Assess the drought situation in Kashan desert of Kashan and Aran Shhrstan‌Hay Bidgol (NushaBad) using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)

Subject Areas : Geopolitic

Amir  Fakhrabadi ¹ (-)
ALIREZA  ENTEZARY ² (-)
Omolbanin  BazErafshan ³ (-)

Received: 2015-10-13 Accepted : 2015-10-13 Published : 2014-07-23

Keywords: Drought, Standard precipitation index, timescale, plain Kashan,

Abstract :

Drought is creeping phenomenon, which affects and threatening human life. Drought in a period of unusually dry weather that lack enough water to cause hydrological imbalance faces define. Drought is studied in four main characteristics include intensity, duration, frequency and areal extent. The aim of this study is mapping the intensity of droughts in Kashan. For this purpose, the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) as an indicator for drought monitoring stations located in the plains of the period of 20 years (1390-1369) in the time scale 3,6,9,12,24 and 48 months were used. The most frequent drought in 24 months and the most comprehensive range of acute and severe drought in the plains. SPI values for the severe drought in the province timescales for geostatistics techniques and were classified image. The maps show the extent of the drought and the reduced by increasing the time scale drought in the plains of the West to the East increased.