[A-CG33] Terrestrial monitoring using new-generation geostationary satellites

[ACG33-03] Himawari-8 based near-real time meteorological drought monitoring and early warning system in Asia

★Invited Papers

*Wataru Takeuchi¹, Rizatus Shofiyati², Khiem Mai Van³, Kei Oyoshi⁴, Tanita Suepa⁵ (1.Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 2.Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resources Research and Development (ICALRRD), 3.National Center of Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting (NCHMF), Vietnam, 4.Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 5.Geo-Informatics & Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), Thailand)

Keywords:KBDI, land surface temperature, rainfall

This research focuses on a development of satellite-based drought monitoring warning system for croplands in Asian countries. Drought condition of cropland is evaluated by using Keeth-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) computed from rainfall measurements with GSMaP product, land surface temperature and vegetation index by Himawari-8 at daily basis. The derived information is disseminated as a system for an application of space based technology (SBT) in the implementation of the Core Agriculture Support Program. The benefit of this system are to develop satellite-based drought monitoring and early warning system in Asian counties using freely available data, and to develop capacity of policy makers in those countries to apply the developed system in policy making. A series of training program has been carried out since 2013 to officers and researchers of ministry of agriculture and relevant agencies in Greater Mekong Subregion countries including Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. This system is running as fully operational and can be accessed at http://wtlab.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/DMEWS/.