Publications List
Future changes of drought and flood events in China under a global warming scenario
Chen, H. –P.Sun, J.-Q.Chen, X.-L.
This study investigates the impact of global warming on drought/flood patterns in China at the end of the 21st century based on the simulations of 22 ...
Tropical cyclones and climate change
T. R. KnutsonJ. L. McBrideJ. ChanK. EmanuelG. HollandC. LandsesaI. HeldJ. P. KossinA. K. SrivastavaM. Sugi
Whether the characteristics of tropical cyclones have changed or will change in a warming climate — and if so, how — has been the subject of consi...
Possible linkage between the monsoon trough variability and the tropical cyclone activity over the western North Pacific
L. WuZ. WenR. HuangR. Wu
The present study investigates the influence of the monsoon trough (MT) on the interannual variability of tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the west...
Seasonal prediction of summertime tropical cyclone activity over the East China Sea using the least absolute deviation regression and the Poisson regression
H. S. KimC. H. HoP. S. ChuJ. H. Kim
In the present study, we have employed two statistical models to predict summertime (July–September) tropical cyclone (TC) activity over the East Ch...
Seasonal Modulation of Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillations on Tropical Cyclone Geneses in the Western North Pacific
Huang, PingChia ChouRonghui Huang
The seasonal modulation of tropical intraseasonal oscillation (TISO) on tropical cyclone (TC) geneses over the western North Pacific Ocean (WNP) is in...
Modulation of western North Pacific tropical cyclone activity by the ISO. Part II: Tracks and landfalls
Li, Richard CYWen Zhou
This study investigates how tropical cyclone (TC) tracks and landfalls are modulated by the two major components of the intraseasonal oscillation (ISO...
In early May 2008, Cyclone Nargis tore across southern coastal areas of Burma (Myanmar), pushing a tidal surge through villages and rice paddies. The ...
Modeling the recent evolution of global drought and projections for the twenty-first century with the Hadley Centre climate model
Burke, E. J.Brown, S. J.Christidis, N.
Meteorological drought in the Hadley Centre global climate model is assessed using the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), a commonly used drought i...
Characteristics of global and regional drought, 1950–2000: Analysis of soil moisture data from off-line simulation of the terrestrial hydrologic cycle
Sheffield, J.Wood, E. F.
Drought occurrence is analyzed over global land areas for 1950-2000 using soil moisture data from a simulation of the terrestrial water cycle with the...
Multicentennial megadrought in northern Europe coincided with a global El Niño–Southern Oscillation drought pattern during the Medieval Climate Anomaly
Helama, S.Merilainen, J.Toumenvirta, H.
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a pacemaker of global climate, and the accurate prediction of future climate change requires an understa...
Standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) revisited: parameter fitting, evapotranspiration models, tools, datasets and drought monitoring
Beguería, S.Vicente-Serrano, S. M.Reig, F.Latorre, B.
The standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) was developed in 2010 and has been used in an increasing number of climatology and hydr...
Mapping of the Inabanga Fault in Bohol, Philippines using High Resolution LIDAR Imagery and Field Mapping Verification
Felix, R.Lagmay, A. M. F.Norini, G.Eco, R. N.
A M 7.2 earthquake devastated Bohol Island in the Central Philippines region on 15 October 2013 at 8:12 am. The temblor was associated with severe gr...
Global change belowground: impacts of elevated CO2, nitrogen, and summer drought on soil food webs and biodiversity
Eisenhauer, N.Cesarz, S.Koller, R.Worm, K.Reich, P. B.
The world's ecosystems are subjected to various anthropogenic global change agents, such as enrichment of atmospheric CO2 concentrations, nitrogen (N)...
Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California
Diffenbaugh, N. S.Swain, D. L.Touma, D.
California is currently in the midst of a record-setting drought. The drought began in 2012 and now includes the lowest calendar-year and 12-mo precip...
Earthquake induced landslide susceptibility mapping using an integrated ensemble frequency ratio and logistic regression models in West Sumatera Province, Indonesia
Umar, Z.B. PradhanA. AhmadM. N. JeburM. S. Tehrany
An 8 Richter Scale (RS) earthquake struck West Sumatra on Wednesday, 30 September 2009, at 17.16 pm which led to huge number of landslides. Hence a c...
Development of Landslide Early Wa Rning System by Online GPS in Central Java, Indonesia
Aditya, T.Dwikorita K.Teuku F. F.
Lack of landslide early warning in a vulnerable area has seriously resulted in poor awareness and preparedness for landslide disasters, and accordingl...
Brief communication On the source Characteristics and Impacts of the magnitude 7.2 Bohol earthquake, Philippines.
A.M.F. LagmayR. Eco.
A devastating earthquake struck Bohol, Philippines, on 15 October 2013. The earthquake originated at 12 km depth from an unmapped reverse fault, which...
The socioeconomics of food crop production and climate change vulnerability: a global scale quantitative analysis of how grain crops are sensitive to drought
Simelton, E.Fraser, E. D. G.Benton, T. G.Gosling, S. N.ETC
Many studies warn that climate change may undermine global food security. Much work on this topic focuses on modelling crop-weather interactions but t...
Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazards in Hoa Binh Province (Vietnam): A Comparative Assessment of the Efficacy of Evidential Belief Functions and Fuzzy Logic Models
Bui, D. T.Lofman, O.Revhaung, I.Dick, O.Pradhan, B.
The main objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the results of evidential belief functions and fuzzy logic models for spatial prediction o...
Capacity development to support national drought management policies
UN-Water Activity Information System
has been estimated that droughts are the world’s costliest natural disasters and affect more people than any other form of natural disaster (Wilhite...
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