Publications List
Global warming and changes in risk of concurrent climate extremes: Insights from the 2014 California drought
AghaKouchak, A.Cheng, L.Mazdiyasni, O.Farahmand, A.
Global warming and the associated rise in extreme temperatures substantially increase the chance of concurrent droughts and heat waves. The 2014 Calif...
A two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for flood inundation simulation: a case study in the lower Mekong river basin
Dutta, D.Alam, J.Umeda, K.Hayashi, M.Hironaka, S.
The lower Mekong basin is frequently affected by floods. Prolonged floods disrupt daily activities and cause huge socio-economic damage almost every y...
Flood risk assessment for delta mega-cities: a case study of Jakarta
Jain, S. K.Saraf, A. K.Goswami, A.Ahmad, T.
Jakarta has suffered major ?oods in 2002, 2007, and 2013. To cope with and adapt to both the current and future ?ood problem, the city requires quanti...
Detecting temporal changes in the extent of annual flooding within the Cambodia and the Vietnamese Mekong Delta from MODIS time-series imagery
Sakamoto, T.Van Nguyen, N.Kotera, A.Ohno, H.Ishitsuka, N.Yokozawa, M.
This paper presents the methodology used to detect temporal changes in the extent of annual flooding within the Cambodia and the Vietnamese Mekong Del...
Investigation of flood inundation on playas within the Zone of Chotts, using a time-series of AVHRR
Bryant, R. G.Rainey, M. P.
Our principal objectives were to examine the application of a time-series of advanced very high-resolution radiometer (AVHRR) data to contrast the inu...
Environmental change and rain forests on the Sunda shelf of Southeast Asia: drought, fire and the biological cooling of biodiversity hotspots
Taylor, D.Saksena, P.Sanderson, P. G.Kucera, K.
Environmental change during the Quaternary period has caused changes in the composition and structure of vegetation on the Sunda shelf of Southeast As...
Historical records of precipitation, streamflow and drought indices all show increased aridity since 1950 over many land areas1, 2. Analyses of model-...
Visualization of flood monitoring in the lower reaches of the Mekong River
HIROSE, K.MARUYAMA, Y.Do Van, Q. U. Y.TSUKADA, M.SHIOKAWA, Y.
One of the most useful SAR data utilization is the natural hazard monitoring because SAR enable to acquire the data even under the storm or the darkne...
This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable
to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia....
A case control study to explore the risk factors for acquisition of leptospirosis in Surat city, after flood
Bhardwaj, P.Kosambiya, J.Desai, V.
BACKGROUND: Between August and November 2006, a population-based case control study was conducted to identify the probable risk factors for leptospiro...
Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multi-temporal MODIS images
Xiao, X.Boles, S.Frolking, S.Li, C.Babu, J. Y.Salas, W.Moore, B.
In this paper, we developed a new geospatial database of paddy rice agriculture for 13 countries in South and Southeast Asia. These countries have ~ ...
Rapid development in the upper reaches of the Mekong River, in the form of construction of large hydropower dams and reservoirs, large irrigation sche...
Annual Cycle of Southeast Asia—Maritime Continent Rainfall and the Asymmetric Monsoon Transition
Chang, C.-P.Wang, Z.Mcbride, J.Liu, C.-W.
In general, the Bay of Bengal, Indochina Peninsula, and Philippines are in the Asian summer monsoon regime while the Maritime Continent experiences a ...
Understanding the historical biogeography of this global biodiversity hotspot is as important to long-term conservation goals as ecology and evolution...
Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013, was an extremely intense tropical cyclone that had a catastrophic impact. The minimum c...
Environmental services and land use change in Southeast Asia: from recognition to regulation or reward?
Tomich, T. P.Thomas, D. E.Noordwijk, M.
Awareness of environmental services and land use change in Southeast Asia is high among scientists, policymakers, and society. In the case of transbou...
Tropical peatland fires in Southeast Asia
Page, S.Hoscilo, A.Langner, A.Tansey, K.Siegert, F.Limin, S.Rieley, J.
Extensive tropical peatlands are located in the Malaysian and Indonesian lowlands, particularly in Borneo, Sumatra, West Papua, and Peninsular Malaysi...
Constructing Vulnerability: The Historical, Natural and Social Generation of Flooding in Metropolitan Manila
Bankoff, G.
Flooding is not a recent hazard in the Philippines but one that has occurred throughout the recorded history of the archipelago. On the one hand, it i...
Landslide Risk Prioritization of Tsunami Affected Area in Thailand
Suttisak SoralumpBunpoat Kulsuwan
The incident on 26 December 2004 draws public attention on earthquake hazard in Thailand. However, landslide hazard is the natural hazard that happens...
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