India Drought Atlas (1901-2021)
High-resolution (0.05 degree) long-term gridded monthly precipitation and temperature drought atlas for India spanning 1901-2021, providing standardized drought indices and downloadable datasets for the country.
indiadroughtatlas.in
At a glance
- Region
- India (Asia)
- Coverage
- National (India, 0.05 degree grid)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- drought index
- precipitation
- temperature
- gridded data
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: precipitation
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Drought indices
Track SPI and SPEI style indices for declarations and relief.
Because it has: drought index
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Onset forecasts
Predict drought onset months ahead from climate signals.
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