Name of Tool
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What it does |
Type of Decisions Made by the Tool |
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Agricultural Sector |
National Agricultural Monitoring System (NAMS)
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Contains maps, graphs and reports to demonstrate the production situation for major agricultural systems. |
To keep drought managers aware of drought conditions so that drought management strategies can be prepared & deployed to lessen drought impacts |
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VegDRI (Vegetation Drought Response Index)
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Used to map and monitor general patterns of drought severity at a regional to national scale in the U.S. |
Delivers timely geo-referenced information about areas where the vegetation is impacted by drought. Drought management strategies can hence be deployed to lessen impacts |
VegDRI data: View
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Drought Impact Reporter
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Collects, quantifies, and maps reported drought impacts for the United States |
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North American Drought Monitor (NADM)
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Identifies and maps drought intensity areas across international borders and provides information on their impacts. |
By keeping aware of drought conditions, drought management strategies can be prepared/deployed to lessen the drought's impacts |
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United States Drought Monitor (USDM)
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Identifies and maps drought intensity areas for the United States and provides information on the major impact types. |
By keeping aware of drought conditions, drought management strategies can be prepared/deployed to lessen the drought's impacts |
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Agrometeorological Forecast of the Winter Crops Condition in Spring
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Calculates vegetation condition through the winter |
Determines when to provide more seeds to make up for crop loss in the winter and when to provide seeds for spring sowing |
View (To link soon) |
Water Management |
IWD: Irrigation water demand model
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Determines supplementary irrigation requirements |
When, where, and how to use supplemental irrigation water for crops |
View |
Water Sensitive Urban Development Models
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Determines water demand and the effect of rainfall on available water |
Determine how to use current water supplies |
1. Abstract: View
2. paper: view
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Rainfall Intensity-Frequency-Duration data
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Risk assessment of dams and bridges, roof design, and storm drainage systems. Manages flood plains. Soil conservation studies. |
Determines updates to bridges, damns, roofs, drainage systems. Maintains awareness of floodplains for fast action in case of flooding |
1. Free IFD Data: View
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RORB – runoff routing and URBS – continuous/event rainfall runoff routing model
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General runoff and stream flow routing program used to calculate flood hydrographs from rainfall and other channel inputs. |
Forecasts flooding for operations and determines how successful bridges, dams, culverts, etc. will hold up in a flooding situation |
1. RORB: View
2. URBS: View |
Transport Sector |
Current and Forecast Icing Products (CIP and FIP)
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Produces a 4D depiction of expected icing severity and probability. |
Tool allows transport planning to avoid hazardous icing areas and efficient operations. |
1. NCAR Site: View
2. FHWA Site: View |
