Categorical Drought Monitoring and Prediction in the United States Based on NLDAS-2

Zengchao Hao1, Youlong Xia2, Fanghua Hao1 and Vijay P Singh3, (1)Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, (2)Environmental Modeling Center, College Park, MD, United States, (3)Texas A & M University, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College Station, TX, United States