An Evaluation of Gridded Drought indices to Enhance the Upper Missouri River Basin's Drought Early Warning System

Kelsey Jencso1, Zachary Harwood Hoylman1, Zack Holden2, Michael Downey3, Troy Blanford4, Kyle Bocinsky5,6 and Kevin Hyde5, (1)University of Montana, Montana Climate Office, Missoula, MT, United States, (2)US Forest Service Missoula, Missoula, MT, United States, (3)Department of Natural Resources Montana, Water Planning, Helena, MT, United States, (4)Montana State Library, Geographic Information, Helena, MT, United States, (5)Montana Climate Office, Missoula, MT, United States, (6)Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, CO, United States