About this Research Topic
Weather and climate extremes are critical drivers for deadly and costly natural disasters. Understanding their changes and causes are high on the agenda of climate science and risk management . There is rising awareness that larger impacts of extremes tend to result from spatially and/or temporally compounding processes amongst multiple extreme events. Compound events have therefore evolved into an cutting-edge topic, but the scientific understanding of their mechanisms, changes, impacts, and risks remains in its infancy compared to univariate events. This is especially true for compound events in monsoonal regions. It is well-known that populous monsoonal regions suffer from multiple types of extremes, but few efforts have been exerted to examine these events through a compound event lens, leaving a stark knowledge gap which is hindering tailored adaptation and mitigation planning.
This Research Topic aims to explore compound events in global monsoonal regions, which could be multiple extreme or non-extreme events occurring (1) simultaneously or sequentially at the same place, or (2) concurrently across multiple regions. We are particularly interested in the role of unique monsoonal dynamics-thermodynamics in shaping these compound events. Attribution (for both long-term changes and high-impact events) and projection analysis dedicated to monsoonal compound events would be another major focus of this Research Topic. We also highly welcome submissions on the impacts and risks of monsoonal compound events, through elaborating potential pathways of the spatial and/or temporal compounding in altering hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
Themes for this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:
• Identification and classification of impactful monsoonal compound events
• Multivariate Statistical Modeling methods
• Explaining compound events from monsoonal physics
• Model evaluation and simulation bias correction against monsoonal compound events
• Attribution of high-impact monsoonal compound events
• Impacts of compound events to monsoonal regions
• Projection of monsoonal compound events, including low-likelihood events
• Comparison of monsoonal compound events with those in non-monsoonal regions regarding typology, changes, and impacts
This Research Topic aims to explore compound events in global monsoonal regions, which could be multiple extreme or non-extreme events occurring (1) simultaneously or sequentially at the same place, or (2) concurrently across multiple regions. We are particularly interested in the role of unique monsoonal dynamics-thermodynamics in shaping these compound events. Attribution (for both long-term changes and high-impact events) and projection analysis dedicated to monsoonal compound events would be another major focus of this Research Topic. We also highly welcome submissions on the impacts and risks of monsoonal compound events, through elaborating potential pathways of the spatial and/or temporal compounding in altering hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
Themes for this Research Topic include, but are not limited to:
• Identification and classification of impactful monsoonal compound events
• Multivariate Statistical Modeling methods
• Explaining compound events from monsoonal physics
• Model evaluation and simulation bias correction against monsoonal compound events
• Attribution of high-impact monsoonal compound events
• Impacts of compound events to monsoonal regions
• Projection of monsoonal compound events, including low-likelihood events
• Comparison of monsoonal compound events with those in non-monsoonal regions regarding typology, changes, and impacts
Keywords: simulation and projection, compounding impacts and risks, weather and climate extremes, monsoonal extremes, compound events, multivariate statistical modeling, compound events-oriented detection and attribution
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