITION

  • Drought duration refers to the length of time over which drought conditions persist. Drought frequency, duration, and severity are often used together as a means to describe and evaluate drought conditions in a given area (i.e., how often an area is affected by drought, how long is it affected, and how severely it is affected).

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-09-17 12:45:40.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (DROUGHT DURATION [ebd54a3b-8b8b-40e8-94fd-d0b4352e0745,369189] - DROUGHTS [12a896f3-993d-49f6-aafc-17378ffa3998,364443]);
  • 2019-09-17 12:49:23.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: Drought duration refers to the length of time over which drought conditions persist. Drought frequency, duration, and severity are often used together as a means to describe and evaluate drought conditions in a given area (i.e., how often an area is affected by drought, how long is it affected, and how severely it is affected). language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/ebd54a3b-8b8b-40e8-94fd-d0b4352e0745

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