Drought early warning and forecasting : theory and practice /: theory and practice. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chris Funk, Shraddhanand Shukla.
• Authors: Funk, Christopher; Shukla, Shraddhanand
• Contents: 1. Droughts, governance, disasters, and response systems 2. Drought early warning—definitions, challenges, and opportunities 3. Drought early warning systems 4. Tools of the trade 1—weather and climate forecasts 5. Tools of the trade 2—land surface models 6. Tools of the trade 3—mapping exposure and vulnerability 7. Theory—understanding atmospheric demand in a warming world 8. Theory—indices for measuring drought severity 9. Sources of drought early warning skill, staged prediction systems, and an example for Somalia 10. Practice—evaluating forecast skill 11. Practice—integrating observations and climate forecasts 12. Practice—actionable information and decision-making networks 13. Final thoughts
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.5773; Drought forecasting
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128140123
• Related ISBNs: 9780128140116
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