A literature review dataset from Delft University of Technology used to analyze the geographic focus and methodological approaches of drought research. It likely contains information on the country of application and categories of drought indicators and impacts for reviewed studies. The dataset was created by Sarra Kchouk and is available under an Open Access license.
Use Cases
- Mapping the geographic distribution of drought research based on the country of application field.
- Comparing the prevalence of different drought indicator categories (e.g., meteorological, agricultural, hydrological) across studies.
- Analyzing the relationship between types of drought indicators studied and reported drought impacts.
- Identifying research gaps in drought studies for specific countries or regions.
Strengths
- Associated with a peer-reviewed publication, providing academic context.
- Includes a readme file with additional details for interpretation.
- Focuses on a specific, well-defined research question regarding drought indices and impacts.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Delft University of Technology
- Collection Method
- Compiled from a review of academic literature on drought indices.
- Geography
- Global, based on the country of application for reviewed studies.