Changes in drought risk over the contiguous United States (1901–2012): The influence of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
We assess uncertainties in the influence of sea surface temperatures on annual meteorological droughts over the contiguous U.S. within a Bayesian approach. Observational data for 1...
Major atmospheric emissions from peat fires in Southeast Asia during non-drought years: evidence from the 2013 Sumatran fires
Trans-boundary haze events in Southeast Asia are associated with large forest and peatland fires in Indonesia. These episodes of extreme air pollution usually occur during drought ...
Development of a remotely sensing seasonal vegetation-based Palmer Drought Severity Index and its application of global drought monitoring over 1982–2011
Vegetation effects are currently disregarded in Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), and the sensitivity of PDSI to the choice of potential evaporation (EP) parameterization is of...
Rapid flooding of the southern Vietnam shelf during the early to mid-Holocene
A new sea-level record derived from coastal deposits of the South Vietnam shelf covers the deglacial sea-level history between 13.0 and 9.0?ka BP. This record reveals a relatively ...
Earthquake Activities Along the Strike-Slip Fault System on the Thailand-Myanmar Border
This study investigates the present-day seismicity along the strike-slip fault system on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Using the earthquake catalogue the earthquake parameters repre...
Metro Manila’s Challenges: Flooding, Housing and Mobility
Among the many challenges faced by MetroManila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines, three appear as the most pressing issues for the everydaylife of its citizens: housi...
A prototype global drought information system based on multiple land surface models
Evaluation of real-time satellite precipitation data for global drought monitoring
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) near-real-time (RT) data are considered less accurate than the TMPA research quality (R...
Local amplification of storm surge by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Leyte Gulf
Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013, was an extremely intense tropical cyclone that had a catastrophic impact. The minimum central pressure of Typhoon Hai...
Local amplification of storm surge by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Leyte Gulf
Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013, was an extremely intense tropical cyclone that had a catastrophic impact. The minimum central pressure of Typhoon Hai...
Global meteorological drought – Part 1: Probabilistic monitoring
Near-real-time drought monitoring can provide decision-makers with valuable information for use in several areas, such as water resources management, or international aid. One of t...
Global meteorological drought – Part 2: Seasonal forecasts
Global seasonal forecasts of meteorological drought using the standardized precipitation index (SPI) are produced using two data sets as initial conditions: the Global Precipitatio...
Intensity evolution of Typhoon Megi (2010) revealed from anomaly-based atmospheric variables
In October 2010, typhoon Megi induced a profound cold wake of size 800 km by 500 km with sea surface temperature cooling of 8C in the South China Sea (SCS). More interestingly, th...
Application of Binary Diagnostic Ratios of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Identification of Tsunami 2004 Backwash Sediments in Khao Lak, Thailand
Identification of Tsunami deposits has long been a controversial issue among geologists. Although there are many identification criteria based on the sedimentary characteristics of...