Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

WWA/NIDIS Webinar

Thursday May 11 2017 @ 11:00 am
to 12:00 pm

May

11

Thu

2017

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Type
Seminar
Availability

Closed to Public

Audience
  • CIRES employees
  • CU Boulder employees
  • NOAA employees
  • Science collaborators
  • Host
    CIRES

    WWA/NIDIS Webinar
    Presented by the Western Water Assessment and National Integrated Drought Information System
    Thursday, May 11, 2017
    11:00 am – 12:00 pm MDT
    Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI): Tracking the “atmospheric demand” side of drought for monitoring and early warning
    Imtiaz Rangwala, Mike Hobbins, and Jeff Lukas for the EDDI Team*
    EDDI is a drought indicator that examines changes in the atmospheric evaporative demand to indicate the spatial extent and severity of drought over multiple timescales. In this webinar, we will describe the physical basis of EDDI and summarize some early results that demonstrate its potential and added value in early warning and ongoing monitoring of drought. We will also describe the various resources available from the EDDI tool, and share insights gained from our engagement with a diverse set of stakeholders on its effectiveness and usability.
    *Joe Barsugli1,2,4, Candida Dewes1,2, Mike Hobbins1,2, Justin Huntington3, Jeff Lukas4, Daniel McEvoy3, Charles Morton3, Imtiaz Rangwala1,2,4, Andrea Ray1, and Heather Yocum1,2
    1.    NOAA/ESRL Physical Sciences Laboratory
    2.    University of Colorado/Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
    3.    Desert Research Institute
    4.    Western Water Assessment