[HTML][HTML] Relationships between the planetary boundary layer height and surface pollutants derived from lidar observations over China: regional pattern and …

T Su, Z Li, R Kahn - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
The frequent occurrence of severe air pollution episodes in China has been a great concern
and thus the focus of intensive studies. Planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) is a key …

[HTML][HTML] A methodology for flash drought identification: Application of flash drought frequency across the United States

JI Christian, JB Basara, JA Otkin… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
With the increasing use of the term “flash drought” within the scientific community, Otkin et al.
provide a general definition that identifies flash droughts based on their unusually rapid rate …

Sensitivity of grassland productivity to aridity controlled by stomatal and xylem regulation

AG Konings, AP Williams, P Gentine - Nature Geoscience, 2017 - nature.com
The terrestrial water and carbon cycles are coupled through plant regulation of stomatal
closure. Both soil moisture and vapour pressure deficit—the amount of moisture in the air …

Appropriate complexity landscape modeling

LG Larsen, MB Eppinga, P Passalacqua, WM Getz… - Earth-science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Advances in computing technology, new and ongoing restoration initiatives, concerns about
climate change's effects, and the increasing interdisciplinarity of research have encouraged …

Comparison of satellite-based evapotranspiration models over terrestrial ecosystems in China

Y Chen, J Xia, S Liang, J Feng, JB Fisher, X Li… - Remote Sensing of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Evapotranspiration (ET) is a key component of terrestrial ecosystems because it links the
hydrological, energy, and carbon cycles. Several satellite-based ET models have been …

A multivariate approach for persistence-based drought prediction: Application to the 2010–2011 East Africa drought

A AghaKouchak - Journal of Hydrology, 2015 - Elsevier
Summary The 2011 East Africa drought caused dire situations across several countries and
led to a widespread and costly famine in the region. Numerous dynamic and statistical …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of global precipitation estimates across a range of temporal and spatial scales

M Gehne, TM Hamill, GN Kiladis… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Ashouri, H., K.-L. Hsu, S. Sorooshian, DK Braithwaite, KR Knapp, LD Cecil, BR Nelson, and
OP Prat, 2015: PERSIANN-CDR: Daily precipitation climate data record from multisatellite …

Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre …

R Gautam, NC Hsu, SC Tsay, KM Lau… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
We examine the distribution of aerosols and associated optical/radiative properties in the
Gangetic-Himalayan region from simultaneous radiometric measurements over the Indo …

Random forest regression for improved mapping of solar irradiance at high latitudes

B Babar, LT Luppino, T Boström, SN Anfinsen - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Datasets from meteorological reanalyses and retrievals from satellites are the available
sources of large-scale information about solar radiation. However, both the reanalyses and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison between meteorological re-analyses from ERA-Interim and MERRA and measurements of daily solar irradiation at surface

A Boilley, L Wald - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper compares the daily solar irradiation available at surface estimated by the MERRA
(Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications) re-analysis of the NASA …