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Hydroclimate Characteristics of Extreme Droughts Observed on the Russian Plain since the 1970s

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Features of the dynamics of the characteristics of extreme droughts observed in the Russian Plain since the 1970s are found based on long-term data on the average monthly air temperature, the amount of atmospheric precipitation, the Selyaninov hydrothermal coefficient, soil moisture reserves, and the statistical curves of their spatial distribution.

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The article is based on the materials of studies supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 20-17- 00209; the methodological framework was developed under Governmental Order no. 0148-2019-007/АААА-А19-119021990093-08.

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Georgiadi, A.G., Kashutina, E.A. Hydroclimate Characteristics of Extreme Droughts Observed on the Russian Plain since the 1970s. Arid Ecosyst 11, 117–123 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096121020050

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