Advanced Webinar: Remote Sensing of Drought
Description: Prolonged drought can result in economic, environmental, and health-related impacts. In this webinar, participants will learn how to monitor drought conditions and assess impacts on the ecosystem using precipitation, soil moisture, and vegetation data. The training will provide an overview of drought classification, as well as an introduction to web-based tools for drought monitoring and visualization. Lectures will be followed by hands-on demonstrations of data access and visualization.
Course Date and Time: Two, 2-hour sessions. Wednesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 19 at either 12:00-14:00 p.m. or 21:00-23:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4). The session is broadcast twice per day to allow for international participation.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the training, attendees will be able to:
- Understand how remote sensing can be used for drought monitoring
- Acquire remotely-sensed imagery and products for drought
- Analyze drought data and calculate anomalies within a geospatial software
Intended Audience: Regional, state, federal, and international organizations interested in using remote sensing to monitor drought.
Registration: This webinar is free and open but you must register. Please only register for one of the daily sessions