Validity of Drought Indices as Drought Predictors in the South-Central United States

Robert V Rohli1, Nazla Bushra2, Nina Lam3, Lei Zou4, Volodymyr Mihunov4, Margaret Reams5 and Jennifer Argote5, (1)Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (2)Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, United States, (3)The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, (4)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States, (5)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States