Abstract The Maritime Continent (MC) consists of multiple islands with varying sizes and
topography, and surrounding seas. It is characterized by rainfall (convection) variability on …

Reliable prediction of rainfall extremes is vital for disaster management, particularly in the
context of increasing rainfall extremes due to global climate change. Physical-empirical …

While it is commonly accepted that the thermal effect of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) strengthens
the Asian summer monsoon, a recent analysis based mainly on idealized model …

This book is mainly focused on the climate change in Southeast Asia and its adjacent
regions. It summarizes results from recent scientific research based on observational …

Abstract Springtime rainfall, accounting for 25–40% of the annual rainfall in southern China,
exerts great agricultural and socioeconomic impacts on the region. In the recent decades …

In South China, the large quantity of rainfall in the pre-summer rainy season can easily lead
to natural disasters, which emphasizes the importance of improving the accuracy of …

Regional patterns of extreme precipitation events occurring over the continental United
States are identified via hierarchical cluster analysis of observed daily precipitation for the …

This study provides extended seasonal predictions for the Upper Colorado River Basin
(UCRB) precipitation in boreal spring using an artificial neural network (ANN) model and a …

Spring rainfall is important for agriculture and economics in North China (NC). Thus, there is
an imperative need for accurate seasonal prediction of the spring precipitation. This study …

This study depicts the sub-seasonal prediction of the South China Sea summer monsoon
onset (SCSSMO) and investigates the associated oceanic and atmospheric processes …