Drought monitoring and continental seasonal climate forecast bulletin for DRR
| Product name | Short name | Description | Time period | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant wather and climate events map | SWCE | It is based on the analysis of continental seasonal forecasts providing likely expected hazards related to predicted climate anomalies ( see practical guide for seasonal forecasting) | Seasonal | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| Monthy precipitation in percent of average | Prec% | Total precipitation in percentage of average is based on the formula: P(%)= Total current precipitation/long term (1981-2010) average of precipitation X 100 | Month | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| Standardized Precipitation Index | SPI | The SPI is a statistical monthly indicator that compares the cumulated precipitation during a period of n months with the long-term cumulated precipitation distribution for the same location and accumulation period | Month | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| Soil moisture anomaly | SMA | The soil moisture product has been chosen for agricultural drought monitoring. It is estimated through atmospheric/hydrological models. Soil moisture anomaly is the difference between current value and long term average (1981-2010). | Month | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| vegetation index anomaly | NDVI | The NDVI can be used to measure and monitor plant growth, vegetation cover, and biomass production. | Month | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| Water level | WL | Sentinel-3A use Altimetric gauging of river and lake water levels as one of mission objectives connected to requirements for water resources management, elevation of the surface of certain inland water bodies and large rivers and flood risk monitoring (see procedure) | Month | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| Seasonal precipitation forecast | Prec_FC | It is a forecast of how the coming season is likely to be different from climatology in 3 categories Above, Near and Below normal | Seasonal | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| Seasonal temperature forecast | Temp_FC | It is a forecast of how the coming seasonal temperature is likely to be different from climatology in 3 categories Above, Near and Below normal | Seasonal | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |
| African drought monitor | The Africa Drought Monitor focuses on continental, broad-scale conditions by creating composites of Meteorological drought and agricultural with four drought indicator categories. Variables used include; precip in percent of average, soil moisture anomaly, NDVI water levels and SPI ( see practical guide for drought monitor) | Month | PNG GeoTiff Geojson |