@article{fdi:010084652,
  title = {{T}he complex and spatially diverse patterns of hydrological droughts across {E}urope},
  author = {{P}ena-{A}ngulo, {D}. and {V}icente-{S}errano, {S}. {M}. and {D}ominguez-{C}astro, {F}. and {L}orenzo-{L}acruz, {J}. and {M}urphy, {C}. and {H}annaford, {J}. and {A}llan, {R}. {P}. and {T}ramblay, {Y}ves and {R}eig-{G}racia, {F}. and {E}l {K}enawy, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study presents a new data set of gauged streamflow ({N} = 3,224) for {E}urope spanning the period 1962-2017. {T}he {M}onthly {S}treamflow of {E}urope {D}ataset ({MSED}) is freely available at . {B}ased on this data set, changes in the characteristics of hydrological drought (i.e., frequency, duration, and severity) were assessed for different regions of {E}urope. {D}ue to the density of the database, it is possible to delimit spatial patterns in hydrological droughts trend with the greatest detail available to date. {R}esults reveal bidirectional changes in monthly streamflow, with negative changes predominating over central and southern {E}urope, while positive trends dominate over northern {E}urope. {T}emporally, two dominant patterns were noted. {T}he first pattern corresponds to a consistent downward trend in all months, evident for southern {E}urope. {A} second pattern was noted over central and northern {E}urope and western {F}rance, with a predominant negative trend during warm months and a positive trend in cold months. {F}or hydrological drought events, results suggest a positive trend toward more frequent and severe droughts in southern and central {E}urope and conversely a negative trend over northern {E}urope. {T}his study emphasizes that hydrological droughts show complex spatial patterns across {E}urope over the past six decades, implying that hydrological drought behavior in {E}urope has a regional character. {A}ccordingly it is challenging to adopt "efficient" strategies and policies to monitor and mitigate drought impacts at the continental level.},
  keywords = {streamflow ; hydrological drought ; trend estimation ; cluster analysis ; {SSI} ; {E}urope ; {EUROPE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {R}esources {R}esearch},
  volume = {58},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {e2022{WR}031976 [18 p.]},
  ISSN = {0043-1397},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1029/2022wr031976},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084652},
}