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Scale Issues in Drought Monitoring
Drought has spatial and temporal dimensions and can be defined at a variety of scales. The complex nature of the phenomenon requires the consideration of very different data for monitoring and impact assessmen...
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Introduction
During recent years, natural disasters gained increasing attention in the minds of both the general public and the politicians. In general, concern is rising about the frequency and impact of weather-related d...
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Drought Monitoring from Space
In order to accurately assess the occurrence, extent and severity of a drought it is necessary to get a correct picture of the spatial and temporal distribution of a number of meteorological, hydrological and ...
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Conclusions and Recommendations
A lively and constructive discussion followed the presentations made in each of the five technical sessions of the workshop. A concluding session was also held, at the end of the meeting, during which previous...