Applicability of the Global Land Evaporation Amsterdam Model Data for Basin-Scale Spatiotemporal Drought Assessment

Ali Khoshnazar*, Gerald A. Corzo Perez, Vitali Diaz

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Abstract

Drought directly impacts the living organisms and environment, and thereby, its assessment is essential. Different drought indices require different data, which can be obtained based on models or in-situ measurements, demanding a significant amount of effort. Using remotely sensed (RS) data from satellites can facilitate this data acquisition. Nowadays, more and more satellite techniques are rising, highlighting the need to assess the accuracy of their data and the reliability of the results obtained by employing them. The Wet-environment Evapotranspiration Precipitation Standardized Index (WEPSI) has shown good performance in drought monitoring and assessment, especially for agricultural purposes. This chapter employs the Global Land Evaporation Amsterdam Model (GLEAM) data to investigate its applicability in the Lempa River basin drought assessment using WEPSI. In this order, evaluated data obtained from the Water Evaluation and Planning system (WEAP) were used as the basis for comparison. Precisely, a comparison was made with GLEAM and WEAP-based data as well as WEPSI time series based on these two datasets. The results show a relatively high similarity between these two datasets and calculated WEPSI drought indices. This validates the good performance of GLEAM-based data in drought monitoring and assessment based on WEPSI.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplication of Remote Sensing and GIS in Natural Resources and Built Infrastructure Management
Subtitle of host publicationWater Science and Technology Library
EditorsVijay P. Singh, Shalini Yadav, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Gerald Augusto Corzo Perez, Francisco Muñoz-Arriola, Ram Narayan Yadava
Chapter10
Pages197-215
Number of pages19
Volume105
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-14096-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameWater Science and Technology Library
PublisherSpringer
ISSN (Print)0921-092X
ISSN (Electronic)1872-4663

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Keywords

  • Remote sensing
  • GLEAM
  • Drought index
  • WEPSI
  • Drought assessment
  • Drought monitoring
  • Drought analysis
  • Agricultural drought
  • WEAP
  • Lempa River basin

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