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Climate Decision-Making
(Annual Reviews, 2020-06-08)Climate change decision-making has emerged in recent decades as an area of research and practice, expanding on an earlier focus on climate policy. Defined as the study of decisions relevant for climate change, it draws on ... -
Conversion of Abandoned Property to Green Space as a Strategy to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Investigated with Numerical Simulations
(AMS, 2020-11-01)Impervious surfaces and buildings in the urban environment alter the radiative balance and surface energy exchange and can lead to warmer temperatures known as the urban heat island (UHI), which can increase heat-related ... -
Lake volume variation in the endorheic basin of the Tibetan Plateau from 1989 to 2019
(Nature Research, 2022-10-08)Lake storage change serves as a unique indicator of natural climate change on the Tibetan Plateau (TP). However, comprehensive lake storage data, especially for lakes smaller than 10 km2, are still lacking in the region. ... -
Retrieving the global distribution of the threshold of wind erosion from satellite data and implementing it into the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory land–atmosphere model (GFDL AM4.0/LM4.0)
(European Geosciences Union, 2020-01-03)Dust emission is initiated when surface wind velocities exceed the threshold of wind erosion. Many dust models used constant threshold values globally. Here we use satellite products to characterize the frequency of dust ... -
Evolution of Ecological Security in the Tableland Region of the Chinese Loess Plateau Using a Remote-Sensing-Based Index
(MDPI, 2020-04-24)Maintaining optimal ecological security is a serious issue in the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP). Remote sensing ecological indexes (RSEI) of three main tableland regions of the CLP were calculated based on spectral information ... -
Accurate and Efficient Calculation of Three-Dimensional Cost Distance
(MDPI, 2020-05-27)Cost distance is one of the fundamental functions in geographical information systems (GISs). 3D cost distance function makes the analysis of movement in 3D frictions possible. In this paper, we propose an algorithm and ... -
Modeling dust sources, transport, and radiative effects at different altitudes over the Tibetan Plateau
(European Geosciences Union, 2020-02-07)Mineral dust plays an important role in the climate of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) by modifying the radiation budget, cloud macro- and microphysics, precipitation, and snow albedo. Meanwhile, the TP, with the highest topography ... -
Effective radiative forcing in the aerosol–climate model CAM5.3-MARC-ARG
(European Geosciences Union, 2018-11-02)Abstract We quantify the effective radiative forcing (ERF) of anthropogenic aerosols modelled by the aerosol–climate model CAM5.3-MARC-ARG. CAM5.3-MARC-ARG is a new configuration of the Community Atmosphere Model version ... -
Impacts on cloud radiative effects induced by coexisting aerosols converted from international shipping and maritime DMS emissions
(European Geosciences Union, 2018-11-28)International shipping emissions (ISE), particularly sulfur dioxide, can influence the global radiation budget by interacting with clouds and radiation after being oxidized into sulfate aerosols. A better understanding of ... -
Consistent response of Indian summer monsoon to Middle East dust in observations and simulations
(European Geosciences Union, 2015-09-02)The response of the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) circulation and precipitation to Middle East dust aerosols on sub-seasonal timescales is studied using observations and the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled ... -
Irrigation-Induced Environmental Changes around the Aral Sea: An Integrated View from Multiple Satellite Observations
(MDPI, 2017-08-31)The Aral Sea basin (ASB) is one of the most environmentally vulnerable regions to climate change and human activities. During the past 60 years, irrigation has greatly changed the water distribution and caused severe ... -
Sensing Physiological Change and Mental Stress in Older Adults From Hot Weather
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020-03-20)This study combines wearable sensors, weather data, and self-reported mood surveys to assess mental stress on older adults from heat experience. It is designed as a pilot and feasibility study in preparation for a large-scale ... -
Rainfall Prediction in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil Using Generalized Additive Models
(MDPI, 2020-09-04)The state of Paraíba is part of the semi-arid region of Brazil, where severe droughts have occurred in recent years, resulting in significant socio-economic losses associated with climate variability. Thus, understanding ... -
Automated Detection Algorithm for SACZ, Oceanic SACZ, and Their Climatological Features
(Frontiers Media, 2020-02-25)The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ) is responsible for a large amount of the total summer precipitation over Brazil and is related to severe droughts and extreme floods over the southeast of Brazil. This paper aims ... -
A Mobile, Multichannel, UWB Radar for Potential Ice Core Drill Site Identification in East Antarctica: Development and First Results
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020-08-13)We developed a high-performance, multichannel, ultra-wideband radar system for measurements of the base and interior of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. We designed the radar to be of high power (4000-W peak) yet portable and ... -
Global Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) Dataset
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Absorptive capacity facilitates adaptation to novel environmental disasters
(Public Library of Science, 2021-11-17)Absorptive capacity–the ability to learn and apply external knowledge and information to acquire material resources–is an essential but overlooked driver in community adaptation to new and unprecedented disasters. We ... -
Advances in Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
(MDPI, 2021-06-22)This paper reviews recent advances in non-invasive blood pressure monitoring and highlights the added value of a novel algorithm-based blood pressure sensor which uses machine-learning techniques to extract blood pressure ... -
Disaster Making in the Capitalocene
(MIT Press, 2021-11-19)We live in a new normal of increasing, cross-cutting and shifting patterns of disasters fuelled by large scale environmental change, from floods to wildfires to pandemics. Our intervention in this forum piece makes the ... -
Environmental Geopolitics of Climate Engineering Proposals in the IPCC 5th Assessment Report
(Frontiers Media, 2021-09-16)Environmental geopolitics offers an analytical approach that considers how environmental themes are brought into the service of geopolitical agendas. Of particular concern are claims about environment-related security and ...
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