Characteristics of seasonal drought and integrated drought-preventing techniques in South Shanxi
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2016.04.42
Key Words: seasonal drought  standardized precipitation index (SPI)  drought intensity  integrated drought-preventing techniques
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LIANG Zhe-jun Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
WANG Yu-xiang Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
DONG Peng Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
LIU Bu-chun Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, CAAS, Beijing, 100081, China 
ZHANG Dong-mei Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
LIU Yuan Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, CAAS, Beijing, 100081, China 
YANG Yin-bin Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
GAO Lei Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
NAN Xue-qin Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
QI Hong-li Cotton Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuncheng Shanxi 044000, China 
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Abstract:
      The standardized precipitation index (SPI) was used to calculate monthly drought indices in the recent 49 yrs (from 1958—2007) with precipitation date from meteorological station in Yuncheng district Shanxi Province. Annual and seasonal drought frequency and intensity in southern Shanxi were analyzed with the SPI. The results showed that the drought frequency and drought intensity characteristics varied annually. Drought frequency showed an increasing trend, but drought intensity showed decreasing trends after 1990s. Drought in spring and summer was frequent, but it was not common in autumn and winter. Spring (March to May) and midsummer (July~August) drought can be relieved with integrated drought-preventing techniques, due to its predictability.