CRU sc-PDSI (self-calibrating PDSI) over Europe & North America
Key Strengths
Key Limitations
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National Center for Atmospheric Research Staff (Eds). Last modified "The Climate Data Guide: CRU sc-PDSI (self-calibrating PDSI) over Europe & North America.” Retrieved from https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/cru-sc-pdsi-self-calibrating-pdsi-over-europe-north-america on 2026-03-04.
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Acknowledgement of the Climate Data Guide project is also appreciated:
Schneider, D. P., C. Deser, J. Fasullo, and K. E. Trenberth, 2013: Climate Data Guide Spurs Discovery and Understanding. Eos Trans. AGU, 94, 121–122, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013eo130001
Key Figures
CRU self calibrating PDSI for assorted months over the USA. (Climate Data Guide; D. Shea)
CRU self calibrating PDSI for assorted months over Europe. (Climate Data Guide; D. Shea)
Other Information
- van der Schrier G, Briffa KR, Jones PD and Osborn TJ (2006a) Summer moisture variability across Europe. Journal of Climate 19, 2818-2834
- van der Schrier G, Briffa KR, Osborn TJ and Cook ER (2006b) Summer moisture availability across North America. Journal of Geophysical Research 111, D11102
- Wells, N., Goddard, S. and Hayes, M. J. (2004) A Self-Calibrating Palmer Drought Severity Index, J. Climate 17:2335-2351
- Mitchell TD and Jones PD (2005) An improved method of constructing a database of monthly climate observations and associated high-resolution grids. International Journal of Climatology 25, 693-712