UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON WILL: GENERATE RAPID CHANGE INDEX (RCI) DATASETS USING RETROSPECTIVE GLOBAL TIR AND TIR/MW VERSIONS OF THE ESI.ASSESS THE EVOLUTION OF THE RCI DURING RETROSPECTIVE FLASH DROUGHT EVENTS AND DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A THRESHOLD METHOD TO PROVIDE A QUANTITATIVE EARLY WARNING METRIC FOR DEVELOPING FLASH DROUGHT EVENTS. ASSIST UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND RESEARCHERS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RCI WITHIN THE GLOBAL ESI PRODUCT SYSTEM AT NOAA AND ASSIST IN DEVELOPING TRAINING MATERIAL FOR USE OF RCI VARIABLES BY PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS.

University Of Wisconsin System, Madison WI

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