Key terms for the FEWS Tools plugin are defined below. For additional information on FEWS NET’s terminology, see the FEWS NET Glossary.
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Term |
Definition |
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CHIRPS |
Climate Hazards InfraRed Precipitation with Stations |
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CHIRP |
Climate Hazards InfraRed Precipitation |
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Dekad |
10 days total precipitation |
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IRE |
Improved Rainfall Estimates, a blend of station with raster data using GeoCLIM |
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Pentad |
Five days total precipitation |
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SPI |
Standardized Precipitation Index |
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WRSI |
Water Requirements Satisfaction Index; ratio of seasonal actual crop evapotranspiration (AETc) to seasonal crop water requirement (PETc). |
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GeoWRSI |
Geospatial software tool that runs the WRSI model. |