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Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing of Drought from Space

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Drought monitoring is vital considering the immense costs of this natural hazard. The root cause for all types of drought (meteorological, agricultural, hydrological, and socio-economic) is sustained below average precipitation. Since regional precipitation variability depends on large-scale climatic and oceanic circulation patterns, it is necessary to study droughts from a global perspective which requires satellite observations. Satellite data allow comprehensive assessment of drought onset, development, and recovery through a multi-sensor multivariate monitoring of hydrological variables. However, there are major challenges in using satellite data, including consistency, reliability, uncertainty, and length of record that merit more in-depth research.

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This study is supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) award NNX15AC27G.

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Sadegh, M., Love, C., Farahmand, A., Mehran, A., Tourian, M.J., AghaKouchak, A. (2017). Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing of Drought from Space. In: Lakshmi, V. (eds) Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes. Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43744-6_11

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