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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0117

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS SEVERE METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT IN THE EASTERN PART OF SLOVAKIA

Martina Zeleňáková1, Tatiana Soľáková1, Miroslav Garaj1, Hany F. Abd-Elhamid2,3
1 Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
2 Department of Water and Water Structures Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
3 Institute for Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic

This study deals with two drought indexes: Standardized precipitation index (SPI) and Reconnaissance drought index (RDI) during the time interval 1972-2022. Then the identification of severe meteorological drought event was detected if the index value was less than -1.5. In the recent years eastern Slovakia has faced intensit meteorological drought due to climate change and it will be more frequent in the future. This fact establishes importace to analyze and predicted the meteorological drought in monitored territory in order to minimize the negative effect on fauna and flora as well as environment.

Keywords: assessment of drought, Standardized Precipitation Index, Reconnaissance Drought Index, severe droughts, Slovakia

pages: 117-124, Published: 2024, online: 2024



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