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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > DROUGHTS > DROUGHT FREQUENCY

PREFERRED TERM

DROUGHT FREQUENCY  

DEFINITION

  • Drought frequency refers to the number of drought events that occur within a specified period of time. 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 13:06:21.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (DROUGHT FREQUENCY [e54536fa-c78e-478c-893f-1da73baf2da7,369205] - DROUGHTS [115d340f-cb5e-4436-bfa4-04a740988bf7,365103]);
  • 2019-09-17 13:20:59.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: Drought frequency refers to the number of drought events that occur within a specified period of time. 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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