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The drought propagation mechanism of a region is influenced by its climate, watershed and human water use characteristics. Different drought propagation mechanisms from meteorological drought to hydrological drought and to agricultural and water supply drought can result in very different outcomes in terms of magnitude and duration of deficits in water availability during droughts. The objective of this dissertation is to understand drought propagation mechanisms and their controlling factors in different regions of the contiguous US (CONUS), and to provide a holistic framework for the assessment of drought impacts on natural and human systems. The first part of the dissertation focuses on meteorological droughts, which are defined as periods with deficient rainfall. The spatial and temporal patterns of multi-decadal variability of meteorological droughts are analyzed to quantify the non-stationarity in meteorological drought risk. Furthermore, the regional drivers of multi-decadal variability are identified for the assessment of meteorological drought risk in the near future. The second part of the dissertation focusses on hydrologic droughts, which are defined as periods with water deficits in streams and aquifers. The propagation of meteorological to hydrologic droughts is studied to understand how both climate and watershed properties contribute to different characteristics of hydrologic droughts in different regions. By taking the drought propagation mechanisms into consideration, the third part of the dissertation evaluates the impact of droughts on water supply systems in the CONUS and explores how the management of surface and groundwater resources in different regions can be improved. 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The second part of the dissertation focusses on hydrologic droughts, which are defined as periods with water deficits in streams and aquifers. The propagation of meteorological to hydrologic droughts is studied to understand how both climate and watershed properties contribute to different characteristics of hydrologic droughts in different regions. By taking the drought propagation mechanisms into consideration, the third part of the dissertation evaluates the impact of droughts on water supply systems in the CONUS and explores how the management of surface and groundwater resources in different regions can be improved. 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