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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Zheng-qin Shen, Gao-zhen Nie, Xin Qiu, Jian-feng Gu, Yi Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the changes in the size distribution of landfalling tropical cyclones in China from 1977 to 2020. The results show that there is no significant change in the size distribution of landfalling tropical cyclones in South China, but the distribution in East China becomes narrower in the second epoch. The study also finds that tropical cyclones formed over the western part of the western North Pacific tend to have larger sizes at landfall, while those formed over the eastern part rarely grow to extremely large sizes. The changes in genesis position, background relative vorticity, moisture, and the active area of TC passages are identified as factors influencing the size distribution of landfalling tropical cyclones.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Haipeng Zhao, Fan Zhang, Ziyue Yu, Jing Li
Summary: Wind erosion results in significant dust emissions and loss of soil organic matter and nutrients in northwest China, which have important impacts on air quality, climate change, vegetation growth, and economic growth. This study used a model to simulate the temporal and spatial variations of dust emissions and soil organic matter and nutrient losses, as well as the economic damage caused by wind erosion.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Development Studies
H. Krichene, T. Geiger, K. Frieler, S. N. Willner, I Sauer, C. Otto
Summary: The study shows that severe tropical cyclones and fluvial floods can lead to long-term economic output growth losses, with the losses increasing non-linearly with disaster intensity. Higher development levels in countries may prevent economic growth losses from fluvial floods but not tropical cyclones. Additionally, rising household consumption and government expenditure are main channels for mitigating growth losses, while increasing investment amplifies growth losses over the period 1971-2010.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Zifeng Yu, Yuqing Wang, Hui Yu, Yihong Duan
Summary: This study analyzes the relationship between the radius of maximum wind (RMW) and rainfall in landfalling tropical cyclones (TCs) over China from 2001 to 2020. It finds that small TCs have higher rainrate and greater axisymmetry compared to large TCs. Small TCs also exhibit a 6-hour delayed decrease in rainfall near landfall, possibly due to their higher intensity.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Kaiyue Shan, Xiping Yu
Summary: This study confirms a sudden shift in the trend of tropical cyclone landfalls in southern and southeastern China at the end of the twentieth century. The decrease in southern China is attributed to a decrease in westward events, while the increase in southeastern China is linked to an increase in northwest events during peak season. These variations are mainly caused by changes in relative vorticity and vertical wind shear.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Kaigui Fan, Xidong Wang, Juan Liu, Caixia Shao
Summary: Tropical cyclones can transfer heat downward into the ocean, and this study investigates the spatiotemporal variability of this heat transfer and its potential impacts on ocean heat content. It finds that the distribution of heat transfer is uneven, with the greatest heat transfer occurring in the northwest Pacific. Interannual variability of heat transfer is closely related to the characteristics of tropical cyclones, and correlation analyses suggest a link to El Nino-Southern Oscillation. The study also suggests that heat transfer might have potential effects on ENSO evolution.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Dino Collalti, Eric Strobl
Summary: The study highlights the significant impact of maximum precipitation during storms on parish-level damage risk, even after controlling for local wind speed. For example, the estimated damage risk for a 20-year rainfall event in Jamaica is at least 238 million USD, approximately 1.5% of the country's annual GDP.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Qin Xiaohao, Yao Jiawei, Hu Junya, Li Chunxiang
Summary: Almost 29% of tropical cyclones originating over the western North Pacific and South China Sea made landfall in China from 1949 to 2021. Cyclones from the western North Pacific have a lower landfall ratio in China and a higher landfall ratio in south China in the second year after El Nino. As cyclone centers approach the southeast coastlines of China, the probability of landfall within the subsequent 24 hours increases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Lu Liu, Baochen Yang, Xiaoling Jiang, Yali Luo, Fuming Ren
Summary: This study analyzes the spatiotemporal distributions and climate trends of tropical cyclone-induced extreme hourly precipitation in China from 1975 to 2018. The results show that high-EXHP TCs contribute more to the total precipitation in eastern and northeastern China, while low-EXHP TCs have a greater contribution in southern and southwestern China. Despite the decreasing trend in the frequency of EXHP-producing TCs, the total frequency of TC-induced EXHP in China shows a significant increasing trend, mainly due to high-EXHP TCs. The study also explores the mechanisms behind these differences in TC groups.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Mingliang Ma, Guobiao Yao, Jianping Guo, Kaixu Bai
Summary: The study reveals four typical variation patterns of surface ozone in China, with seasonal variation associated with UV radiation and meteorological factors, and long-term trends mainly influenced by ozone precursors and weather conditions. Furthermore, the increasing trend of ozone in North China is found to be related to the depletion of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, as well as the increase in volatile organic compounds.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Vera Wendler-Bosco, Charles Nicholson
Summary: The research aims to explore the relationship between tropical cyclone characteristics and their destructive outcomes using machine learning, create mathematical models to predict economic impacts, and identify the storm features that most influence the accuracy of predictions.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Hongjian Tan, Rongshuo Cai, Ziyan Guo
Summary: This study investigates the long-term variation trend of compound hazard resulting from wind and precipitation during the landfall of tropical cyclones in the coastal areas of China. Two hotspot areas of TC hazards are identified, with one showing an increasing trend and the other displaying a decreasing trend.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
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Engineering, Marine
Qi Yu, Xianwei Wang, Yongjun Fang, Yazhou Ning, Peiqing Yuan, Bingrou Xi, Runzhi Wang
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive investigation on the spatiotemporal variations in tropical cyclone activities in the Western North Pacific. The results showed a drastic decrease in cyclone genesis and occurrence frequencies as well as a westward shift in their locations. The study also found significant declines in cyclone frequencies in the South China Sea, southern Philippine Sea, and central Pacific Ocean.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Water Resources
Yan Yang, Xing Huang, Xi-qiao Wu, Chao-rong Liu, Shi-yong Zhao, Xiao-hua Zhu
Summary: The spatiotemporal variations of water quality and potential pollution sources of Qujiang River were studied using comprehensive pollution index (CPI) and multivariate statistical techniques (MST) based on water quality data from 2015 to 2019. The water quality parameters of Qujiang River generally meet the class 3 value of environmental quality standards for surface water in China. Cluster analysis and principal component analysis identified distinct patterns in the water quality characteristics and explained the majority of the variance. The results also showed significant differences in certain parameters among the monitoring sections, with Baita section experiencing more serious pollution.
APPLIED WATER SCIENCE
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuchun Tang, Nini Xia, Liz Varga, Yongtao Tan, Xinjie Hua, Qiming Li
Summary: This study combines sustainability and incremental perspectives to explore the concept of sustainable international competitiveness and its impact. By analyzing statistical data from provincial regions in China, it is found that most regions independently develop overseas construction projects, resulting in random distribution of domestic competitiveness. Moreover, spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics show geographical expansion of competitiveness decline in aggregation regions, as well as robust polarization effect and path-dependent effect in dispersion regions. The determinant influential factors of sustainable international competitiveness vary with increasing competitiveness.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jianqing Zhai, Jinlong Huang, Buda Su, Lige Cao, Yanjun Wang, Tong Jiang, Thomas Fischer
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jinlong Huang, Yanjun Wang, Thomas Fischer, Buda Su, Xiucang Li, Tong Jiang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Hui Tao, Thomas Fischer, Buda Su, Weiyi Mao, Tong Jiang, Klaus Fraedrich
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2017)
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Geography, Physical
Shanshan Wen, Buda Su, Yanjun Wang, Thomas Fischer, Xiucang Li, Yizhou Yin, Gao Chao, Run Wang, Tong Jiang
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
(2018)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Shanshan Wen, Yanjun Wang, Buda Su, Chao Gao, Xue Chen, Tong Jiang, Hui Tao, Thomas Fischer, Guojie Wang, Jianqing Zhai
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Buda Su, Jinlong Huang, Thomas Fischer, Yanjun Wang, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Jianqing Zhai, Hemin Sun, Anqian Wang, Xiaofan Zeng, Guojie Wang, Hui Tao, Marco Gemmer, Xiucang Li, Tong Jiang
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2018)
Article
Thermodynamics
Wu Jianjun, Tang Guihua, Wang Run, Sun Yanwei
JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yanwei Sun, Chao Gao, Jialin Li, Run Wang, Jian Liu
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yanwei Sun, Chao Gao, Jialin Li, Run Wang, Jian Liu
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lifei Wei, Kun Wang, Qikai Lu, Yajing Liang, Haibo Li, Zhengxiang Wang, Run Wang, Liqin Cao
Summary: The study proposes a fine classification method for extracting crop types from airborne hyperspectral images, utilizing spatial information through multi-feature fusion and deep learning. Features such as morphological profiles, GLCM texture, and endmember abundance are used, along with the deep neural network with conditional random field model, to achieve satisfactory classification performance.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Si Chen, Qi Li, Wushuang Zhong, Run Wang, Dong Chen, Shihan Pan
Summary: This study aims to improve the accuracy of meteorological drought monitoring by comparing different remotely-sensed precipitation products. The results show that GPM performs the best in precipitation numerical evaluation and event detection. The fused data accurately capture historical drought events and reveal the spatial distribution and seasonal variations of drought in Hubei Province, China.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yanwei Sun, Ying Li, Run Wang, Renfeng Ma
Summary: Solar energy utilization is considered the most promising solution for achieving carbon neutrality. This research presents a comprehensive spatiotemporal assessment methodology to quantify the quality of solar energy resources. The study focuses on China and reveals high resource quality levels. Additionally, the research emphasizes the importance of improving energy transmission and storage infrastructures.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jinlong Huang, Jianqing Zhai, Tong Jiang, Yanjun Wang, Xiucang Li, Run Wang, Ming Xiong, Buda Su, Thomas Fischer