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PHDI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Palmer drought severity index
1, record 1, English, Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PDSI 2, record 1, English, PDSI
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Palmer drought index 3, record 1, English, Palmer%20drought%20index
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- PDI 4, record 1, English, PDI
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- PDI 4, record 1, English, PDI
- Palmer hydrologic drought index 5, record 1, English, Palmer%20hydrologic%20drought%20index
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- PHDI 5, record 1, English, PHDI
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- PHDI 5, record 1, English, PHDI
- Palmer index 6, record 1, English, Palmer%20index
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An index used to gage the severity of drought conditions by using a water balance equation to track water supply and demand. 7, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Palmer Index was developed by Wayne Palmer in the 1960s and uses temperature and rainfall information in a formula to determine dryness. It has become the semi-official drought index. The Palmer Index is most effective in determining long term drought-a matter of several months-and is not as good with short-term forecasts (a matter of weeks). It uses a 0 as normal, and drought is shown in terms of minus numbers; for example, minus 2 is moderate drought, minus 3 is severe drought, and minus 4 is extreme drought. ... The Palmer Index can also reflect excess rain using a corresponding level reflected by plus figures; i.e., 0 is normal, plus 2 is moderate rainfall, etc. 8, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) ... compares the actual amount of precipitation received in an area during a specified period with the normal or average amount expected during that same period. It was developed to measure lack of moisture over a relatively long period of time and is based on the supply and demand concept of a water balance equation. Included in the equation are amount of evaporation, soil recharge, and runoff and temperature and precipitation data. 9, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
PALMER DROUGHT INDEX [is] a long-term meteorological drought severity index produced by the NOAA/USDA (Department of Agriculture) Joint Agricultural Weather Facility [that] depicts prolonged times, as in months or years, of abnormal dryness or wetness [over large regions]. It responds slowly, changing little from week to week, and reflects long-term moisture runoff, recharge, and deep percolation, as well as evapotranspiration. 10, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Literature describing the suite of indices for measuring drought that are collectively known as "PDI"; including the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrologic Drought Index (PHDI) ... 5, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Palmer Index has long been used by the agriculture community to anticipate the potential effects of weather on crop development and yield. 11, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Palmer Drought Index [is] published periodically by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility. 11, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
... this [PDSI] index is calculated weekly by the National Weather Service [(United States)]. 7, record 1, English, - Palmer%20drought%20severity%20index
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- indice de sévérité de sécheresse de Palmer
1, record 1, French, indice%20de%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9cheresse%20de%20Palmer
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indice Palmer de gravité de sécheresse 2, record 1, French, indice%20Palmer%20de%20gravit%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9cheresse
masculine noun
- IPGS 3, record 1, French, IPGS
masculine noun
- IPGS 3, record 1, French, IPGS
- indice de Palmer 1, record 1, French, indice%20de%20Palmer
masculine noun
- indice de sévérité de la sécheresse de Palmer 4, record 1, French, indice%20de%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20s%C3%A9cheresse%20de%20Palmer
masculine noun
- PDI 4, record 1, French, PDI
masculine noun
- PDI 4, record 1, French, PDI
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est donc évident que les États-Unis reçoivent plus de pluies, plutôt que l'inverse. Cela peut se vérifier en examinant les indices hydrologiques, tels que l'indice Palmer de gravité de sécheresse qui mesure à la fois les sécheresses et les précipitations extrêmes. 5, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9cheresse%20de%20Palmer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De nombreux indices de sécheresse ont été élaborés pour tenter de combiner les divers paramètres influant sur les sécheresses en un chiffre unique. À titre d'exemple, citons l'indice de précipitation cumulative, fondé sur un paramètre unique, celui des précipitations, et l'indice Palmer de gravité de sécheresse, plus complexe, basé sur une analyse en profondeur du bilan des eaux superficielles et une comparaison entre les valeurs réelles et les valeurs possibles compte tenu du climat. 6, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9cheresse%20de%20Palmer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «sècheresse». 7, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9cheresse%20de%20Palmer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sècheresse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 8, record 1, French, - indice%20de%20s%C3%A9v%C3%A9rit%C3%A9%20de%20s%C3%A9cheresse%20de%20Palmer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- indice de sévérité de sècheresse de Palmer
- indice Palmer de gravité de sècheresse
- indice de sévérité de la sècheresse de Palmer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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