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prone regions. Local and regional irrigation needs for agriculture should
be identified following a detailed assessment of water resources in Poland.
Determining the probability and frequency of droughts using long-term
climatic data will be an important part of a drought early-warning system.
Vegetation and soil moisture indices derived from remotely sensed data
must be refined for early detection of drought conditions and to improve
yield models and early warning systems.

Conclusions
Drought has become a severe problem in Polish agriculture. It is the main
reason for decline in crop yields. Drought early warning can help mini-
mize losses in agriculture. Drought information is available from different
institutions in Poland, but it is directed more to research than to appli-
cations. There is a good network of meteorological stations in Poland,
however, drought monitoring and prediction are developed using point
measurements. Combining remotely sensed and meteorological data will
en hance spatial information about drought and its progress. In particu-
la r, data provided by NOAA meteorological satellites (1-km resolution)
of fer rapid and frequent information about drought development. Exten-
siv e research needs to be carried out in Poland to further develop an opera-
tio nal system for assessing crop conditions and monitoring and predicting
dr oughts.

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