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THE STRUCTURE OF DROUGHT
Ronald StewartUniversity of Manitoba
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A lot of nothing?
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To illustrate some aspects of drought's 'structure' (internal features)
OBJECTIVE
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The CanadianPrairies
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Mackenzie
Saskatchewan
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PRESSURE (hPa)
FLUX (1011 kg/Pa/month)
VERTICAL MOISTURE FLUX PROFILE
Into the Prairies
Out of thePrairies
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PDSI- Palmer Drought Severity Index SPI- Standardized Precipitation Index
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COMMON VIEW …
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Drought … Not Too Hot
Temperature Precipitation
Summers of 2000, 2001 and 2002
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PRECIPITATION-TEMPERATURE ANOMALYAgricultural Years (Sept-Aug) Edmonton
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Monthly temperature anomalies: agricultural region of the Prairies
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CLOUD AMOUNT
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2001
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WATER AND ENERGY CYCLING
Many factors affect the cycling of water and energy during drought
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CANADIAN PRAIRIES2002
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ClimatologyLow precipitation events: 52% of total
Sub-drought 2002Low precipitation events: 60% of total
Daily Precipitation Amounts Low precipitation
event:< 10 mm
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VIRGA
Summer 2002 - Edmonton
Precipitation Amount Reduction (%) -49Precipitation (h) 123 Virga (h) 130
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Cold Lake 24 April 2003• Hail and rain• 243% of monthly
average accumulation
Cold Lake 1-3 October 2005• Rain and snow• 143% of monthly average
accumulation
PRECIPITATION RATE
45 dBZ maximum
20 dBZ maximum
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Annual Variation of calm wind obs at 10-m height drought YR - climatology
-80.0
-60.0
-40.0
-20.0
0.0
20.0
40.0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
YEAR
Perc
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(%)
EdmontonMedicine HatLloyministerPrince AlbertSaskatoonSwift CurrentWinnipeg
OCCURRENCE OF CALM CONDITIONS
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DUSTSTORMS
32 major dust storms in Saskatchewan in 2002
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CANADIAN PRAIRIES2002
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June 6-9, 2002
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Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) for agricultural years with severe drought
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DROUGHT TYPES
• The sustained lack of precipitation can be linked with different 'types'
• A drought can go between 'types'
No precipitation ... or ... Sprinkles
Virga Chance of catastrophic rain
Steady rain Torrential rate
Hot Cold
Windy Calm
Dusty Clear
Cloud-free Cloudy
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Drought has spatial and temporal 'structure'
One can think of it as being of various 'types'
Understanding drought needs to consider such features
SUMMARY