Monitoring of drought in the Netherlands in an online portal

“In 2018-2020 water managers in the Netherlands were confronted with extreme drought. This event had a large impact on nature, agriculture, shipping and drinking water supply. To better anticipate dry conditions and improve water management during a drought, up-to-date and accurate information about the meteorological and hydrological situation is crucial. During the 2018 drought it became clear that current information about groundwater levels was scattered across many different organisations. In addition, each organisation had different methods to compare current groundwater levels with historical data to indicate the severity of the drought event. There was a clear need for an uniform indication of drought severity.”

(Citation: How to cite: van Huijgevoort, M., Brakkee, E., van den Eertwegh, G., Vonk, E., van Deijl, D., and Bartholomeus, R.: Monitoring of drought in the Netherlands in an online portal , EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-7487, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-7487, 2023)