Standard precipitation index to track drought and assess impact of rainfall on watertables in irrigation areas

Shahbaz Khan1, Hamza Farooq Gabriel1, Tariq Rana2
1International Centre of Water for Food Security, Charles Sturt University, Building 24, Wagga Wagga Campus, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia
2Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia

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