Forecasting Major Flood Events in the Sudd Wetlands of South Sudan: Leveraging Satellite Datasets and Earth System Models for Science-Based Decision Support
Kimberly Slinski1, Md Shahriar Pervez2, James P Verdin3, Abheera Hazra4, Amy McNally4, Karyn M. Tabor5, Laura Harrison6, Shraddhanand Shukla7, Chris C Funk7, Chris Shitote8 and Michael E Budde9, (1)Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, COLLEGE PARK, MD, United States, (2)USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (3)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, (4)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, (5)US Agency for International Development, Falls Church, United States, (6)University of California Santa Barbara, Climate Hazards Center, Geography Department, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (7)University of California Santa Barbara, Climate Hazards Center, Geography Department, Santa Barbara, United States, (8)FEWS NET, Nairobi, Kenya, (9)Earth Resources Observation Systems Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, United States
