{"product_id":"drought-early-warning-and-forecasting-theory-and-practice-paperback-9780128140116","title":"Drought Early Warning and Forecasting; Theory and Practice (Paperback) 9780128140116","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDrought Early Warning and Forecasting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheory and Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides both the theory and practical methods required to create and effectively use drought early warning systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChris Funk (Author), Shraddhanand Shukla (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128140116, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrought risk management involves three pillars: drought early warning, drought vulnerability and risk assessment, and drought preparedness, mitigation, and response. This book collects in one place a description of all the key components of the first pillar, and describes strategies for fitting these pieces together. The best modern drought early warning systems incorporate and integrate a broad array of environmental information sources: weather station observations, satellite imagery, land surface and crop model simulations, and weather and climate model forecasts, and analyze this information in context-relevant ways that take into account exposure and vulnerability. \u003ci\u003eDrought Early Warning and Forecasting: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e assembles a comprehensive overview of these components, providing examples drawn from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network and the United States Drought Monitor. This book simultaneously addresses the physical, social, and information management aspects of drought early warning, and informs readers about the tools, techniques, and conceptual models required to effectively identify, predict, and communicate potential drought-related disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book is a key text for postgraduate scientists and graduate and advanced undergraduate students in hydrology, geography, earth sciences, meteorology, climatology, and environmental sciences programs. Professionals dealing with disaster management and drought forecasting will also find this book beneficial to their work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Droughts, governance, disasters, and response systems2. Drought early warning—definitions, challenges, and opportunities3. Drought early warning systems4. Tools of the trade 1—weather and climate forecasts5. Tools of the trade 2—land surface models6. Tools of the trade 3—mapping exposure and vulnerability7. Theory—understanding atmospheric demand in a warming world8. Theory—indices for measuring drought severity9. Sources of drought early warning skill, staged prediction systems, and an example for Somalia10. Practice—evaluating forecast skill11. Practice—integrating observations and climate forecasts12. Practice—actionable information and decision-making networks13. Final thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e], Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Meteorology%20\u0026amp;%20climatology%20%5BRBP%5D%22\"\u003eRBP\u003c\/a\u003e], Hydrology \u0026amp; the hydrosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Hydrology \u0026amp; the hydrosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Hydrology%20\u0026amp;%20the%20hydrosphere%20%5BRBK%5D%22\"\u003eRBK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Elsevier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46649928712472,"sku":"9780128140116","price":89.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128140116.jpg?v=1694104597","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/drought-early-warning-and-forecasting-theory-and-practice-paperback-9780128140116","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}