Drought Monitors

The UCLA Land Surface Hydrology Research Group maintains a research-level drought monitoring system designed to monitor departures from normal conditions that can be used to characterize evolving drought conditions. Other drought monitors include: the United States Drought Monitor, NOAA's North America Drought Monitor. Links to these sites, which include additional information are provided here:

• UCLA California and Nevada Drought Monitoring System
• Princeton University/UCLA SMAP and VIC Soil Moisture Drought Monitoring System
• UCLA Pacific Northwest Drought Monitoring System
• UCLA Western U.S. Drought Monitoring System
• UCLA Experimental Surface Water Monitor
• United States Drought Monitor
• NOAA North American Drought Monitor
• National Integrated Drought Information System