Drought

Drought Dynamics and Assessment

  1. Nigatu et al. (2024): “Drought Dynamics in the Nile River Basin: Meteorological, Agricultural, and Groundwater Drought Propagation.” Remote Sensing 16(5):919.
  2. Zeleke et al. (2022): “Assessment of Climate and Catchment Control on Drought Propagation in the Tekeze River Basin, Ethiopia.” Water 14(1564).
  3. Bayissa et al. (2021): “Multi-Dimensional Drought Assessment in Abbay/Upper Blue Nile Basin: The Importance of Shared Management and Regional Coordination Efforts for Mitigation.” Remote Sensing 13(9):1835.
  4. Abiy et al. (2019): “Teleconnection of Regional Drought to ENSO, PDO, and AMO: Southern Florida and the Everglades.” Atmosphere 10:295.

Drought Monitoring and Prediction

  1. Wodebo et al. (2025): “Comprehensive performance evaluation of satellite-based and reanalysis rainfall estimate products in Ethiopia: For drought, flood, and water resources applications.” Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 57:102150.
  2. Zeleke et al. (2025): “Spatial variability and relative influence of seasonal rainfall drivers in Ethiopia.” Theoretical and Applied Climatology 156(131).
  3. Karimi et al. (2019): “Analysis and prediction of meteorological drought using SPI index and ARIMA model in the Karkheh river basin, Iran.” In: Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability.
  4. Abiy et al. (2019): “Drought and teleconnection and drought monitoring.” In: Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability.

Drought Mitigation and Adaptation

  1. Kebede et al. (2023): “Effect of Locally Adapted Conservation Tillage on Runoff, Soil Erosion, and Agronomic Performance in Semiarid Rain-Fed Farming in Ethiopia.” Land 12:593.
  2. Zelelew et al. (2018): “Evaluating the Response of In Situ Moisture Conservation Techniques in Different Rainfall Distributions and Soil-Type Conditions on Sorghum Production and Soil Moisture Characteristics in Drought-Prone Areas of Northern Ethiopia.” Water Conservation Science and Engineering 3(3):157-167.
  3. Ambachew et al. (2014): “Performance of Mungbean to Deficit Irrigation Application under Semiarid Highlands of Ethiopia.” Agricultural Water Management 136:68-74.

Remote Sensing Applications for Drought

  1. Choubin et al. (2019): “Effects of drought on vegetative cover changes: Investigating spatiotemporal patterns.” In: Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability.
  2. Cereon et al. (2015): “Operational Actual Wetland Evapotranspiration Estimation for the Everglades Using MODIS Imagery.” Remote Sensing 7:3613-3632.
  3. Senay et al. (2007): “A Coupled Remote Sensing and Simplified Energy Balance Approach to Estimate Actual Evapotranspiration from Irrigated Fields.” Sensors 7:979-1000.

Drought Impacts on Ecosystems and Hydrology

  1. Seka et al. (2022): “Hydrological drought impacts on water storage variations: a focus on the role of vegetation changes in the East Africa region. A systematic review.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
  2. Reio et al. (2023): “Quantification of Evapotranspiration and Water Chemistry in a Remediated Wetland in Everglades National Park, USA.” Water 15(4):611.
  3. Yadeta et al. (2024): “Analysis of Climate Variability and Agricultural Drought and their Implications for Rainfed Agriculture at Selected Stations in the Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia.” In: Land and Water Degradation in Ethiopia.

Evapotranspiration in Drought Contexts

  1. Enku et al. (2013): “A simple temperature method for the estimation of evapotranspiration.” Hydrological Processes 28(6):2945-2960.
  2. Oberg & Melesse (2006): “Evapotranspiration Dynamics at an Ecohydrological Restoration Site: An Energy Balance and Remote Sensing Approach.” Journal of American Water Resources Association 42(3):565-582.
  3. Melesse et al. (2006): “Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Evapotranspiration and Vegetation at the Glacial Ridge Prairie Restoration.” Hydrological Processes 20(7):1451-1464.

Book Chapters on Drought-Related Topics

  1. Abtew & Melesse (2013): Multiple chapters in Evaporation and Evapotranspiration: Measurements and Estimations, Springer Science Publishers.

Ddrought-related research shows strong focus areas in:

  1. The use of remote sensing and satellite data for drought monitoring
  2. Drought dynamics in the Nile Basin (particularly Ethiopia)
  3. The relationship between evapotranspiration and drought
  4. Climate teleconnections and drought (ENSO, PDO, AMO)
  5. Drought adaptation and mitigation strategies in agricultural contexts