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North America Drought Monitor

North America Drought Monitor. Where Have We Been. Where Are We Going.

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North America Drought Monitor

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    1. North America Drought Monitor Where Have We Been Where Are We Going USDM Workshop Washington, D.C., October 2005

    3. New Timeline Implemented in June 2005 Indices calculated by NCDC and placed online by 7th Canada merges USDM weekly shapefiles with Canadian first-guess shapefiles by 8th and sends to primary author Miguel prepares Mexico drought depiction in .jpg format by 8th and e-mails to primary author who creates NADM depiction for Mexico Text discussion sent from Mexico and Canada by 14th Peer-review of NADM map until finalized and placed online by 16th

    4. For the Future Short-term Add Canada to primary author rotation (Feb 06) Transition US from divisional to station data Increase number of stations reporting from Canada ?? Mid-term Provide updated indicator maps on a weekly basis Data Issues (Formats, Ingest/Processing, Automation) Make Canadian depiction fully operational Add Mexico to primary author rotation ?? Long-term Improve Timeliness of monthly product Transition to a weekly product

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