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North American Drought Monitor Workshop

Mexico City, Mexico
October 18-19, 2006

Hosted by the National Meteorological Service of Mexico
(SMN - Servicio Meteorologico Nacional)

This page last updated 04 September 2007

General Information / Workshop Details / Workshop Goals / Workshop Agenda / Presentations / Photos
 

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General Information:

Drought is one of the costliest and most prevalent natural hazards on the North American continent. In recent years within the U.S. alone, drought has resulted in average annual economic losses of $6-8 Billion (US), and the worst droughts of the past 25 years led to losses exceeding $40B (US). However, drought and its impacts are not confined by a nation's borders. As the demand for water resources has increased across the continent due to population growth and economic expansion, naturally occurring droughts have created greater water crises as the already limited supply of this valuable resource is stretched thinner.

Severe drought during the past several years created concerns about shared water rights not only between states and interests within the U.S., but also between neighboring countries. Agriculture and farming interests were affected in all three countries (Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.), wildfire outbreaks forced the sharing of firefighting resources across borders, and municipalities were forced to levy water restrictions at various times in many parts of the continent.

In 2001, government officials within the U.S., Mexico and Canada established a trilateral partnership to improve drought monitoring on the North Amerian continent and provide decision makers with information essential to planning, mitigation and response activities. This was accomplished through the initiation of a North American Drought Monitor (NADM).

Each month, drought experts from these three countries produce the North American Drought Monitor and associated drought indicators using an array of analytical methods for determining the current state of drought across the continent. The NADM provides a comprehensive analysis of end-of-month drought conditions through the use of numerous objective drought indices and indicators along with input from contributors at the regional, provincial, and local levels. Initially provided as a developmental product before the end of each month, the NADM is now issued on an operational basis by the 16th of each month.

Continuing work of the trilateral team is focused on improving various aspects of the NADM to better meet the needs of users and decision makers at all levels of the public and private sector. This year's NADM workshop is another in a series of biannual meetings that are part of this continuing effort.

NA-DM participants include:

• National Meteorological Service of Mexico (SMN - Servicio Meteorologico Nacional)
• NOAA's National Climatic Data Center
• NOAA/NWS's Climate Prediction Center
• USDA's Joint Agricultural Weather Facility
• National Drought Mitigation Center
• Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
• Meteorological Service of Canada, Climate Research Branch

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Workshop Details:

The 2006 North America Drought Workshop will be held:

October 18-19, 2006, Wednesday - Thursday

National Meteorological Service of Mexico
Av.Observatorio 192
Col. Observatorio, CP 11860
Mexico City, Mexico
Room William Bowie

Please note the following:

• Seating capacity is limited. Seating will be available to the first 80 registered participants.
• Non-employees must show I.D. and will be issued a visitor's badge. All I.D. badges must be worn and visible at all times inside the building.
• Equipment available for presentations include an overhead projector and a computer equipped for Powerpoint presentations.
• A proceedings of this year's NADM workshop will be prepared to better communicate the important discussions of this drought monitoring effort to a wider audience. To do this we are requesting that each person making a presentation also provide a 4 to 6 page extended abstract (including figures and references) of their subject. We also ask that everyone provide an English translation of their paper. A short summary of formatting suggestions you may wish to follow in preparing your paper can be found here (PDF, Word). The proceedings will be published in early 2007. To ensure we are able to meet this deadline, all presenters are asked to bring digital copies of their extended abstract to the October workshop in one of two formats; Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf. This also may be e-mailed before the workshop to Miguel Cortez (miguel.cortez@cna.gob.mx) and Jay Lawrimore (jay.lawrimore@noaa.gov). Please let either of them know if you have any questions or need additional assistance.

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Workshop Goals:

The meeting is being held to facilitate technical discussion on a wide range of drought related subjects. The primary goal is the continued development of the North American Drought Monitor and associated technical and user issues directly related to the NADM. As part of this overarching goal, special attention will be given to the following areas.

•  Improving the timeliness of the NADM product
•  Quality and spatial coverage of the observed temperature and precipitation record
•  Development of new drought indices and indicators to further facilitate drought analyses across the continent
•  Improving the definition of drought and its impacts, particularly in arid and arctic climates
•  Providing users more ready access to drought information

Presentations on a variety of drought-related subjects are welcome. Participants are especially encouraged to consider the following areas.

• Defining drought in arid climates
• Defining drought in high latitude regions
• Incorporating forecasted conditions into drought index calculations
• Use of station-based drought indices in the U.S.
• Development and use of new drought indices and indicators
• Use of the Palmer Drought Index in Canada
• Quantifying drought when objective indicators are not aligned with impacts
• Data set development and quality control issues in undersampled regions
• Meeting the drought information needs of users and decision makers

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Workshop Agenda:

Wednesday, October 18

North America Drought Monitor: Administrative, Technical, and Science Issues

Schedule:

Speakers (times subject to change):

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Thursday, October 19

North America Drought Monitor Technical and Science Issues

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Speakers (times subject to change):

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Registrants:

México
Name	Affiliation	E-mail Address
Álvarez-Esperanza, Vicente	UACH - Preparatoria	jesleva@hotmail.com
Aceves-Navarro, Lorenzo	Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Tabasco	laceves@colpos.mx
Albanil-Encarnación, Adelina	National Weather Service, National Weather Commission	adelina.albanil@cna.gob.mx
Albanil-Encarnación, Adelina	SMN	adelina.albanil@cna.gob.mx
Cárcamo-Rico, Brenda	UACH - Preparatoria	brenda_carcamo_rico@yahoo.com.mx
Casado-Hernández, Angel	UNAM - FESC	acasadoh@servidor.unam.mx
Castro, Cecilia	UAM	cecilkastro@yahoo.com
Castro-Merino, María del Carmen	UNAM-FESC	cadhija81@gmail.com
Cavazos, Tereza	CICESE	tcavazos@cicese.mx
Cerna-García, Juan Manuel	Comisión Federal de Electricidad GEIC	juan.cerna@cfe.gob.mx
Cervantes-Sánchez, Othón	CNA-SMN	othon.cervantes@cna.gob.mx
Conde, Cecilia	Center of Sciences of the Atmosphere - UNAM	acconde@yahoo.com
Cortez, Miguel	SMN	miguel.cortez@cna.gob.mx
Corzo-Sosa, Julio César	UNAM - FESC	dashir@correo.unam.mx
Crespo-Pichardo, Guillermo	Colegio de Postgraduados	crespopg@colpos.mx
Cruz, Lorena	Comisión Federal de Electricidad	lorena_cruzr@hotmail.com
Cruz-Hernández, Sergio	UACH - Preparatoria	sergio_cruz@mexico.com
Davydova-Belitskaya, Valentina	SMN	valentina.davydova@cna.gob.mx
Delgado-Díaz, Elvia	National Weather Service, National Weather Commission	elvia.delgado@cna.gob.mx
Delgado-Díaz, Elvia	SMN	elvia.delgado@cna.gob.mx
Dora, María	Division of Graduate Studies - UNAM	dmeglz@hotmail.com
Escamilla-Juárez, Jesús	AGROASEMEX Instituto Nacional de Seguros	jescamilla@agroasemex.gob.mx
Flores-Ayala, Eulogio	INIFAP	eflores@colpos.mx
Galván-Ortíz, Luis Manuel	UNAM	cohuatl@yahoo.com.mx
García de la Rosa, Eduardo	UACH - Preparatoria	eclima@avantel.net
Garrido-Díaz, Carlos Roberto	INIFAP, CEBAJ	lca_crgd@yahoo.com.mx
González, Dora	UNAM - UAT	dgonzale@uat.edu.mx
Granados, Guadalupe R.	UNAM	rebeca@igg.unam.mx
Haro-Aguilar, Gabriel	Colegio de Postgraduados	gharo@colpos.mx
Hernández-Cerda, María Engracia		mehc@unam.mx
Herrera-Vázquez, Gloria		gloria.herrerav@cna.gob.mx
Higuera, José Luis	UACH - Preparatoria	sergio_cruz@mexico.com
Hoechst-Vélez, María del Carmen	CAN - Servicio Meteorológico Nacional	maria.hoechst@cna.gob.mx
Hoechst-Vélez, María Del Carmen	SMN	maria.hoechst@cna.gob.mx
Islas-Sandoval, José	Mexican Military Meteorology	islassandoval@yahoo.com.mx
Labrada-Hernández, Norma	Comisión Federal de Electricidad	norma.labrada@cfe.gob.mx
Leyva-Baeza, Jesús	UACH - Preparatoria	jesleva@hotmail.com
Lopez-Silvestre, Erika	Comisión Federal de Electricidad	angelery_927@yahoo.com.mx
Magaña, Victor
Medina-Barrios, María de la Paz	Geography Unam	pazmedba@yahoo.com.mx
Mendoza-Gutiérrez, Modesto	Conagua	modesto.mendoza@cna.gob.mx
Méndez-Pérez, Juan Matias	CCA - UNAM	matias@atmosfera.unam.mx
Núñez-López, Daniel	Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional Chihuahua	danielnulo@gmail.com
Navarrete-Alemán, Francisco	CFE	francisco.navarrete@cfe.gob.mx
Noriega-Altamirano, Gerardo	UACH - Preparatoria	gerardonorieg@terra.com.mx
Ochoa-Ibarra, Adolfo J.M.	Faculty of Superior Studies - UNAM	osar@servidor.unam.mx
Pérez-Maravilla, Salvador	Comisión Federal de Electricidad	salvador.perez03@cfe.gob.mx
Parada-Hernández, C. Oliva	National Meteorological Service, Mexico	oliva.parada@cna.gob.mx
Pascual, Reynaldo	SMN	reynaldo.pascual@cna.gob.mx
Pascual-Ramírez, Reynaldo	SMN	reynaldo.pascual@cna.gob.mx
Reyes-Gómez, Victor Manuel	Instituto de Ecología A.C. Centro Regional Chihuahua	rey.victor@gmail.com
Rivera del Río, Roberto	Universidad de Chapingo	rivera580@gmail.com
Rodríguez-Caldera, Antonio	Conagua	antonio.rodriguez@cna.gob.mx
Rosales-Dorantes, Guillermo T.	Center of Sciences of the Atmosphere - UNAM	ajusco2000@hotmail.com
Rosengaus-Moshinsky, Michel	SMN, SGT, CNA	michel.rosengaus@cna.gob.mx
Sánchez-Cohen, Ignacio	INIFAP CENID RASPA	sanchez.ignacio@inifap.gob.mx
Salgado-Transito, Jorge Arturo	School of Postgraduates	jsalgado@colpos.mx
Silva, Genaro Montesinos	Universidad de Guanajuato	genaros@dulcinea.ugto.mx
Sosa Reyes, Keila D.	Comisión Federal de Electricidad	keila.sosa@cfe.gob.mx
Téllez-Ordaz, Minerva Edith	Faculty of Superior Studies - UNAM	mtellezordaz@yahoo.com.mx
Tiscareño-López, Mario	AgroClima Informática Avanzada, S.A de C.V.	agroclima.tiscareno@hired.com.mx
Torres-Díaz, Cuauhtemoc J.	CNA-Zacatecas	cuauhtemoc.torresd@cna.gob.mx
Valdez-Madero, Gonzalo	Institute of Geography	gonzo_vm@hotmail.com
Valenzuela, Antonio	Colegio de Postgraduados	antonio_valgil@colpos.mx
Vargas, Bernardo	UACH - Preparatoria	bernardovar@gmail.com
Vargas-Castilleja, Rocío del Carmen	Division of Graduate Studies - UNAM	rociovargascastilleja@hotmail.com
Vega-Isuhuaylas, Griselle	Colegio de Postgraduados	vegagriselle@colpos.mx
Velasco, Israel	IMTA	ivelascovelasco@hotmail.com
Vera-Alejandre, Raúl	CIIEMAD-IPN	rveray@yahoo.com
Vidal-Bello, Juan	UACH - Preparatoria	jvidalbello2000@yahoo.com.mx
Villanueva-Díaz, José	Mexican National Institute of Forest and Farming Investigations	villanueva.jose@inifap.gob.mx
Villegas, Oscar Manuel	Coisión Federal de Electrcidad División Hidrología	tornado760907@hotmail.com
Vázquez-Aguirre, Jorge Luis	Agroasemex, S.A.	climademexico@yahoo.com
Vázquez-Ochoa, Roberto Ismael	SAGARPA	rivo.sa@sagarpa.gob.mx
Watts, Chris	Universidad de Sonora	watts@fisica.uson.mx
Canada
Name	Affiliation	E-mail Address
Hadwent, Trevor	AAFC, PFRA, NAIS	hadwent@agr.gc.ca
Morris, Bob	Environment Canada	robert.morris@ec.gc.ca
O'Brien, E.G. Ted	AAFC, PFRA, NAIS	obrient@agr.gc.ca
Zhang, Xuebin	Climate Research Division, Environment Canada	xuebin.zhang@ec.gc.ca
USA
Name	Affiliation	E-mail Address
Douglas, Art	Creighton University	sonora@creighton.edu
Fuchs, Brian	National Drought Mitigation Center	bfuchs2@unl.edu
Garfin, Gregg	University of Arizona - Climate	gmgarfin@email.arizona.edu
Heim, Richard	NOAA, National Climatic Data Center	richard.heim@noaa.gov
Kogan, Felix	NOAA, NESDIS	felix.kogan@noaa.gov
Lawrimore, Jay	NCDC, NESDIS, NOAA	jay.lawrimore@noaa.gov
Madsen, Eric	NOAA, NESDIS	eric.madsen@noaa.gov
Ray, Andrea	NOAA Earth Systems Research Lab	andrea.ray@noaa.gov
Rippey, Brad	U.S. Department of Agriculture	brippey@oce.usda.gov
Schmitt, Chet	National Weather Service	chet.schmitt@noaa.gov
Stea, David	Centro de Justicia Global	ds34@txstate.edu
Svoboda, Mark	NDMC	msvoboda2@unl.edu
Verdin, James	USGS, EROS	verdin@usgs.gov

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Hotel Information:

Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations.

The SMN recommends the María Cristina Hotel. It is located near the Zona Rosa and the American Embassy. To make a reservation please contact:

Phone number: (+52)5557031212 and 555566 9688
Fax: (+52)555592 3447 and 5555669194
E-mail: reserva@hmcristina.com.mx

Additional information including hotel rates is available online at: Hotel María Cristina

Mexico City Tourism Information

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If you have questions or need additional information on the October North American Drought Monitor Forum workshop, contact:

Miguel Cortez Vazquez
National Meteorological Service of Mexico
Av. Observatorio 192
Col. Observatorio 11860
Mexico City, DF, Mexico
email: miguel.cortez@cna.gob.mx

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Jay Lawrimore
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4328
email: jay.lawrimore@noaa.gov

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Richard Heim
NOAA/National Climatic Data Center
151 Patton Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801-5001
fax: 828-271-4328
email: richard.heim@noaa.gov

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