@article{fdi:010079356,
  title = {{L}ong-term variability and trends in meteorological droughts in {W}estern {E}urope (1851-2018)},
  author = {{V}icente-{S}errano, {S}. {M}. and {D}ominguez-{C}astro, {F}. and {M}urphy, {C}. and {H}annaford, {J}. and {R}eig, {F}. and {P}ena-{A}ngulo, {D}. and {T}ramblay, {Y}ves and {T}rigo, {R}. {M}. and {M}ac {D}onald, {N}. and {L}una, {M}. {Y}. and {M}c {C}arthy, {M}. and {V}an der {S}chrier, {G}. and {T}urco, {M}. and {C}amuffo, {D}. and {N}oguera, {I}. and {G}arcia-{H}errera, {R}. and {B}echerini, {F}. and {D}ella {V}alle, {A}. and {T}omas-{B}urguera, {M}. and {E}l {K}enawy, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e analysed long-term variability and trends in meteorological droughts across {W}estern {E}urope using the {S}tandardized {P}recipitation {I}ndex ({SPI}). {P}recipitation data from 199 stations spanning the period 1851-2018 were employed, following homogenisation, to derive {SPI}-3 and {SPI}-12 series for each station, together with indices on drought duration and severity. {R}esults reveal a general absence of statistically significant long-term trends in the study domain, with the exception of significant trends at some stations, generally covering short periods. {T}he largest decreasing trends in {SPI}-3 (i.e., increasing drought conditions) were found for summer in the {B}ritish and {I}rish {I}sles. {I}n general, drought episodes experienced in the last two or three decades have precedents during the last 170 center dot years, emphasizing the importance of long records for assessing change. {T}he main characteristic of drought variability in {W}estern {E}urope is its strong spatial diversity, with regions exhibiting a homogeneous temporal evolution. {N}otably, the temporal variability of drought in {W}estern {E}urope is more dominant than long-term trends. {T}his suggests that long-term drought trends cannot be confirmed in {W}estern {E}urope using precipitation records alone. {T}his study provides a long-term regional assessment of drought variability in {W}estern {E}urope, which can contribute to better understanding of regional climate change during the past two centuries.},
  keywords = {drought ; instrumental period ; {M}editerranean ; precipitation ; {S}tandardized ; {P}recipitation {I}ndex trends ; {W}estern {E}urope ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {EUROPE} {OCCIDENTALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {C}limatology},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {suppl. 1},
  pages = {{E}690--{E}717},
  ISSN = {0899-8418},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1002/joc.6719},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079356},
}