Publications List
Improving the efficiency and sustainability of fertiliser use in drought- and submergence-prone rainfed lowlands in Southeast Asia
Bell, R.W.Ros, C.Seng, V.
In the rainfed lowlands of South-East Asia, rice yields are low and often respond weakly to fertilizers. Studies of soils in Cambodia and North-East T...
Influence of peatland and land cover distribution on fire regimes in insular Southeast Asia
Miettinen, J.Shi, C.Liew, S.C.
Anthropogenic biomass burning in insular Southeast Asia facilitates conversion and degradation of ecosystems and emits high amounts of carbon into the...
Prehistorical frequency of high-energy marine inundation events driven by typhoons in the Bay of Bangkok (Thailand), interpreted from coastal carbonate boulders
Terry, James P.Kieran DunneKruawun Jankaew
Rapidly rising populations of low-lying megacities in Asia mean that understanding the potential risk of coastal flooding by storm surge is of paramou...
Landslides cause damage to property and unfortunately pose a threat even to human lives. Good landslide susceptibility, hazard, and risk models could ...
Environmental services and land use change in Southeast Asia: from recognition to regulation or reward?
Tomich, T.P.Thomas, D.E.van Noordiwijk, M.
Awareness of environmental services and land use change in Southeast Asia is high among scientists, policymakers, and society. In the case of transbou...
Spatial variation of damage due to storm surge and waves during Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
BRICKER, J. D.TAKAGI, H.MAS, E.KURE, S.ADRIANO, B.YI, C.ROEBER, V.
Field measurements and numerical simulations are used to assess the resons for different types of water-related structural damage observed in Tacloban...
Three steps of one-way nested grid for energy balance equations by wave model
W. WannawongU. W. HumphriesP. WongwisesS. Vongvisessomjai
The three steps of the standard one-way nested grid for a regional scale of the third generation WAve Model Cycle 4 (WAMC4) is scrutinized. The model ...
Typhoon-induced extreme water levels near Singapore: a numerical model investigation
Tay, Serene Hui Xin
Due to the diminishing Coriolis force towards the equator, the equatorial zone is known to be cyclone-free. However, on 27th December 2001, a tropical...
This report is part of a project being jointly conducted by the World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the Assoc...
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The Vegetation Drought Response Index (VegDRI): A New Integrated Approach for Monitoring Drought Stress in Vegetation
rown, J. F.Wardlow, B. D.Tadesse, T.Hayes, M. J.Reed, B. C.
The development of new tools that provide timely, detailed-spatial-resolution drought information is essential for improving drought preparedness and ...
Causes and Predictability of the 2012 Great Plains Drought
Hoerling, M.Eischeid, J.Kumar, A.Leung, R.Mariotti, A.Mo, K.Schubert, S.Seager, R.
Central Great Plains precipitation deficits during May–August 2012 were the most severe since at least 1895, eclipsing the Dust Bowl summers of 1934...
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Bangladesh is frequently visited by natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, storm surges, floods, droughts, tornadoes, and “norwesters.” Of t...
Laos in 2008 will be remembered for the worst flooding in decades. No significant societal changes occurred; politics remains as usual, and the resour...
It is with pride to present the accomplishments of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) for the year 2015. PHIVOLCS continued...
Anabranching fluvial networks recently have become the focus of attention from environmental specialists, especially in the hydraulic field. Anabranch...
Changes in Tropical Cyclone Activity due to Global Warming: Results from a High-Resolution Coupled General Circulation Model
Gualdi, SilvioEnrico ScoccimarroAntonio Navarra
This study investigates the possible changes that greenhouse global warming might generate in the characteristics of tropical cyclones (TCs). The anal...
Variability in Intense Tropical Cyclone Days in the Western North Pacific
H. KamahonN. YamazakiN. MannojiK. Takahashi
Variability in tropical cyclone (TC) days in the western North Pacific (WNP) since the late 1970s is investigated based on two datasets. As an overall...
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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