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Rainfall-induced landslide inventories for Lower Mekong

open access: yes, 2021
This is an inventory of rainfall-induced landslides from 22 locations in Lower Mekong Region produced using Planet imagery and semi-automated mapping.
Pukar Amatya (10220069)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Unveiling the neglected driver of February 2024 compound cold-wet extremes over central China: role of the quasi-barotropic Northeast Asian anticyclone

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters
In February 2024, Central China experienced exceptional compound cold–wet extremes (CWEs) characterized by widespread freezing rain and an unprecedented northward shift of the glaze zone.
Hedi Ma   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
wiley   +1 more source

Temperature Sensitivity and Adaptation of Cereal Yields: Empirical Evidence From Italy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the evolving temperature sensitivity and climate adaptation of cereal yields in Italy from 1952 to 2023, using province‐level data for maize, common wheat, and durum wheat. Employing panel data econometric methods, we estimate yield responses to heat exposure, changes in sensitivity over time, and adaptation to climate ...
Paolo Nota   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capability of CORDEX RCMs in simulating extreme rainfall events over South africa

open access: yes, 2014
Includes bibliographical references.In South Africa, extreme rainfall events often lead to widespread destruction, damage infrastructure, displace communities, strain water management and even destroy lives.
Abba Omar, Sabina
core  

Impacts of environment on the sudden track change of super typhoon GAEMI(2024)

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science
To improve understanding of essential aspects that influence forecasting of tropical cyclone sudden track change, by using ERA5 reanalysis data provided by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the synoptic analysis method and ...
Yiming Ma   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stochastic modelling of daily rainfall sequences

open access: yes, 1977
Rainfall series of different climatic regions were analysed with the aim of generating daily rainfall sequences. A survey of the data is given in I, 1. When analysing daily rainfall sequences one must be aware of the following points:a.
Buishand, T.A.
core  

Intercomparison of satellite-based and model-based rainfall analyses

open access: yes, 2006
Four satellite rain estimations based on microwave (MW), infrared (IR) or combined MW-IR techniques are compared with the BOlogna Limited Area Model (BOLAM) rain forecast for a severe weather event (8–13 November 2001) over the western Mediterranean Sea.
S. Davolio   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Study on the macro and micro characteristics of a large-scale freezing rain weather event in Hubei Province

open access: yes暴雨灾害
In February 2024, two rounds of low temperature,rainfall/snowfall and freezing weather occurred in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.The first round of the event from February 1 to 6.Showed characteristics such as a large amount of ...
Yue ZHOU   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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