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A multidisciplinary drought catalogue for southwestern Germany dating back to 1801
Mathilde Erfurt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Physical Geography, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources,
University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Georgios Skiadaresis
Silviculture, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Erik Tijdeman
Hydrology and Climatology, Institute of Geography, Heidelberg
University, Heidelberg, Germany
Veit Blauhut
Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Jürgen Bauhus
Silviculture, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Rüdiger Glaser
Physical Geography, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources,
University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Julia Schwarz
Silviculture, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Willy Tegel
Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Faculty of Environment and Natural
Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Kerstin Stahl
Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Droughts are multifaceted hazards with widespread negative consequences for the environment and society. This study explores different perspectives on drought and determines the added value of multidisciplinary datasets for a comprehensive understanding of past drought events in southwestern Germany. A long-term evaluation of drought frequency since 1801 revealed that events occurred in all decades, but a particular clustering was found in the mid-19th century and the most recent decade.
Droughts are multifaceted hazards with widespread negative consequences for the environment and...
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