Event Week on Heatwaves and Droughts

In the week from May 29 to June 1, EUMeTrain will hold an online Event Week on Heatwaves and Droughts. During the event week there will be a number of presentations which will cover different aspects of heatwaves and droughts, mainly focusing on satellite observations that can be used to study their impacts and causes. There will be a total of 15 presentations between the four days. 

The following sessions will be covered by this training:

Session 1 - 29 May 2023

• Drivers of droughts and heatwave intensification mechanisms
• Google Earth Engine - a powerful tool to study heatwaves & droughts (Sofia Ermida)

Session 2 - 30 May 2023

• How is LSA SAF helping in monitoring of Heatwaves & Droughts
• Land Surface Temperature and Heatwave monitoring
• Marine Heatwaves - how can SST anomalies influence HW over land?
• Soil moisture and drought monitoring
• On the combined use of multiple satellite-derived variable (precipitation, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and snow) for monitoring drought and water resources

Session 3 - 31 May 2023 

• Urban Heat Islands
• Climatological Drought Monitoring in Switzerland Using EUMETSAT SAF Satellite Data
• LSA SAF Vegetation products
• Impacts of extremes on vegetation dynamics and crops
• Case studies using LSA SAF data

Session 4 - 1 June 2023

• Impacts on Global Carbon Cycle
• Impacts on air quality
• EUMETSAT climate services

To read more on the agenda, click here. 

To know more about the training week and learn how to register, click here.