Research Article

Assessment of Disaster Loss Index and Characteristics of Gale Disaster in Typical Arid and Semiarid Lands

Table 3

Classification standard of gale disaster events.

Percentile r (%)Loss index ()Level of

r ≤ 50.0 ≤ 0.21552Mild (level I)
50.1 ≤ r ≤ 75.00.21553 ≤  ≤ 0.69402Moderate (level II)
75.1 ≤ r ≤ 90.00.69403 ≤ ≤ 2.05797Severe (level III)
r ≥ 90.1 ≥ 2.05798Very severe (level IV)