1. Priority questions in multidisciplinary drought research
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Trnka, Miroslav, Hayes, Michael, Jurečka, František, Bartošová, Lenka, Anderson, Martha, Brázdil, Rudolf, Brown, Jesslyn, Camarero, Jesus J., Cudlín, Pavel, Dobrovolný, Petr, Eitzinger, Josef, Feng, Song, Finnessey, Taryn, Gregorič, Gregor, Havlik, Petr, Hain, Christopher, Holman, Ian, Johnson, David, Kersebaum, Kurt Christian, Charpentier Ljungqvist, Fredrik, Luterbacher, Jürg, Micale, Fabio, Hartl-Meier, Claudia, Možný, Martin, Nejedlik, Pavol, Olesen, Jørgen Eivind, Ruiz-Ramos, Margarita, Rötter, Reimund P., Senay, Gabriel, Vicente- Serrano, Sergio M., Svoboda, Mark, Susnik, Andreja, Tadesse, Tsegaye, Vizina, Adam, Wardlow, Brian, Žalud, Zdeněk, Büntgen, Ulf, Trnka, Miroslav, Hayes, Michael, Jurečka, František, Bartošová, Lenka, Anderson, Martha, Brázdil, Rudolf, Brown, Jesslyn, Camarero, Jesus J., Cudlín, Pavel, Dobrovolný, Petr, Eitzinger, Josef, Feng, Song, Finnessey, Taryn, Gregorič, Gregor, Havlik, Petr, Hain, Christopher, Holman, Ian, Johnson, David, Kersebaum, Kurt Christian, Charpentier Ljungqvist, Fredrik, Luterbacher, Jürg, Micale, Fabio, Hartl-Meier, Claudia, Možný, Martin, Nejedlik, Pavol, Olesen, Jørgen Eivind, Ruiz-Ramos, Margarita, Rötter, Reimund P., Senay, Gabriel, Vicente- Serrano, Sergio M., Svoboda, Mark, Susnik, Andreja, Tadesse, Tsegaye, Vizina, Adam, Wardlow, Brian, Žalud, Zdeněk, and Büntgen, Ulf
- Abstract
Addressing timely and relevant questions across amultitude of spatio-temporal scales,state-of-the-art interdisciplinary drought research will likely increase in importance under projectedclimate change. Given the complexity of the various direct and indirect causes and consequences of adrier world, scientific tasks need to be coordinated efficiently. Drought-related research endeavorsranging from individual projects to global initiatives therefore require prioritization. Here, wepresent 60 priority questions for optimizing future drought research. This topical catalogue reflectsthe experience of 65 scholars from 21 countries and almost 20 fields of research in both naturalsciences and the humanities. The set of drought-related questions primarily covers drought monitoring,impacts, forecasting, climatology, adaptation, as well as planning and policy. The questionshighlight the increasingly important role of remote sensing techniques in drought monitoring, importanceof drought forecasting and understanding the relationships between drought parametersand drought impacts, but also challenges of drought adaptation and preparedness policies.
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- 2018
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