92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Session 5A: The 2011 South Central U.S. Drought—Impacts, Adaptation, and Best Practices


Chair:  Kristen Averyt, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado
Papers:
 
Introductory Remarks

 
Climatological Context and Impacts of the 2011 Drought in Texas
Victor W. Murphy, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX

 
Managing Exceptional Drought in Oklahoma
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and G. McManus

 
Status of State Drought Planning and Response in the United States
Mark D. Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and M. J. Hayes

 
Assessing and Responding to the 2011 Southern Plains Drought From a Climate Services Perspective
David P. Brown, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Fort Worth, TX; and R. Pulwarty, C. McNutt, and L. S. Darby

Manuscript (73.4 kB)