Relative Merits of Machine Learning and Physical Approaches for Drought Monitoring and Early Warning Using Satellite Observations

Xiwu Zhan1, Li Fang2, Mitchell Schull3, Jifu Yin4 and Satya Kalluri1, (1)NOAA College Park, College Park, MD, United States, (2)NOAA-NESDIS, College Park, MD, United States, (3)University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, United States, (4)NOAA College Park, NESDIS-STAR/University of Maryland CICS, College Park, MD, United States