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Impact of global warming on meteorological drought: a case study of the Songliao Plain, China

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Global warming has increased the prevalence and severity of natural disasters, such as the increased frequency and intensity of drought events. In this study, we employed the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) and standardized precipitation index (SPI) to analyze and predict the temporal and spatial variation of drought and its characteristics in the Songliao Plain under two global warming scenarios (1.5 and 2 °C). We used climate model data provided by the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project. The results show that drought will become more frequent in the future; it is more serious at representative concentration pathway (RCP) 8.5 than RCP4.5 and under global warming of 1.5 °C than 2 °C. Geographically, the SPEI indicates that there are signs of drought in the northwest and northeast of Songliao Plain while the SPI indicates that drought decreases from north to south. In terms of drought characteristics, the drought barycenter expressed by the SPEI moves to the northeast, while the drought barycenter expressed by the SPI moves to the northwest. The SPI relies on a single meteorological factor, making the SPI mutation test more stable. Finally, compared to the historical period (1976–2005), the frequency and duration of drought have increased, and it is more reliable to use the SPEI to monitor drought in this area.

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This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Project (2019YFD1002201), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41877520), and the Science and Technology Planning of Changchun (19SS007).

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  1. School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, People’s Republic of China

    Guna Ari, Yongbin Bao, Jiquan Zhang, Li Na, Aru Han, Zhenhua Dong,  ZhijunTong & Xingpeng Liu

  2. Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130024, China

    Guna Ari & Jiquan Zhang

  3. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Changchun, 130024, China

    Guna Ari & Jiquan Zhang

  4. Geography, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, 010022, China

    Hanfu Asi, Lema Angge & Yulong Bao

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Ari, G., Bao, Y., Asi, H. et al. Impact of global warming on meteorological drought: a case study of the Songliao Plain, China. Theor Appl Climatol 146, 1315–1334 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-021-03775-x

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