Nancy F Glenn, Boise State University, Geosciences, Boise, ID, United States, Christine M Lee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, E. Natasha Stavros, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Water and Carbon Cycles group, Pasadena, CA, United States, Jeffrey C Luvall, NASA/NSSTC, Huntsville, AL, United States and Christopher Hain, National Integrated Drought Information System, Boulder, CO, United States