The Standardized Soil Moisture-Temperature Compound Index (SSTCI): daily scale global data set and event catalogue for compound dry-hot extremes (1961–2023)

Aftab, Rukhshinda; Hagan, Daniel Fiifi Tawia; Wang, Guojie; Shan, Baoying; Shah, Syed Husnain; Chensi, Zhou; Xikun, Wei; Siddique, Fareeha; Jaffry, Ali Hasan; Yeboah, Emmanuel

doi:10.5194/essd-18-7981-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7981-2026

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The Standardized Soil Moisture-Temperature Compound Index (SSTCI): daily scale global data set and event catalogue for compound dry-hot extremes (1961–2023)

Rukhshinda Aftab, Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan, Guojie Wang, Baoying Shan, Syed Husnain Shah, Zhou Chensi, Wei Xikun, Fareeha Siddique, Ali Hasan Jaffry, and Emmanuel Yeboah

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