Analysis of Heavy Rainfall in Sub-Saharan Africa and HIV Transmission Risk, HIV Prevalence, and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005-2017
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30282
Abstract: Key Points Question Is there an association between heavy rainfall, HIV prevalence, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV transmission risk? Findings In a cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa with… read more here.
Keywords: transmitted infections; hiv; sexually transmitted; heavy rainfall ... See more keywords
Heavy Rainfall and HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa-Potential New Risk.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.30290
Abstract: A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative survey data and annual rainfall data from 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa during 12 years found that each year of heavy rainfall was associated with higher odds of HIV… read more here.
Keywords: saharan africa; sexually transmitted; hiv sexually; heavy rainfall ... See more keywords
Orographic rainfall hot spots in the Andes‐Amazon transition according to the TRMM precipitation radar and in situ data
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jd026282
Abstract: The Andes-Amazon transition, along the eastern Peruvian Andes, features “hotspots” with strong precipitation. Using 15 years of TRMM PR data we established a robust relation between terrain elevation and mean surface precipitation, with the latter… read more here.
Keywords: precipitation; andes amazon; amazon transition; orographic rainfall ... See more keywords
Influence of Superparameterization and a Higher‐Order Turbulence Closure on Rainfall Bias Over Amazonia in Community Atmosphere Model Version 5
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jd026576
Abstract: We evaluate the Community Atmosphere Model Version 5 (CAM5) with a higher-order turbulence closure scheme, named Cloud Layers Unified By Binomials (CLUBB), and a Multiscale Modeling Framework, referred as the “super-parameterization” (SP) with two different… read more here.
Keywords: model version; higher order; atmosphere model; rainfall ... See more keywords
Numerical simulation of urban land surface effects on summer convective rainfall under different UHI intensity in Beijing
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jd026614
Abstract: To investigate the effect of urban land surface on rainfall under different urban heat island intensity (UHII) conditions in Beijing, numerical simulation and sensitivity experiments on two individual summer convective rainfall events are performed, using… read more here.
Keywords: rainfall; urban area; land surface; urban land ... See more keywords
Aerosol and Urban Land Use Effect on Rainfall Around Cities in Indo‐Gangetic Basin From Observations and Cloud Resolving Model Simulations
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jd028004
Abstract: Coupling of urban land use land cover (LULC) and aerosol loading on rainfall around cities in the Gangetic Basin (GB) is examined here. Long-term observations illustrate more rainfall at urban core and climatological downwind regions… read more here.
Keywords: rainfall around; urban land; land; around cities ... See more keywords
Simultaneous characterization of mesoscale and convective-scale tropical rainfall extremes and their dynamical and thermodynamic modes of change
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DOI: 10.1002/2017ms001033
Abstract: The Superparameterized Community Atmosphere Model (SPCAM) is used to identify the dynamical and organizational properties of tropical extreme rainfall events on two scales. We compare the mesoscales resolved by General Circulation Models (GCMs) and the… read more here.
Keywords: mesoscale; convective scale; rainfall; scale ... See more keywords
Diversity matters: Effects of density compensation in pollination service during rainfall shift
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5500
Abstract: Abstract Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency due to the warming climate. Such extremities can jeopardize ecosystem services and create economic imbalances. Tropical developing countries are predicted to suffer the maximum consequences of such… read more here.
Keywords: pollinator; pollination service; ecosystem; service ... See more keywords
Altered rainfall patterns reduce plant fitness and disrupt interactions between below‐ and aboveground insect herbivores
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3127
Abstract: Evidence is accumulating of the disruptive effects of climate change on species interactions. However, little is known about how changes in climate patterns, such as temporal shifts in rainfall events, will affect multitrophic interactions. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: insects; plant; interactions aboveground; altered rainfall ... See more keywords
Ecological consequences of large herbivore exclusion in an African savanna: 12 years of data from the UHURU experiment.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3649
Abstract: Diverse communities of large mammalian herbivores (LMH), once widespread, are now rare. LMH exert strong direct and indirect effects on community structure and ecosystem functions, and measuring these effects is important for testing ecological theory… read more here.
Keywords: savanna; exclusion; uhuru experiment; rainfall ... See more keywords
Rainfall shocks, child mortality, and water infrastructure.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4498
Abstract: I study the effect of rainfall shocks on child mortality at a sub-national level for a global set of developing countries. I establish that negative (positive) shocks to rainfall lead to an increase (drop) in… read more here.
Keywords: mortality water; shocks child; rainfall shocks; rainfall ... See more keywords