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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2015.48.12.1011

Quantitative Characterization of Historical Drought Events in Korea - Focusing on Drought Frequency Analysis in the Five Major Basins -  

Lee, Joo-Heon (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Joongbu University)
Jang, Ho-Won (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Joongbu University)
Kim, Jong-Suk (Urban Flood Research Institute, University of Seoul)
Kim, Tae-Woong (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.48, no.12, 2015 , pp. 1011-1021 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to investigate droughts from the magnitude perspective based on the SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) and the theory of runs applicable to quantitative analysis of drought in South Korea. In addition, the dry spell analysis was conducted on the drought history in the five major river basins of South Korea to obtain the magnitude, duration and severity of drought, and the quantitative evaluation has been made on historical droughts by estimating the return period using the SDF (Severity-Duration-Frequency) curve gained through drought frequency analysis. The analysis results showed that the return periods for droughts at the regional and major river basin scales were clearly identified. The return periods of severe drought that occurred around the major river basins in South Korea turn out to be mostly 30 to 50 years with the years of the worst drought in terms of severity being 1988 and 1994. In particular, South Korea experienced extremely severe droughts for two consecutive years during the period between 1994 and 1995. Drought in 2014 occurred in the Han River basin and was evaluated as the worst one in terms of severity and magnitude.
Keywords
drought frequency analysis; drought index; historical droughts; severity-duration-frequency curve;
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