NIDIS Knowledge Assessment Workshop:
Contributions of Satellite Remote Sensing to Drought Monitoring
Contributions of Satellite Remote Sensing to Drought Monitoring
When:
February 6-7, 2008
Where:
David Skaggs Research Center, NOAA, Boulder, CO
Purpose:
The purpose of the workshop is to develop a ready reference on available remote sensing data
streams and products for the drought monitoring community of the United States.
Summary:
Goals:
There are three goals of this workshop: 1) to assess and review a wide range of remote sensing technologies (e.g., optical, thermal infrared, passive microwave, radar, and
gravimetric systems) including data streams and products; 2) to assess application of remote sensing technology to drought monitoring and early warning by sector; and 3) to
provide recommendations for further improvement for use in cross-sector/agency early warning drought monitoring. Priority for discussion lies with operational systems,
quasi-operational experimental systems, and research results that show promise for application in the near term.
Three broad application areas are targeted by the workshop:
Three broad application areas are targeted by the workshop:
- Vegetation (Crops, Rangeland, and Forests)
- Precipitation and Snow
- Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration
Workshop Materials
Background Materials
Sponsors
- National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
- The Western Water Assessment (WWA)
- USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
- National Drought Mitigation Center
Planning Team
- Jim Verdin, USGS/NIDIS
- Jesslyn Brown, SAIC/USGS EROS
- Christina Alvord, WWA
- Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/NIDIS