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Chapter 4. A regional drought monitoring and outlook system for South Asia

Qamer, F.M.

Chapter 4. A regional drought monitoring and outlook system for South Asia - Cham (Switzerland) : Springer Nature, 2021. - 20 pages

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The Regional Drought Monitoring and Outlook System (RDMOS) is an operational service which produces reliable drought indicators for the south Asia region with a specific focus on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. The system incorporates climatic models with suitable Earth observation data and land surface models to produce drought indices—precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, evapotranspiration—and vegetation conditions at 10-day intervals for near realtime monitoring of droughts. The RDMOS also provides seasonal outlooks at four-month intervals to support drought management and preparedness processes.


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978-3-030-73568-5 978-3-030-73569-2 (Online)




Drought
Climate models
Food security
Rural areas


South Asia

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