Li Fang, Alexandria, VA, United States, Mitchell Schull, University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, United States, Xiwu Zhan, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD, United States, Satya Kalluri, NOAA College Park, College Park, MD, United States, Christopher Hain, National Integrated Drought Information System, Boulder, CO, United States and Martha Anderson, USDA ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, United States