Agricultural Drought Monitoring and Impacts Assessment
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Meteorology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 3489
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drought monitoring; climate; biometeorology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Droughts are defined as significant deficits in precipitation that evolve into impacts on vegetation and water resources depending on their strength and duration. Agricultural drought is the result of a water deficiency in the soil and consequent water stress to plants, causing a reduction in crop yields. In general, agriculture is the first sector to be affected by drought since soil moisture is the first component of the hydrological system to be affected. Regions with widespread use of rainfed agriculture are especially vulnerable and frequently affected by drought impacts. Overall, the impacts of droughts are experienced in many sectors which rely on water resources, especially those related to the food–water–energy nexus. Climate change is expected to alter the current spatial and temporal patterns of drought worldwide. Thus, the constant improvement and validation of monitoring tools is imperative to support policies around the world on climate change mitigation.
The focus of this Special Issue is on monitoring and forecasting agricultural drought and associated impacts using current and projected datasets of climate, monitoring networks, remote sensing products, and innovative tools for data analysis. Papers that focus on the integration of current data sources and impact assessment of droughts and agricultural drought trends and future scenarios and/or forecasting are especially welcome.
Dr. Marcelo Zeri
Dr. Ana Paula Cunha
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Droughts
- Climate
- Remote sensing
- Meteorology
- Drought monitoring
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