Global Drought Information System (GDIS)

The Global Drought Information System (GDIS) is a tool for exploring global drought data and learning more about global drought resources, research and education. Tool Components:Monitoring DroughtForecasting DroughtManagement ToolsResearch & EducationData and Sources: North American Drought Monitor (NADM) - National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)European Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) - European Drought Observatory (EDO)GPCC Global Drought Index (DI) - Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)GPCC Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)/National Centers for Environmental InformationGPCC Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) - Consjo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)MERRA2 Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Lab (ESRL)VIIRS Vegetation Health Index (VHI) - National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)MODIS Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)GRACE-Based Root Zone Soil Moisture - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)GRACE-Based Shallow Groundwater - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)GRACE-Based Surface Soil Moisture - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)Global Gridded Population - Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

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notes The Global Drought Information System (GDIS) is a tool for exploring global drought data and learning more about global drought resources, research and education. <div><br /></div><div>Tool Components:</div><div><ul><li><a href='https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c67733ea4e36415a94587751d0dd2e2d' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Monitoring Drought</a><br /></li><li><a href='https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=2c1c0c2deda949dcab7656f23a3b3f92' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Forecasting Drought</a><br /></li><li><a href='https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=67519563e1cd4ccd88ae42f43c0dac19' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Management Tools</a><br /></li><li><a href='https://noaa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=31827265ca3e478c8f4e176ba302e555' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Research &amp; Education</a><br /></li></ul><div>Data and Sources: </div></div><div><ul><li>North American Drought Monitor (NADM) - National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)</li><li>European Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) - European Drought Observatory (EDO)</li><li>GPCC Global Drought Index (DI) - Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)</li><li>GPCC Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) <font size='3'>National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)/National Centers for Environmental Information<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>GPCC Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) - Consjo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas <span style='color:rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family:Roboto, arial, sans-serif;'>(</span>CSIC)</font></li><li><font size='3'>MERRA2 Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI) - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Earth System Research Lab (ESRL)<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>VIIRS Vegetation Health Index (VHI) - National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>MODIS Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>GRACE-Based Root Zone Soil Moisture - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>GRACE-Based Shallow Groundwater - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>GRACE-Based Surface Soil Moisture - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)<br /></font></li><li><font size='3'>Global Gridded Population - Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)<br /></font></li></ul></div>
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