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Drought Management in NC. Ryan Boyles State Climate Office of NC NC State University. About the State Climate Office. Public Service Center at NCSU Statewide public resource for weather and climate information and services Extension of research to community applications - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Drought Management in NC
Ryan Boyles
State Climate Office of NC
NC State University
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About the State Climate Office
• Public Service Center at NCSU• Statewide public resource for weather
and climate information and services – Extension of research to community
applications– Research on NC weather and climate– Outreach, Education
• Focus on service to the state
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NC - Statutory Authority• Drought Council – 1992 via NC Emergency
Operations Plan• 2002 – Drought focused activity• 2003 Legislation establishing Drought
Management Advisory Council– Objective advisories for local govt– Assessment of local conditions using technical data
• 2008 – strengthened to include broader representation
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Assessing Drought
• Weekly Technical Webinars– Core expertise with >10 yrs experience– Environmental sensor data
• Precipitation, temperatures, streams, groundwater
• High resolution, rich source of data inland
– Impacts• Fire activity and risk• Agriculture, vegetation impacts• Water quality & Water supply
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Groundwater Monitoring
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NC Drought Monitor
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Key Needs of NIDIS Pilot
• Build on existing efforts• Enhance outreach, education• Enhance monitoring• Connect drought indicators to impacts
– Integrated modeling physical, ecological systems?
• Emphasis on sustainable service– Integrate sciences into decision support
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