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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Breeding and selection of taro ( Colocasia esculenta ) for improved disease‐resistance in Hawaiʻi
Roshan Paudel,Bjarne Bartlett,Carter M. Zamora,James E Keach,Rosemary Gutierrez-Coarite,Jennifer Hawkins,Amjad A. Ahmad,Sharon Motomura-Wages,Emilie R Kirk,Michael B. Kantar,Kurt Lamour,Christian Bernabé,Michael H. Shintaku,Susan C. Miyasaka +13 more
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A Century of Drought in Hawaiʻi: Geospatial Analysis and Synthesis across Hydrological, Ecological, and Socioeconomic Scales
Abby G. Frazier,Christian P. Giardina,Thomas W. Giambelluca,Laura J. Brewington,Yi-Leng Chen,Pao-Shin Chu,Lucas Berio Fortini,Danielle Hall,David A. Helweg,Victoria W. Keener,Ryan J. Longman,Matthew P. Lucas,Alan Mair,Delwyn S. Oki,Julian Reyes,Stephanie G. Yelenik,Clay Trauernicht +16 more
TL;DR: In this article , a comprehensive synthesis of past drought effects in Hawaiʻi was provided, integrating with geospatial analysis of drought characteristics using a newly developed 100-year (1920-2019) gridded Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) dataset.
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Spatial Predictive Modeling of Fish Distributions Incorporating Habitat Utilization and Behavior in the Context of Marine Protection
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Local to landscape-level controls of water fluxes through Hawaiian forests: Effects of invasive animals and plants on soil infiltration capacity across substrate and moisture gradients
Lucas B. Fortini,Christina R. Leopold,Kimberlie Perkins,Oliver A. Chadwick,Stephanie G. Yelenik,James D. Jacobi,Kai’ena I Bishaw,Makani Gregg,Sarah N. Rosa +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Inouye Regional Center, 1845 Wasp Blvd., B176, Honolulu, HI 96818 2 Hawai‘i Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, P.O. Box 44, Hawai’i National Park, Hawaii 96718 3 United States Geological Survey and Water Resources Mission Area, 345 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025 4 University of California, Santa Barbara, 4312 Bren Hall, Santa
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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.