Publications by authors named "Mark Svoboda"
Article Synopsis
- The Composite Drought Indicator (CDI) is a monthly tool created by government agencies in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia to aid in managing drought conditions, focusing on agricultural and ecological factors.
- The CDI incorporates remote sensing and modeled data to assess various environmental factors like precipitation and soil moisture, and it has undergone validation and adjustments based on engagement with policymakers and the specific needs of each country.
- The paper details the challenges faced during CDI development, highlights improvements made to the system, and discusses how the CDI supports operational monitoring and informed decision-making, addressing the uniqueness of each national context.
In several regions across the globe, snow has a significant impact on hydrology. The amounts of water that infiltrate the ground and flow as runoff are driven by the melting of snow. Therefore, it is crucial to study the magnitude and effect of snowmelt.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping a remotely sensed drought monitoring indicator for Morocco.
Geosciences (Basel)
February 2018
Drought is one of the most serious climatic and natural disasters inflicting serious impacts on the socio-economy of Morocco, which is characterized both by low-average annual rainfall and high irregularity in the spatial distribution and timing of precipitation across the country. This work aims to develop a comprehensive and integrated method for drought monitoring based on remote sensing techniques. The main input parameters are derived monthly from satellite data at the national scale and are then combined to generate a composite drought index presenting different severity classes of drought.
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