Drought Monitoring, Prediction, and Projection using NASA Earth System Data
Start Date:
July 23, 2024
End Date:
Aug. 1, 2024
Description:
This four-part advanced training will build upon previous ARSET trainings and provide hands-on data analysis exercises for monitoring different types of drought (meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural). Moreover, the training will include drought prediction analysis on sub-seasonal to seasonal (S2S) time scales and climate change projection analysis of drought conditions.
Targeted Audience:
Primary target audience: Water resources and disaster managers and planners from local, state, federal, and international organizations interested in using remote sensing to monitor drought
Secondary target audience: Crop growers and planners, forestry managers
Other potential participants: Academic researchers working on drought impacts and adaptation
Expected Outcomes:
By the end of this training attendees will be able to:
-Identify important Earth Observations and tools for assessing short term (week to month) to long-term (seasonal to multi-decadal) drought conditions.
-Identify drought portals and relevant geophysical parameters for monitoring droughts globally and regionally.
-Access and analyze sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasts of temperature and precipitation for evolving drought conditions for a region of interest.
-Access and analyze climate change projection data to assess impacts on long term drought conditions for a region of interest.
-Explore selected regional drought monitoring tools that can be customized for a user’s region of interest.
