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Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) for Fairbanks, AK 1949-2006

The Palmer Drought Severity Index was developed by W. C. Palmer as a standard way to quantify the severity of drought conditions. Palmer published his method in the 1965 paper, "Meteorological Drought" for the Office of Climatology of the U.S. Weather Bureau. This was generated using metological values from the Fairbanks, AK Airport. http://nadss.unl.edu/PDSIReport/pdsi/index.html

ShareScore

40/100

Overall dataset sharing score

Score breakdown

These five areas show where the dataset supports — or may limit — practical reuse.

Stewardship: 12
Harmonization: 8
Access: 4
Reuse readiness: 8
Engagement: 8

Topics

droughts soil moisture temperature Palmer Drought Severity Index PDSI