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DROUGHT VOLUMES METHOD
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y = -10.953x+21992
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Fig. 10.
Drought volumes against time for Rakai (1950-1960).
Graph comparing SPI and Drought volumes for 1950 - 60
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SPI = 0.0044V + 3.485
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Drought Volumes (V)
Fig. 11.
Drought volumes and SPI values for Masindi 1950-1960 compared.
should be compared for other regions to examine the extent of the
applicability of Eqs. (9) or (10).
Acknowledgments
Special thanks go to the staff of the Department of Meteorology, Ministry
of Water, Lands and Environment for their assistance during the course
