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The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a nation of more than thirty low-lying atolls and islands, most of which are inhabited, dispersed across an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) over 770,000 square miles in the tropical central North Pacific Ocean. Monitoring environmental conditions for potential drought risk is challenging in such a dispersed Island nation, and current drought hazard products provide generalities regarding conditions on a broad geographic scale. A team of USGS scientists and managers of natural resources and natural hazards in the RMI used IMERG (Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM) satellite estimates of precipitation to develop content and a template for timely monthly reporting...
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: Ailinglaplap Atoll,
Ailuk Atoll,
Arno Atoll,
Aur Atoll,
Ebon Atoll, All tags...
Enewetak Atoll,
IMERG,
Jabat Island,
Jaluit Atoll,
Kili Island,
Kwajalein Atoll,
Lae Atoll,
Lib Island,
Likiep Atoll,
Majuro Atoll,
Maloelap Atoll,
Mejit Island,
Mili Atoll,
Namdrik Atoll,
Namu Atoll,
Republic of the Marshall Islands,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Ujae Atoll,
Utirik Atoll,
Wotho Atoll,
Wotje Atoll,
precipitation,
rainfall index, Fewer tags
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a sovereign Small Island State in the tropical central North Pacific Ocean. RMI is a nation of more than thirty low-lying atolls and islands, most of which are inhabited, dispersed across an EEZ over 2 million square kilometers. Multiple hazards such as coastal flooding, wave overwash, and drought threaten freshwater and food security of the communities. In the atolls, vegetation consists of agroforest, coconut plantation, and coastal species. Because islands/ islets are small and low-lying, all vegetation is vulnerable to the hazards. Current drought hazard products provide generalities regarding conditions on a broad geographic scale, but do not consider exposure of...
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