On the Use of Satellite Remote Sensing to Detect Floods and Droughts at Large Scales
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Analysis of the Long-Term Soil Respiration Dynamics in the Forest and Meadow Cenoses of the Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere ...
Published in Eurasian Soil Science
AbstractA combined analysis of the current climate trends and the dynamics of soil respiration under soddy–weakly podzolic sandy-loamy soil (Entic Podzol (Arenic)) in the forest and meadow cenoses in the Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve (southern part of the Moscow oblast) is performed. During the observation period (1998–2018), distinct trends ...
The spatial dynamics of droughts and water scarcity in England and Wales
Water scarcity occurs when water demand exceeds natural water availability over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Though meteorological and hydrological droughts have been analyzed over large spatial scales, the impacts of water scarcity have typically been addressed at a catchment scale. Here we explore how droughts and water scarcity intera...
Avian responses to extreme weather across functional traits and temporal scales.
Published in Global change biology
Extreme weather, including heat waves, droughts, and high rainfall, is becoming more common and affecting a diversity of species and taxa. However, researchers lack a framework that can anticipate how diverse species will respond to weather extremes spanning weeks to months. Here we used high-resolution occurrence data from eBird, a global citizen ...
Human responses to climate and ecosystem change in ancient Arabia.
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Recent interdisciplinary archaeological and paleoenvironmental research in the Arabian peninsula is transforming our understanding of ancient human societies in their ecological contexts. Hypotheses about the cultural and demographic impacts of a series of droughts have primarily been developed from the environmental and archaeological records of s...
Managed Aquifer Recharge of Monsoon Runoff Using Village Ponds: Performance Assessment of a Pilot Trial in the Ramganga ...
The managed aquifer recharge (MAR) of excess monsoonal runoff to mitigate downstream flooding and enhance groundwater storage has received limited attention across the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Indian subcontinent. Here, we assess the performance of a pilot MAR trial carried out in the Ramganga basin in India. The pilot consisted of a battery of 1...
Spatial Development of the 1507–1510 Plague in Poland and Its Consequences. Kalisz District Case Study
Published in Journal of Environmental Geography
The article discusses the causes and effects of the plague which is said to have spread over many Polish towns in 1507. The focus is on its possible causes, related to the occurrence of droughts and floods in Central Europe in the late 15th and early 16th century. Available sources from the late mediaeval period have also been analysed for the reco...
Trends and Extremes of Drought Episodes in Vietnam Sub-Regions during 1980–2017 at Different Timescales
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This study investigated the temporal occurrence of dry conditions in the seven climatic sub-regions of Vietnam during the 1980&ndash / 2017 period. This assessment was performed using the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) at 1 to 24 months timescales. Results show that the main...
Element content and expression of genes of interest in guard cells are connected to spatiotemporal variations in stomata...
Published in Plant, cell & environment
Element content and expression of genes of interest on single cell types, such as stomata, provide valuable insights into their specific physiology, improving our understanding of leaf gas exchange regulation. We investigated how far differences in stomatal conductance (gs ) can be ascribed to changes in guard cells functioning in amphistomateous l...
A review of freely accessible global datasets for the study of floods, droughts and their interactions with human societ...
The availability of planetary-scale geospatial datasets that can support the study of water-related disasters in the Anthropocene is rapidly growing. We review 124 global and free datasets allowing spatial (and temporal) analyses of floods, droughts and their interactions with human societies. Our collection of datasets is available in a descriptiv...
