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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jianyu Liu, Xingyu Feng, Xihui Gu, Jiawen Zhang, Louise J. Slater, Dongdong Kong
Summary: The study reveals that human activities have a detectable influence on the decline in the global diurnal temperature range (DTR). The dominant contributor to DTR changes is anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG), which caused a decrease in the global DTR. However, anthropogenic aerosols (AER) have different effects on the DTR in Europe and Asia. Future emissions are expected to further decrease the DTR in most regions.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ruoting Wang, Junzhang Tian, Likang Li, Xintong Liu, Meifang Leng, Zebing Ye, Guowei Li
Summary: This study found a quasi-U-shaped relationship between DTR and EADs due to stroke, while age, sex, or season did not significantly modify the association between DTR and EADs. Further high-quality evidence is needed to explore and validate the relationship between DTR and stroke.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yi-Shin Jang, Sheng-Feng Shen, Jehn-Yih Juang, Cho-ying Huang, Min-Hui Lo
Summary: Research has shown that in montane cloud forests in central Taiwan, the diurnal temperature range increases with altitude, while it is larger in low-altitude and high-altitude areas. This highlights the importance of montane cloud forests for the mountain ecosystem.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jie Cao, Dayong Wen, Ruowen Yang, Yingmo Zhu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the Indian and East Asian summer monsoons on the diurnal temperature range (DTR) in the low-latitude highlands of China. The results show that the DTR in this region is positively correlated with the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) and negatively correlated with the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM). When the ISM is strengthened and the EASM is weakened, an anomalous anticyclonic circulation is excited over the study area, leading to an increase in the DTR during the rainy season.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuhe Ma, Mudan Zhao, Jianbo Li, Jian Wang, Lifa Hu
Summary: Rapid urbanization leads to the urban heat island effect, where vegetation and water can help alleviate this effect, with tree cover having a greater cooling distance but water bodies reducing temperature more significantly within that distance. The study identifies the importance of effectively rearranging landscapes with cooling effects in urban planning to combat the urban heat island problem.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Annu Panwar, Axel Kleidon
Summary: The responses of surface and air temperature to evaporative conditions differ significantly, with surface temperature being more sensitive to vegetation type and air temperature being influenced by boundary layer dynamics.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Li Na, Risu Na, Yulong Bao, Jiquan Zhang, Yuhai Bao, Yin Shan
Summary: The diurnal temperature range (DTR) has significantly decreased in many land areas as a consequence of global warming. This study investigates the spatial distribution and future projections of DTR variations on the Mongolian Plateau under different global warming levels. Precipitation and cloud cover were found to be the main factors influencing DTR changes. This study enhances the understanding of climate change in the region and provides a valuable reference for similar studies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Xiaodan Yang, Yajuan Song, Meng Wei, Yuhuan Xue, Zhenya Song
Summary: This paper explores the different effects of EP and CP El Nino-Southern Oscillation events on the interannual variation in diurnal sea surface temperature (SST), specifically in the Nino-3 and Nino-4 regions. It is found that DSSTA in the Nino-3 region is negative during both EP and CP El Nino events, but positive during both EP and CP La Nina events. On the other hand, DSSTA in the Nino-4 region is positive in El Nino years and negative in La Nina years. Further analysis reveals that incident shortwave radiation, wind stress, and upward latent heat flux are the main factors causing these different interannual variations in DSST.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Yun-Jing Geng, Pei Leng, Xiaoning Song, Zhao-Liang Li
Summary: This study proposes a novel method for estimating daytime average evapotranspiration (ET) using temporal measurements of land surface temperature (LST) and net surface shortwave radiation (NSSR). The method is developed based on a simulated data of a physics-based Atmosphere-Land Exchange (ALEX) model and shows considerable accuracy with a coefficient of determination (R-2) of 0.958 and a root mean square error (RMSE) of 25.3 Wm(-2). Ground ET measurements at four Ameriflux sites were collected to assess the estimated ET and the results indicate the potential for generating daytime ET with geostationary satellite observations at regional scales.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jiaxing Xin, Jun Yang, Dongqi Sun, Tianyu Han, Chunrui Song, Zhipeng Shi
Summary: The process of urbanization is accelerating, and land surface temperature (LST) is increasing, posing a serious threat to human health. This study explores the differences in LST of different land use/land cover (LULC) types from the perspective of different climate zones. Results show that urban and built-up lands, as well as barren lands, have higher LSTs compared to forests, grasslands, and water bodies during the day, while the LSTs of urban and built-up lands decrease at night, and barren lands show a significant decrease to LSTs even lower than those of water bodies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lluis Perez-Planells, Frank-M. Goettsche
Summary: The thermal dynamics of land surface, controlled by solar geometry, can be modeled using relatively simple functions. This study proposes a new model that simultaneously describes the annual and diurnal variation of surface temperature. The model was validated using LST observations and showed potential in describing surface and climate properties in different regions.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pritanka Sandbhor, T. P. Singh, Mahesh Kalshettey
Summary: The research analyzed the impact of urbanization on the diurnal temperature range based on land surface temperature, finding a decreasing trend in diurnal temperature range with increasing urbanization in Pune, India, especially in the Built-up land use class. These findings provide insights for policymakers and urban planners to make informed decisions towards sustainable development in the Pune Metropolitan Region.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Linfei Yu, Guoyong Leng
Summary: This study estimated the global biophysical temperature effects of LULCC using CMIP6 climate models and found a historical global warming effect of LULCC at a rate of 0.0025 degrees C/century. Forested/non-forested secondary land, urban land, and cropland have contributed over 70% to LULCC's temperature effect, with land transitions and land management also playing significant roles in the climate impact.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Shirin Taheri, David Garcia-Callejas, Miguel B. Araujo
Summary: Species are shifting their distributions poleward and upward in response to climate change, with land-cover change being a major cause of distributional changes. However, there are also cases where distributional dynamics might be caused by other mechanisms. The study in Great Britain suggests that changes in bird range shifts are best explained by climate change for some species and by land-cover change for others, while some range dynamics could not be distinguished from chance alone.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yaxin Ding, Xiaomei Yang, Zhihua Wang, Dongjie Fu, He Li, Dan Meng, Xiaowei Zeng, Junyao Zhang
Summary: Comparing three 10 m resolution global land cover products (FROM-GLC10, ESRI2020, and ESA2020) in terms of accuracy is crucial for studying global and regional environment protection, sustainable development, and optimizing mapping methods. However, previous validations have lacked field collection points in large regions like Southeast Asia, posing challenges in land cover mapping.
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Environmental Studies
Lisa Reyes Mason, Kelsey N. Ellis, Betsy Winchester, Susan Schexnayder
WEATHER CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
(2018)
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Biophysics
Kelsey N. Ellis, Lisa Reyes Mason, Kelly N. Gassert, James B. Elsner, Tyler Fricker
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kelsey N. Ellis, Lisa Reyes Mason, Kelly N. Gassert
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jayme E. Walters, Lisa Reyes Mason, Kelsey Ellis, Betsy Winchester
WEATHER AND FORECASTING
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alisa L. Hass, Kelsey N. Ellis
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jason C. Senkbeil, Kelsey N. Ellis, Jacob R. Reed
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Kelsey Ellis, Lisa Reyes Mason, Krissy Hurley
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Burow, Hannah Herrero, Kelsey N. Ellis
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Daniel Burow, Kelsey Ellis, Liem Tran
Summary: The study focused on simultaneous tornado and flash flood (TORFF) warnings in 32 tropical cyclones that made landfall in the contiguous United States between 2008 and 2018. The research identified TORFF warning characteristics such as location and frequency, with TORFF warnings being more common in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and mostly occurring east of TC center. It was found that TC intensity and translational velocity determine the likelihood of TORFF warnings, with intense TCs producing more warnings and slow-moving TCs generating multiple warnings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Daniel Burow, Kelsey Ellis
Summary: This research aims to identify the impact of hazardous weather days on precipitation regimes in the Southeastern US from 2009 to 2018, and determine the synoptic weather types associated with HWDs. The study found precipitation peaks in the lower Mississippi Valley and Carolinas on HWDs, with the highest proportion of precipitation falling on Transition SSC days. Regional differences in precipitation on HWDs were observed in different seasons within the study area.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Nicholas S. Grondin, Kelsey N. Ellis
Summary: This research assesses the climatology of tropical cyclone occurrence dates in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific, finding trends and correlations with early season activity. Results show that occurrence dates of TCs in the North Atlantic have been trending earlier, while no trends were identified for the eastern North Pacific or hurricanes in both basins. Early season TCs can predict overall seasonal activity, with the strongest correlations found in the 3rd and 4th TCs in the North Atlantic and the 5th and 6th TCs in the eastern North Pacific.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jennifer M. First, Kelsey Ellis, Mary Lehman Held, Florence Glass
Summary: This study examines the impact of key risk and protective factors on mental health among Black and Latinx communities exposed to a nocturnal tornado outbreak in Tennessee. Barriers to receiving tornado warning alerts and tornado-related exposure were found to adversely affect mental health, while access to physical resources, supportive relationships, and adaptive coping skills served as protective mechanisms. These findings can potentially inform the development of policies and practices to address barriers and promote protective strategies for future nocturnal tornado events by organizations such as the National Weather Service and emergency managers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Daniel Burow, Kelsey Ellis, Jennifer First
Summary: Tornado watches are issued by the National Weather Service to indicate favorable conditions for tornado formation. This study analyzed survey data from Tennessee residents to identify common intended responses to tornado watches during daytime and nighttime scenarios. Factors such as age, income, housing type, knowledge of tornadoes, and self-efficacy beliefs were found to influence people's responses. These findings are important for improving public preparedness and better informing forecasters and broadcasters.
WEATHER CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Geography
Kelsey N. Ellis, Daniel Burow, Kelly N. Gassert, Lisa Reyes Mason, Megan S. Porter
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS
(2020)
Article
Social Work
Lisa Reyes Mason, Kelsey N. Ellis, Jon M. Hathaway
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PRACTICE
(2019)