Michael J. Brewer, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and R. Heim, W. Pozzi, J. Vogt, and J. Sheffield

Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes

Joseph P. Robine, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and D. J. Bathke, M. D. Svoboda, J. Nothwehr, C. J. Bergman, N. A. Wall, T. K. Bernadt, and M. J. Hayes

Michael T. Marshall, USGS, Flagstaff, AZ; and G. Husak

D. Brent McRoberts, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Nielsen-Gammon, R. P. Boyles, R. V. Cumbie, and D. Niyogi

Andrew W. Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; and G. M. Garfin, M. Lenart, R. S. Vose, and K. W. Murphy

Vikram M. Mehta, The Center for Research on the Changing Earth System, Clarksville, MD; and N. J. Rosenberg, K. Mendoza, C. Knutson, R. Olsen, N. A. Wall, T. K. Bernadt, and M. J. Hayes

Crystal J. Bergman, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes, D. J. Bathke, C. L. Knutson, and Z. Tang