SATH-NBA

Satellite based water monitoring and flow
forecasting for the Niger River Basin


Precipitation:

Daily precipitation [mm]

Evapotranspiration:

Daily actual evapotranspiration [mm]

Cumulative Evapotranspiration:

Cumulative actual evapotranspiration over the past 3 dekads [mm].

Cumulative Precipitation:

Cumulative precipitation over the past 3 dekads [mm].

Hydrological Drought Index:

Hydrological Drought Index; ratio of precipitation to evapo(trans)piration over the past 3 dekads [%]. It is a measure of the water amount that remains available for deeper percolation or surface runoff.
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Meteorological Drought Index:

Meteorological Drough Index; cumulative precipitation over cumulative potential evapotranspiration over the past 3 dekads [%]. It indicates whether precipitation is able to supply sufficient water for optimum plant growth.
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Difference Hydrological Drought Index:

Hydrological Drought Index of the past 3 dekads compared to the average HDI of the same dekads over the past 10 years [%].
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Difference Meteorological Drought Index:

Meteorological Drought Index of the past 3 dekads compared to the average MDI of the same dekads over the past 10 years [%].
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Difference Precipitation:

Cumulative precipitation of the past 3 dekads compared to the average cumulative precipitation of the same dekads over the past 10 years [%]

Agrometeorological maps