@article{fdi:010095584,
  title = {{D}rought feature assessment unravels how temperature increase has enhanced earlier and more severe drought in {L}ebanon over the last 60 years},
  author = {{E}lias, {G}. and {M}ajdalani, {G}. and {F}aour, {G}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}tudy {R}egion : {L}ebanon, {M}iddle-{E}ast {S}tudy {F}ocus : {W}hile recent drought assessments predominantly rely on international meteorological indices, agro-environmental impacts are more closely linked to the diverse facets of drought derived from daily soil moisture depletion. {T}his study investigates how recent climate change (1960-2020) has differentially affected drought facets in {L}ebanon. {T}he {DFEAT} tool ({D}rought {FE}ature {A}ssessment {T}ool) was employed, which utilizes a daily soil water content time series derived from the empirical {KBDI} ({K}eetch-{B}yram {D}rought {I}ndex), to extract and analyze yearly trends in these drought facets, including onset/offset timings, duration, peak drought timing and severity value, and soil drying/rewetting rates. {N}ew {H}ydrological {I}nsights for the {R}egion: {A} gradual shift toward drier conditions was revealed by the analysis, marked by a 5-day delay in drought offset and a significant earlier onset by 17 days. {T}his trend emerges under annual precipitation stability but a seasonal redistribution, enhanced by rising temperatures. {T}hese changes have resulted in more prolonged drought episodes, extending by 15 days over the coastal areas and becoming more pronounced in the arid eastern regions of the country. {A}dditionally, an increase in peak drought severity by 3 mm, a marginal rise in soil moisture drying rates by 0.096 mm.day(-1), and a total reduction in the intensity of autumnal rainfall pulses by 10 mm were observed. {T}he escalating drier pattern underscores the need for adaptive management strategies in {L}ebanon's drought-prone sectors.},
  keywords = {{M}ultifaceted drought ; {DFEAT} ; {D}rought trends ; {O}nset ; {O}ffset ; {D}uration ; {S}everity ; {M}iddle-{E}ast ; {L}ebanon ; {LIBAN} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrology : {R}egional {S}tudies},
  volume = {62},
  numero = {},
  pages = {102930 [20 p.]},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102930},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095584},
}