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Latin American and Caribbean

Flood and Drought Monitor:

Introduction to Web Interface

Nathaniel W. Chaney, Colby K. Fisher, Justin Sheffield, and Eric F. Wood

Historic Reconstructions Real-Time Monitoring

Reanalysis, Gridded Obs., Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing, Global Analysis

Climate Forcing Data

Merging, Downscaling, Bias Correction

Downscaling, Bias Correction

Downscaling and Bias Correction Methods

VIC Land Surface Hydrologic Model

Hydrological Models

Streamflow and Indices

Derived Products

1950 2009 +6 months

2

Weather and Seasonal Forecasting Models

Now

Predictions

Main Portal

Main Portal: Language Selection

Web Interface

Water Cycle Products

Basic Interface

Interactive Interface

Interface: Precipitation

Interface: Evaporation

Interface: NDVI

Interface: Drought Index

Interface: 7-day Forecast

Interface: Seasonal Forecast

Point Data: Map Selection

Point Data: Streamflow (Daily)

Point Data: Streamflow (Monthly)

Point Data: Streamflow (Yearly)

Point Data: Soil Moisture

Point Data: NDVI

Point Data: Meteorology

Point Data: Indices

Point Data: Download

Point Data: Excel

Spatial Data: Selection and Download

Spatial Data: GIS Software

Interface: Feedback

Summary: Monitor Capabilities

• Multiple Languages

• Seasonal Forecast (6 months)

• Short-Term Forecast (7 days)

• Vegetation Monitoring (NDVI)

• Standard Precipitation Index (SPI)

• Download point data

• Download spatial data

• Provide feedback

http://stream.princeton.edu/LAFDM/WEBPAGE