70.3 Drought_National_Grids_1950_2020

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shortname	Drought_National_Grids_1950_2020
title	Drought_National_Grids_1950_2020
creator	Cassandra Yuen
contact_email	car.data@sydney.edu.au
abstract	This dataset calculates the SPEI Drought Index from the gridded rainfall and temperature from Australia wide AWAP data (resolution of 0.05 degrees). The intermediary PET calculation uses the Thornthwaite method due to limited data availability. The temporal coverage is 1950-2020.
additional_metadata	/home/public_share_data/ResearchData_CAR/Environment_General/DROUGHT-AWAP-GRIDS/Drought_National_Grids_1950_2020
alternate_identifier	https://cloud.car-dat.org/index.php/apps/files/?dir=/Environment_General/DROUGHT-AWAP-GRIDS/Drought_National_Grids_1950_2020
associated_party
access_rules	Public
Recommended Citation	Yuen, C.I. (2021): SPEI Drought Index of gridded rainfall and temperature. Derived from AWAP grid rainfall and temperature data. CAR. (Dataset). https://cloud.car-dat.org/index.php/apps/files/?dir=/Environment_General/DROUGHT-AWAP-GRIDS/Drought_National_Grids_1950_2020
licence_code	other
accessibility	CAR