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Equity, Justice, and Drought: Lessons for Climate Services from the U.S. Southwest
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Field of Dreams or Dream Team? Assessing Two Models for Drought Impact Reporting in the Semiarid Southwest
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: ecisions about drought declarations, status, and relief funds, decision makers need high-quality local-level drought impact data. In response to this need in Arizona the Arizona DroughtWatch program was created, which ...
Discerning “Flavors” of Drought Using Climate Extremes Indices
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: onitoring drought conditions in arid and semiarid regions characterized by high levels of intra- and interannual hydroclimatic variability is a challenging task. Typical drought-monitoring indices that are based on ...
Wildfire Management and Forecasting Fire Potential: The Roles of Climate Information and Social Networks in the Southwest United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: ontinuing progress in the fields of meteorology, climatology, and fire ecology has enabled more proactive and risk-tolerant wildland fire management practices in the United States. Recent institutional changes have also ...
Moving toward the Deliberate Coproduction of Climate Science Knowledge
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: oproduction of knowledge is believed to be an effective way to produce usable climate science knowledge through a process of collaboration between scientists and decision makers. While the general principles of ...
Rain Gauges to Range Conditions: Collaborative Development of a Drought Information System to Support Local Decision-Making
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: rought monitoring and drought planning are complex endeavors. Measures of precipitation or streamflow provide little context for understanding how social and environmental systems impacted by drought are responding. Here ...
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