aridity index


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aridity index

[ə′rid·əd·ē ‚in‚deks]
(climatology)
An index of the degree of water deficiency below water need at any given station; a measure of aridity.
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Two climate indices i.e., Modified Fournier Index (MFI) and Bagnouls-Gaussen aridity Index (BGI) are combined to map erosivity for Rawal watershed.MFI, for each climate station, is calculated by considering total monthly precipitation, Pi (mm) and mean annual precipitation, P and number of years, b using Eq.
Bagnouls- Gaussen aridity index was then calculated using Eq.
RISK ASSESSMENT OF SOIL EROSION IN RAWAL WATERSHED USING GEOINFORMATICS TECHNIQUES
Values of the aridity index according to the original De Martonne Index.
Calibracion y aplicacion del indice de Aridez de De Martonne para el analisis del deficit hidrico como estimador de la aridez y desertificacion en zonas aridas
The results are synthetically presented in Figure 2, where the blackened spaces correspond to an aridity index that is higher than 6.
Influence of the atmospheric circulation on the droughts
Climatic stress due to high temperatures and droughts are characterized as crop growth index and aridity index, respectively.
Problems in agriculture
Since rainfall peaks at 1000 m and potential transpiration reaches a maximum at 2500 m, the aridity index is highest at elevations [greater than] 2000 m (Fig.
4) suggest that the higher elevations in equatorial and tropical mountains are generally characterized by a higher climatic aridity index than are middlelatitude alpine environments.
ARE HIGH ELEVATIONS IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS ARID ENVIRONMENTS FOR PLANTS?
To evaluate the thermal comfort and design right from the signs used in the two categories in the table shown below (this index are indicators of moisture that H is displayed and Aridity index with A shown a)
Study of thermal comfort in hot and humid climates: a case study of Qeshm
which [I.sub.A] is De Martonne aridity index, P is the total annual precipitation (mm), and [T.sub.a] is the mean annual air temperature ([degrees]C).
Sensitivity of reference crop evapotranspiration to global warming: a case study of Caspian forests of Northern Iran (Qaem Shahr)

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