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North American Drought Atlas: A History of Meteorological Drought Reconstructed from 835 Tree-Ring Chronologies for the past 2005 years
 Entry ID: LDEO_NADA

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Summary
Abstract: The North American Drought Atlas, is an HTML web browser program that provides
access to 286 annual drought reconstructions extending as far back as 1,992
years into the past. The reconstructions are derived from 835 exactly dated,
annual tree-ring chronologies. Data consists of the Palmer Drought Severity
Index (PDSI).
This Atlas was developed by Paul J. Krusic and ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: GET DATA
Description: Access to North American Drought Atlas data and documentation

Link: GET DATA
Description: North America Drought Atlas accessed through the LDEO Climate Data Library.
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Ancillary Keywords
PDSI
drought reconstruction
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Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: online www
Fees: none
Personnel
EDWARD R. COOK
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: drdendro at ldeo.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
Tree-Ring Laboratory
Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Dai, A., K.E. Trenberth, and T.R. Karl. 1998. Global Variations in Droughts and
Wet Spells: 1900-1995. J. Geophysical Research, 27(17): 3367-3370.

Acuna-Soto, R.A., Stahle, D.W., Cleaveland, M.K. and Therrell, M.D. 2002.
Megadrought and megadeath in 16th century Mexico. Emerging Infectious Diseases
8(4):360-362.

Cook, E.R., Meko, D.M., Stahle, D.W. and ... View entire text
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