13th Conference on Applied Climatology
    

Session 8

 Drought Assessment and Prediction
 Organizer: Glen Conner, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY
8:00 AM8.1Measured Soil Moisture during the 1999–2000 Drought in Illinois  extended abstract
James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and R. W. Scott
8:15 AM8.2Monitoring droughts with improved drought index resolution  extended abstract
Michael J. Hayes, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. D. Svoboda, W. J. Waltman, S. Goddard, and K. G. Hubbard
8:30 AM8.3The quality assurance and dissemination of soil moisture data from the Oklahoma Mesonet  extended abstract
Gary D. McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
8:45 AM8.4A Soil Moisture Analysis of the Drought Conditions using the Oklahoma Mesonet  extended abstract
Bradley G. Illston, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and J. B. Basara
9:00 AM8.5The value of real-time mesoscale observations to early recognition and rapid response to short-term drought  extended abstract
Derek S. Arndt, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and H. L. Johnson
9:15 AM8.6Three years and counting: What’s new with the Drought Monitor?  extended abstract
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center/Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes and R. J. Tinker
9:30 AM8.7Exploring moisture indices for characterizing drought in Vermont  extended abstract
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
9:45 AM8.8Trends in North Carolina evapotranspiration and links with water availability  extended abstract
Peter J. Robinson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
10:00 AMCoffee Break  
10:30 AM8.9Drought and Impact Disconnect: The Midwest Drought of 1999-2000  extended abstract
Michael A. Palecki, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and S. D. Hilberg
10:45 AM8.10Drought Risk in Agriculture  extended abstract
Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
11:00 AM8.11European drought climatology and prediction using the standardised precipitation index  
Benjamin Lloyd-Hughes, University College London, Dorking, United Kingdom; and M. A. Saunders
11:15 AM8.12Climate Stability in the Great Plains  extended abstract
John Harrington Jr., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS; and M. J. Wood
11:30 AM8.13A climatological assessment of major 20th century drought in southern Ontario, Canada  extended abstract
Joan M. Klaassen, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada
11:45 AM8.14Associations between the Palmer Drought Index and various atmospheric and oceanic indices  
Douglas Le Comte, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, Camp Springs, MD

Wednesday, 15 May 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

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