Program - Drought Research Initiative (DRI)

Section 1: Project Information

Project Name

Led by

	Lead 1	Lead 2	Lead 3	Lead 4
Name	Ronald Stewart	John Pomeroy
Institution	University of Manitoba	University of Saskatchewan
Role	Chair	Co-Chair
Contact Information	Ronald_Stewart@umanitoba.ca	john.pomeroy@usask.ca

Classification (e.g., "GWF Pillar 3", "CCRN", etc.)

Legacy

Project Websites

Legacy Site (slated for decommission in June 2021) www.usask.ca/dri

Restoration Site (under active development)
https://gwfnet.net/sites/dri/

I believe the drought metadata search form no longer operates and I will continue to look into this.
Regards,
Stephen

Project Description

To better understand the physical characteristics of and processes influencing Canadian Prairie droughts, and to contribute to their better prediction, through a focus on the recent severe drought of 1999 - 2004/05.

The specific goals of this project were to:

1 Quantify the physical features of this recent drought

2 Improve the understanding of the processes and feedbacks governing the formation, evolution, cessation and structure of the drought.

3 Assess and reduce uncertainties in the prediction of drought and its structure.

4 Compare the similarities and differences of the recent drought to previous droughts over this region and those in other regions, in the context of climate variability and change.

5 Apply our progress to address critical issues of importance to society.

Project Participants

Name	Role	Position, Institution, and Contact Information
Ronald Stewart		see above
John Pomeroy		see above

Current Status of this Project

○ Planned

○ In Progress

○ Abandoned

◉ Complete