Table 1 Seasons of highest drought frequency during the historical period (Hist.) 1980–2014, and the projection period 2021–2060 for SSP scenarios.

From: Drought characteristics in Mediterranean under future climate change

 

Meteorological drought

Agricultural drought

Hydrological drought

Zone A

WFDE5 Hist.

MAM

DJF

JJA

MMM Hist.

JJA

JJA

JJA/DJF

SSP 1–2.6

JJA

JJA

DJF

SSP 2–4.5

MAM

SON

MAM

SSP3–7.7

JJA

JJA

JJA

SSP5–8.5

JJA

SON

MAM/JJA

Zone B

WFDE5 Hist.

JJA

MAM

SON

MMM Hist.

JJA

JJA

JJA/DJF

SSP 1–2.6

JJA/DJF

MAM

DJF

SSP 2–4.5

JJA

DJF

MAM

SSP3–7.7

JJA

SON

DJF

SSP5–8.5

JJA

SON

SON

Zone C

WFDE5 Hist.

JJA

SON

DJF/MAM

MMM Hist.

JJA

SON

DJF

SSP 1–2.6

JJA

JJA/SON

MAM

SSP 2–4.5

JJA

SON

JJA/SON

SSP3–7.7

JJA

SON

JJA

SSP5–8.5

JJA

SON

JJA/SON

Zone D

WFDE5 Hist.

JJA

JJA

DJF/MAM

MMM Hist.

JJA

JJA/SON

All

SSP 1–2.6

MAM

JJA

JJA

SSP 2–4.5

JJA

SON

DJF

SSP3–7.7

JJA

SON

JJA

SSP5–8.5

JJA

SON

No seasonality