Advancing Drought Monitoring and Prediction - 2012 AGU Fall Meeting

Explore cutting-edge research on drought monitoring and prediction in this nearly 2-hour conference session from the 2012 AGU Fall Meeting. Delve into topics including research challenges, remote sensing techniques, high-resolution monitoring tools, soil moisture-based approaches, agricultural early warning systems, and changes to drought metrics. Examine presentations on evaporative stress indices, land data assimilation systems, spatial and temporal drought characterization, and multivariate monitoring approaches. Gain insights into the latest advancements in drought science and their applications for decision-making across various regions including the United States, East Africa, and Central America.