Global Maps of Dryness Help Prepare for Water Use Around Globe

Using measurements from two satellite missions assimilated into a computer model, researchers have created global maps of terrestrial water around the planet. In addition, they can forecast water availability in the United States up to three months out.Music credit: "Lines of Enquiry" from Universal Production Music Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization StudioKathryn Mersmann (USRA): Lead ProducerEllen T. Gray (ADNET): Lead WriterTrent L. Schindler (USRA): Lead VisualizerMatthew Rodell (NASA/GSFC): Lead ScientistAaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support