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Drought in Jordan: Analysing Severity and Spatiotemporal Patterns Cover

Drought in Jordan: Analysing Severity and Spatiotemporal Patterns

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|Apr 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

Major physiographic districts in Jordan

Table 1:

Assigned PDNm ranges for modified drought severity levels

Severity levelPDNm (%)
No droughtAbove −10
Mild−10 to −25
Moderate−25 to −50
Severe−50 to −60
ExtremeBelow −60
Figure 2:

Spatial distribution of PDIR precipitation over Jordan

Figure 3:

Temporal variations of the observed and PDIR precipitation estimates

Figure 4:

Detected droughts in Jordan and their severity levels

Figure 5:

The distribution of the severity levels for droughts in Jordan

Figure 6:

Probability distribution of the drought duration for lengths 1 – 4 years

Figure 7:

The conditional probability (Pdd)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0098 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 (formerly 1336-5835) | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 19, 2026
Accepted on: Feb 16, 2026
Published on: Apr 24, 2026
Published by: University of Žilina
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Zeyad S. Tarawneh, published by University of Žilina
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.