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Bridging science and policy implication for managing climate extremes / edited by Hong-Sang Jung, APEC Climate Center, South Korea, Bin Wang, University of Hawaii, USA

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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
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1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
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Jung, Hong-Sang, Wang, Bin, 1944-, and APEC Climate Center. Symposium
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Contents
Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Assessing Seasonal Climate Forecasts Over Africa to Support Decision-Making; 1. Introduction; 2. Material and Methods; 2.1. Seasonal forecast models; 2.2. Reference datasets; 2.3. Hydrological modelling; 2.4. Canonical event analysis; 2.5. Detection of start of agricultural and high flow season; 2.6. Detection of start of agricultural and high flow season; 3. Results; 3.1. Meteorological forecast skill over Africa; 3.2. Forecast crop growing season; 3.3. Forecast high flow season; 4. Discussion; 4.1. Canonical event analysis; 4.2. Growing season, 4.3. High flow Season; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Variability and Predictability of Climate Linked to Extreme Events; 1. Introduction; 2. Modes of Tropical Climate Variations Linked to Extreme Events; 2.1. IOD and ENSO connections to Indian summer monsoon; 2.2. IOD and ENSO links to extreme hot summers; 2.3. IOD and ENSO connections to extreme streamflows; 3. Predictability; 4. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Subseasonal Prediction of Extreme Weather Events; 1. Introduction; 2. The MJO and Boreal Summer ISO, 3. Intraseasonal Modulation of Extreme Weather Events; 3.1. Extreme rainfall (flood); 3.2. Snow storms and cold surges; 3.3. Tropical storms; 3.4. Wild fire, aerosols, tornado and hail days; 4. Intraseasonal Forecast of Tropical Cyclone Activity; 5. Summary and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Climate Services: For Informing Decisions and Managing Risk; 1. Introduction; 1.1. What are climate services?; 1.2. Australia's variable climate; 1.3. A history of Bureau's climate services; 1.4. International context; 1.5. Aims and structure, 2. Transitioning from Data to Information Services; 3. Climate Monitoring in a Warming World; 4. Climate Prediction for Decision-Support; 5. Engaging Governments, Industry and Communities; 6. International Collaboration and Support; 7. Research Supporting Services; 8. Information Systems Underpinning Climate Services; 9. Towards Best Practice Climate Services; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Early Warning, Resilient Infrastructure and Risk Transfer; 1. Introduction; 2. Hydrological, Meteorological and Geophysical Hazards; 3. Resilient Infrastructure Systems and Services, and 3.1. What is resilience?; 3.2. Social implications of infrastructure failures; 3.3. Application of resilient infrastructure to risk; 3.4. Infrastructure interdependencies; 3.5. A framework for resilient infrastructure; 4. Risk Transfer Mechanisms; 4.1. Catastrophe risk financing; 4.2. Micro-insurance; 5. Early Warning; 5.1. Hazard-based warning systems; 5.2. Impact-based warning systems; 6. Datasets; 7. Application of Warnings, Resilience and Risk Transfer; 8. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Climate Services for Sustainable Development; 1. Introduction
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9789813235663 (electronic bk.)
9813235667 (electronic bk.)
9789813235670 (electronic bk.)
9813235675 (electronic bk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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