Drought Variability and Trends over the Conterminous United States over the Past Century

Lu Su1, Qian Cao1, Mu Xiao1, Dennis P Lettenmaier1, Dongyue Li1, Michael Barlage2 and David M Mocko3, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (SAIC), Greenbelt, MD, United States