EDO Low-Flow Index (LFI) (version 3.0.0)

Description

The Low-Flow Index (LFI) exploits the simulated 6-hours river water discharge outputs of the JRC’s in-house LISFLOOD hydrological model, in order to capture unbroken consecutive periods of unusually low streamflow, and compares the consequent water deficit during those periods with the historical climatological conditions in the period 1995-2023, in order to derive the severity of the events.

Contact

Email: JRC-EMS-DROUGHT (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast, ECMWF
European Flood Awareness System, EFAS
European and Global Drought Observatories, EDO

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): EDO Low-Flow Index (LFI) (version 3.0.0). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fd18fd1d-1af4-443a-b624-e19001b91f49

Keywords

CEMS Droughts Europe European Drought Observatory (EDO) Hydrological drought Low Flow Copernicus

Data access

Data Download Service (NetCDF)

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Low-Flow Index Factsheet

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This Factsheet provides a detailed technical description of the Low-Flow Index (LFI) indicator, which is implemented within the copernicus European Drought Observatory (EDO), and which is used for monitoring the timing (i.e. starting date and duration) and spatial evolution of major hydrological (streamflow) drought events in Europe

Publications

Publication

Development of an operational low-flow index for hydrological drought monitoring over Europe

Cammalleri, C., J. Vogt and P. Salamon. 2017. Development of an operational low-flow index for hydrological drought monitoring over Europe. Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol. 62, No. 3, 346- 358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2016.1240869

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Spatial coverage

GML

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GML

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WKT

POLYGON ((50.75 71.5, -27.75 71.5, -27.75 27.25, 50.75 27.25, 50.75 71.5))

Temporal coverage

From date	To date
1995-01-01	N/A

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-22
Modified date: 2024-08-06
Issued date: 2021-04-01
Landing page: https://drought.emergency.copernicus.eu/
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Environment
Update frequency: three times a month
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fd18fd1d-1af4-443a-b624-e19001b91f49
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