North America
Drought Monitor
Development Teams
This page last updated 1 August 2002
Three teams were established to launch the North America Drought Monitor activity: a Data Team, a Products and Display team, and an Authors and Communications team.
Data Team:
Responsibilities include:
- establish data requirements
- collect long-term monthly and daily temperature and precipitation data for all three countries
- updates in near-real time
- central collection point at NCDC for consistent processing then re-distribution back to each country.
Team members:
- Richard Heim (NCDC) - team leader
- Art Douglas (Creighton Univ.)
- Miguel Cortez (SMN, Mexico)
- Mike Palecki (Midwest Regional Climate Center)
- Robert Morris (MSC, Canada)
- Doug Lecomte (CPC)
- a CDC representative
Products and Display Team:
Responsibilities include:
- identify parameters to be computed, common calibration periods, etc.
- determine products including drought indices, display such as maps, connections with Paleoclimatic data for longer-term perspective.
Team members:
- Jay Lawrimore (NCDC) - team leader
- Mark Svoboda (NDMC)
- Mark Eakin (NCDC's Paleoclimatology Branch)
- Walter Skinner (MSC, Canada)
- Aston Chipanski (Agriculture and Agrifood Canada)
- a representative from Mexico
- a representative from NCDC's Climate Archeaology and Analysis Branch (for comparing across national boundaries)
Authors and Communication Team:
Responsibilities include:
- set up mechanics of how the North America Drought Monitor product will be produced and who the authors will be, etc.
- responsible for development and release of each report
- communication mainly by Internet with annual workshops.
Team members:
- Brad Rippey (USDA-JAWF) - team co-leader
- David Miskus (NOAA-JAWF) - team co-leader
- Art Douglas (Creighton Univ.)
- Miguel Cortez (SMN, Mexico)
- Ted O'Brien (Agriculture and Agrifood Canada)
- all 9 U.S. Drought Monitor authors (Richard Heim, Scott Stephens, Karin Gleason, David Miskus, Brad Rippey, Doug Lecomte, Rich Tinker, Michael Hayes, Mark Svoboda)
- a NOAA Public Affairs representative
- a USDA Public Affairs representative
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