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droughts. Currently not all states are financially committed to the ongoing
development of the AussieGRASS alert system.
In Queensland, where most progress has been made to convert output
from the spatial modeling framework to operational drought monitoring, it
has been difficult to maintain support for drought alert products. Interest
in monitoring has naturally been highest during dry periods, and it has
proven difficult to maintain the same level of support during recent wet
periods. In this regard it is important that the drought monitoring system
does not fall victim to the very “drought hydro-illogical cycle” (Wilhite,
1993) it aims to address.
AC KNOWLEDGMENTS We thank David White, Bill Parton, Wayne Hall, Beverley
H enry, and an anonymous reviewer for their advice and comments in the prepara-
tion of the manuscript. The assistance of David Ahrens, Belinda Cox, Grant Stone,
and Michael Gutteridge in preparation of data and figures is also appreciated. The
views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not represent a policy posi-
tion of the Queensland Government or the Department of Natural Resources and
Mines.
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