Drought Decision-Making Tools You Can Use

OneNOAA Science Seminar Series

Speakers: 
Rebecca Ward | North Carolina Assistant State Climatologist
Katherine Hegewisch | Research Scientist at the University of Idaho
Jeff Marti | Drought Coordinator, Washington Department of Ecology

Sponsors: NOAA/National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)

Seminar contact: Elizabeth Weight (elizabeth.weight@noaa.gov)

Abstract: 
Learn about two toolkits that support drought monitoring and drought decision-making across the lower 48 states: the Integrated Water Portal and The Climate Toolbox.

The Integrated Water Portal brings together water data from several different agencies into a map-driven data exploration and visualization tool that is designed to support drought monitoring at state and basin scales. This site allows users to quickly explore regional and local water conditions with a focus on surface and near surface supplies.

The Climate Toolbox is a set of mapping/graphing tools that can be used to explore climate/hydrology data in real-time with comparisons to the past and insight into the future (sub-seasonal to seasonal forecasts and future projections) at gridded locations over the lower 48. The presentation will also feature users' perspectives, including how the State of Washington's Drought Coordinator uses The Climate Toolbox for state drought monitoring.

Remote Access: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/655397297701049612  

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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(Rebecca Ward, North Carolina Assistant State Climatologist, Katherine Hegewisch, Research Scientist at the University of Idaho, Jeff Marti, Drought Coordinator, Washington Department of Ecology)