Journal article
Drought information for improving preparedness in the western states
A Steinemann
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | American Meteorological Society | Published : 2014
Abstract
Nineteen Western Governors' Association (WGA) states drought managers attested that they need better monitoring and forecast information to more effectively prepare for drought and reduce impacts. First states need guidance and methods to develop and select useful indicators, to test them, and to evaluate and improve their effectiveness. Second, in the quest to provide early warning information, the expertise and experience of drought managers should be tapped; it is important to understand the information they need to reduce impacts, and to develop it with them, which ultimately can promote its operational use and economic value. Third, state drought plans can link indicators with actions t..
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Awarded by Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) under NOAA
Awarded by California-Nevada Applications Program (CNAP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Funding Acknowledgements
I thank the 19 state drought managers for valuable contributions to this study, and collaborators including Dan Cayan, Kelly Redmond, Ed Miles, Melissa Finucane, Brad Udall, Gregg Garfin, Dan White, Michael Hayes, James Verdin, and Roger Pulwarty. I also thank Kelly Redmond, Michael Hayes, Dan Cayan, Jeanine Jones, Amy Davis, and two referees for their very helpful reviews. This study received support from the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) under NOAA Cooperative Agreement No: NA17RJ1232, Contribution No. 14795, and from the California-Nevada Applications Program (CNAP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant NA11OAR4310150.