THE DROUGHT MONITOR
Mark Svoboda, Doug LeComte, Mike Hayes, Richard R. Heim, Karin Gleason, Jim Angel, Brad Rippey, Rich Tinker, Mike Palecki, David E. Stooksbury, David Miskus, Scott L. Stephens
Abstract
The Drought Monitor was started in spring 1999 in response to a need for improved information about the status of drought across the United States. It serves as an example of interagency cooperation in a time of limited resources. The Drought Monitor process also illustrates the creative use of Internet technologies to disseminate authoritative information about drought and to receive regional and local input that is in turn incorporated into the product. This paper describes the Drought Monitor and the interactive process through which it is created.
Topics & Concepts
DisseminationProcess (computing)The InternetProduct (mathematics)Environmental resource managementEnvironmental scienceComputer scienceBusinessTelecommunicationsWorld Wide WebOperating systemGeometryMathematicsHydrology and Drought AnalysisClimate change impacts on agriculture