Fig. 1. Location of meteorological stations in China

Fig. 2. Change in the D mean

Fig. 3. Smoothing splines fitting of D

Fig. 4. Extraction of drought features (severity, peak and duration)using runs theory

Fig. 5. Spatial distribution of meteorological stations in China based on stationary test and goodness-of-fit tests

Fig. 6. Correlation of NSPEI, SPEI and sc-PDSI in China on different time scales

Fig. 7. Correlation of NSPEI, SPEI and soil moisture in China at different time scales

Fig. 8. Correlation between NSPEI, SPEI, sc-PDSI and drought-affected area in China

Fig. 9. Spatial and temporal distribution of drought in NSPEI, SPEI, sc-PDSI and soil moisture in China in typical years

Fig. 10. Trend of drought in NSPEI, SPEI and soil moisture in China from 1962 to 2014

Fig. 11. Drought severity, peak, duration and frequency trend analysis in China from 1962 to 2014

Fig. 12. Analysis of NSPEI and SPEI in ten major river basins of China on a six-month scale in different emission scenarios from 2006 to 2100

Fig. 13. Trend of drought in NSPEI and SPEI in different emission scenarios in China from 2006 to 2100

Fig. 14. Trend of drought in SPEI on monthly scale in different emission scenarios in China from 2006 to 2100

Fig. 15. Trend of drought in NSPEI in different emission scenarios in China from 2006 to 2100