Online Rainfall Atlas of Hawai‘i
Thomas W. Giambelluca,Qi Chen,Abby G. Frazier,Jonathan P. Price,Yi-Leng Chen,Pao-Shin Chu,Jon Eischeid,Donna Delparte +7 more
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The Rainfall Atlas of Hawai'i as discussed by the authors is a set of digitalmaps of the spatial patterns of the 1978-2007 meanmonthly and annual rainfall for the major Hawaiian islands.Abstract:
nteraction among trade winds,terrain, land thermal effects, andthe trade-wind inversion give theHawaiian Islands one of the mostvaried rainfall patterns on Earth.Distinct, persistent patterns of upliftlead to dramatic rainfall gradientsand, together with elevation-relatedtemperature differences, producenearly the full range of climate types.This microcosm of global environ-mental diversity provides a uniquenatural laboratory for world-classresearch on topics such as terres-trial ecosystem carbon dynamics, soilgeochemistry, and the mechanics ofspecies invasion. Knowledge of meanrainfall patterns in Hawai'i is criticallyimportant in support of these researchendeavors as well as for managing andprotecting groundwater and surfacewater resources, controlling and eradicating invasivespecies, protecting and restoring native ecosystems,and planning for the effects of global climate change.The Rainfall Atlas of Hawai'i is a set of digitalmaps of the spatial patterns of 1978-2007 meanmonthly and annual rainfall for the major Hawaiianread more
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Nitrogen fixation during decomposition of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is an important contribution to nutrient supply in traditional dryland agricultural systems of Hawai'i
TL;DR: It is found that significant N may be introduced into natural cropping systems through mulching practices and that small changes in practices greatly alter the total inputs.
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Iron amendments to reduce bioaccessible arsenic
TL;DR: The cost of in situ treatment of As-contaminated soil with ferrous sulfate plus lime to lower AsIVBA was estimated to be an order of magnitude less than excavation and landfill disposal on the Island of Hawaii, making the technology a viable alternative when remedial action objectives were based on AsIV BA levels.
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Bringing multiple values to the table: assessing future land-use and climate change in North Kona, Hawaiʻi
Leah L. Bremer,Lisa Mandle,Clay Trauernicht,Puaʻala Pascua,Heather McMillen,Kimberly Burnett,Christopher A. Wada,Natalie Kurashima,Shimona A. Quazi,Thomas W. Giambelluca,Pia Chock,Tamara Ticktin +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a process to evaluate trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem services across land-use scenarios and under climate change in North Kona, Hawaiʻi, a tropical dry ecosystem where water, fire, biodiversity, and cultural values are all critical considerations for land management decisions.
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Plant performance and survival across transplant experiments depend upon temperature and precipitation change along elevation
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Autonomous long-term gamma-spectrometric monitoring of submarine groundwater discharge trends in Hawaii
Henrietta Dulai,Jan Kameník,Jan Kameník,C. A. Waters,Joseph J. Kennedy,James Babinec,James Jolly,Mario Williamson +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a fully autonomous underwater gamma-spectrometer for long-term coastal submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) monitoring, which is very robust, has high sensitivity allowing high temporal resolution, and is completely autonomous.
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Changing sources of nutrients during four million years of ecosystem development
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that inputs of elements from the atmosphere can sustain the productivity of Hawaiian rainforests on highly weathered soils, where cations are supplied in marine aerosols and phosphorus is deposited in dust from central Asia, which is over 6,000 km away.
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Net primary productivity and nutrient cycling across a mesic to wet precipitation gradient in Hawaiian montane forest
TL;DR: The decline in NPP with associated MAP appeared to be most directly associated with decreased N availability in these humid forests, a mechanism that slows decomposition and N mineralization while concurrently increasing P solubility from soil mineral-bound pools.
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Creating a Serially Complete, National Daily Time Series of Temperature and Precipitation for the Western United States
TL;DR: In this article, the development of serially complete (no missing values) daily maximum-minimum temperatures and total precipitation time series over the western United States is documented, with several estimation techniques based on spatial objective analysis schemes used to estimate daily values, with the &ldquost estimate chosen as a missing value replacement.
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Interannual and Interdecadal Rainfall Variations in the Hawaiian Islands
Pao-Shin Chu,Huaiqun Chen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the correlation between the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) signal and the interdecadal variations in Hawaii rainfall and compared the difference in constructive match conditions of El Nino and PDO (i.e., DRY minus WET) for composites of extremely dry and wet winters.