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U.S. Forest Service Cumulative Drought Severity Index (CDSI)

U.S Forest Service Cumulative Drought Severity Index (CDSI): allows users to compare the severity of droughts experienced by different forest ecosystems between two periods, 1960-1986 & 1987-2013.

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United States

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1960-1986, 1987-2013

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geotiff

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Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI)

VegDRI: a weekly depiction of vegetation stress across the contiguous United States.

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Contiguous U.S.

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2009 - Present

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Satellite

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