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HYDROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE 1988 DROUGHT IN ILLINOIS 1
Author(s) -
Wendland Wayne M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1990.tb01424.x
Subject(s) - precipitation , environmental science , spring (device) , duration (music) , hydrology (agriculture) , surface water , climatology , meteorology , geography , geology , engineering , environmental engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , acoustics
Drought is evaluated in terms of the magnitude and duration of the 1988 spring and summer precipitation shortfall, and according to various components of the hydrologic budget, both surface and sub‐surface. The response time of some of these components is investigated, relative to the time of precipitation. Individual water users perceived a beginning and ending of the drought at different times relative to their activities. Some statistics better describe some components of a drought to some users, and better answer some questions, than do others.