RECONNAISSANCE DROUGHT INDEX AS POTENTIAL DROUGHT MONITORING TOOL IN A DECCAN PLATEAU, HOT SEMI-ARID CLIMATIC ZONE
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 51
Abstract
The risk associated with climate and its variability over Raichur district is the major determining factor for agricultural productivity and has a major impact on food security in that region. The district most of the time reels under drought and have devastating effects on agricultural production and livelihood. Such has justified concerns of assisting with climate information converted into indices forming part of early warning tools to assist with multifactorial decisions of the sort agricultural producers need to make in relation to drought. Due to the hot semi-arid climate of Raichur district, the Reconnaissance Drought Index, which is sensitive to global warming, was employed to assess drought over 100-year time series. The tool was effective in drought assessment and predicts probability of drought occurrence, which is in a better position to inform stakeholders and decision makers on early warning measures with respect to mitigating drought in the district.
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G. SHWETHA
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