Session 2 |
| | Drought Prediction, Monitoring and Mitigation—I |
| | Chair: Wade T. Crow, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD
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| 1:30 PM | 2.1 | A GOES-Based Drought Product Using Thermal Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration 
Martha C. Anderson, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, MD; and W. P. Kustas, J. R. Mecikalski, and C. R. Hain |
| 1:45 PM | 2.2 | Drought Monitoring and Forecasts Using Microwave and Optical Satellite Observations and Noah Land Surface Model Predictions
Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and S. V. Kumar, K. Mitchell, F. Weng, and C. Peters-Lidard |
| 2:00 PM | 2.3 | Analysis, Validation and Application of the NCEP Multi-model NLDAS Products for Drought Monitoring and Prediction
Youlong Xia, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and K. E. Mitchell, E. F. Wood, L. Luo, J. Sheffield, D. P. Lettenmaier, A. W. Wood, B. A. Cosgrove, C. J. Alonge, J. Meng, H. Wei, M. Ek, P. Restrepo, J. C. Schaake, K. Mo, and R. T. Pinker |
| 2:15 PM | 2.4 | The national integrated drought information system (NIDIS)-drought portal status and plans 
Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Symonds and R. Heim |