The aridity index is an invaluable tool used for estimating how dry (or how humid) a location is based on the precipitation and evapotranspiration occurring in the area. It is useful for predicting ...

Precipitation alone does not properly characterize vegetation water stresses. Indeed, water needs of plants or crops to maintain their physiological processes – the evapotranspiration – depends on ...

A new study indicates that the world will experience more frequent and more extreme drought and aridity than currently experienced in the coming century, exacerbated by both climate change and ...

A team of forest management specialists affiliated with various institutions across Canada has found that fuel aridity has been the most influential driver of burn severity in wildfires in Canada over ...

Spatial distribution of global drylands and aridity classification map. (IMAGE) Journal of Remote Sensing ...