Investigating the characteristics of flash drought events in Vermont from 1987-2022
Conference Year
2023
Abstract
Flash drought (FD) is a cascading natural hazard that is particularly difficult to anticipate because its onset is complex and often unpredictable. FD begins swiftly and is followed by crippling intensification. Rapid changes in three fundamental weather variables—atmospheric evaporative demand, precipitation, temperature—are recognized as frequent signals of FD. One method of measuring FD is the Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI), an experimental drought index that observes anomalies in the at.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux
Status
Undergraduate
Student College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Second Student College
Patrick Leahy Honors College
Program/Major
Environmental Studies
Primary Research Category
Physical Science
Investigating the characteristics of flash drought events in Vermont from 1987-2022
Flash drought (FD) is a cascading natural hazard that is particularly difficult to anticipate because its onset is complex and often unpredictable. FD begins swiftly and is followed by crippling intensification. Rapid changes in three fundamental weather variables—atmospheric evaporative demand, precipitation, temperature—are recognized as frequent signals of FD. One method of measuring FD is the Evaporative Demand Drought Index (EDDI), an experimental drought index that observes anomalies in the at.