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Advances in the Subseasonal Prediction of Extreme Events: Relevant Case Studies across the Globe
Domeisen, Daniela I. V., White, Christopher J., Afargan-Gerstman, Hilla, Munoz, Angel G., Janiga, Matthew A., Vitart, Frederic, Wulff, C. Ole, Antoine, Salome, Ardilouze, Constantin, Batte, Lauriane, Bloomfield, Hannah C., Brayshaw, David J., Camargo, Suzana J., Charlton-Perez, Andrew, Collins, Dan, Cowan, Tim, del Mar Chaves, Maria, Ferranti, Laura, Gomez, Rosario, ..., Tian, Di. 2022. "Advances in the Subseasonal Prediction of Extreme Events: Relevant Case Studies across the Globe." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 103 (6), pp. E1473-E1501. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0221.1

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A satellite-based Standardized Antecedent Precipitation Index (SAPI) for mapping extreme rainfall risk in Myanmar
Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Kath, Jarrod, Nagler, Thomas, Khaung, Ye, Aung, Thee Su Su, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Marcussen, Torben and Stone, Roger. 2022. "A satellite-based Standardized Antecedent Precipitation Index (SAPI) for mapping extreme rainfall risk in Myanmar." Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 26, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100733

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Positive SOI, negative PDO and spring tides as simple indicators of the potential for extreme coastal erosion in northern NSW
Proudfoot, M. and Singh Peterson, L.. 2011. "Positive SOI, negative PDO and spring tides as simple indicators of the potential for extreme coastal erosion in northern NSW." Australasian Journal of Environmental Management. 18 (3), pp. 170-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2011.598257

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Present-day greenhouse gases could cause more frequent and longer Dust Bowl heatwaves
Cowan, Tim, Indorf, Sabine, Hegerl, Gabriele C., Harrington, Luke J. and Otto, Friederike E. L.. 2020. "Present-day greenhouse gases could cause more frequent and longer Dust Bowl heatwaves." Nature Climate Change. 10 (6), pp. 505-510. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0771-7

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Ocean and land forcing of the record-breaking Dust Bowl heatwaves across central United States
Cowan, Tim, Hegerl, Gabriele C., Schurer, Andrew, Tett, Simon F. B., Vautard, Robert, Yiou, Pascal, Jezequel, Aglae, Otto, Friederike E. L., Harrington, Luke J. and Ng, Benjamin. 2020. "Ocean and land forcing of the record-breaking Dust Bowl heatwaves across central United States." Nature Communications. 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16676-w

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Occurrence and cycling of trace elements in ultramafic soils and their impacts on human health: A critical review
Vithanage, Meththika, Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Oze, Christopher, Karunatilake, Suniti, Seneviratne, Mihiri, Hseu, Zeng-Yei, Gunarathne, Viraj, Dassanayake, Maheshi, Ok, Yong Sik and Rinklebe, Jörg. 2019. "Occurrence and cycling of trace elements in ultramafic soils and their impacts on human health: A critical review." Environment International. 131 (104974), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.104974

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Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian Wheatbelt
Collins, Behnam and Chenu, Karine. 2020. "Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian Wheatbelt." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107889

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Coastal altimetry for sea level changes in Northern Australian coastal oceans
Gharineiat, Zahra. 2017. Coastal altimetry for sea level changes in Northern Australian coastal oceans. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Newcastle.

PhD Thesis

Geospatial crowdsourced data fitness analysis for spatial data infrastructure based disaster management actions
Koswatte, Saman. 2017. Geospatial crowdsourced data fitness analysis for spatial data infrastructure based disaster management actions . PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/5c09fc67f0cd3

PhD Thesis

Return period and Pareto analyses of 45 years of tropical cyclone data (1970-2014) in the Philippines
Espada, Rudolf. 2018. "Return period and Pareto analyses of 45 years of tropical cyclone data (1970-2014) in the Philippines." Applied Geography. 97, pp. 228-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.04.018

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Spatio-temporal drought risk mapping approach and its application in the drought-prone region of south-east Queensland, Australia
Dayal, Kavina S., Deo, Ravinesh C. and Apan, Armando A.. 2018. "Spatio-temporal drought risk mapping approach and its application in the drought-prone region of south-east Queensland, Australia." Natural Hazards. 93 (2), pp. 823-847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-018-3326-8

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Investigating drought duration-severity-intensity characteristics using the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index: case studies in drought-prone Southeast Queensland
Dayal, Kavina S., Deo, Ravinesh C. and Apan, Armando A.. 2018. "Investigating drought duration-severity-intensity characteristics using the Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index: case studies in drought-prone Southeast Queensland." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 23 (1), p. 05017029. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001593

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Mapping heatwave vulnerability in Korea
Kim, Do-Woo, Deo, Ravinesh C., Lee, Jong-Seol and Yeom, Jong-Min. 2017. "Mapping heatwave vulnerability in Korea." Natural Hazards. 89 (1), pp. 35-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2951-y

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Vulnerability assessment of urban community and critical infrastructures for integrated flood risk management and climate adaptation strategies
Espada, Rudolf, Apan, Armando and McDougall, Kevin. 2017. "Vulnerability assessment of urban community and critical infrastructures for integrated flood risk management and climate adaptation strategies." International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. 8 (4), pp. 375-411. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-03-2015-0010

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Natural disasters: blessings in disguise?
Koerniadi, Hardjo, Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar and Tourani-Rad, Alireza. 2011. "Natural disasters: blessings in disguise?" Chervonsky, Liza (ed.) 24th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference: Never Stand Still (AFBC 2011) . Sydney, Australia 14 - 16 Dec 2011 Sydney, Australia. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1913664

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Observing and modelling the high water level from satellite radar altimetry during tropical cyclones
Deng, Xiaoli, Gharineiat, Zahra, Andersen, Ole B. and Stewart, Mark G.. 2016. "Observing and modelling the high water level from satellite radar altimetry during tropical cyclones." Rizos, Chris and Willis, Pascal (ed.) 2013 IAG Scientific Assembly. Postdam, Germany 01 - 06 Sep 2013 Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/1345_2015_108

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Predicting climate change impact on nutrient pollution in waterways: a case study in the upper catchment of the Latrobe River, Australia
Alam, Md Jahangir and Dutta, Dushmanta. 2013. "Predicting climate change impact on nutrient pollution in waterways: a case study in the upper catchment of the Latrobe River, Australia." Ecohydrology. 6 (1), pp. 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.282

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Vulnerability assessment and interdependency analysis of critical infrastructures for climate adaptation and flood mitigation
Espada Jr., Rodolfo, Apan, Armando and McDougall, Kevin. 2015. "Vulnerability assessment and interdependency analysis of critical infrastructures for climate adaptation and flood mitigation." International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. 6 (3), pp. 313-346. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-02-2014-0019

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Projection of heat wave mortality related to climate change in Korea
Kim, Do-Woo, Deo, Ravinesh C., Chung, Jea-Hak and Lee, Jong-Seol. 2016. "Projection of heat wave mortality related to climate change in Korea." Natural Hazards. 80 (1), pp. 623-637. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1987-0

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Long-term streamflow trends in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin: Detecting drivers of change
Gao, Zhaoliang, Zhang, Lu, Zhang, Xiaoping, Cheng, Lei, Potter, Nick, Cowan, Tim and Cai, Wenju. 2016. "Long-term streamflow trends in the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin: Detecting drivers of change." Hydrological Processes. 30 (9), pp. 1315-1329. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10704

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A real-time flood monitoring index based on daily effective precipitation and its application to Brisbane and Lockyer Valley flood events
Deo, Ravinesh C., Byun, Hi-Ryong, Adamowski, Jan F. and Kim, Do-Woo. 2015. "A real-time flood monitoring index based on daily effective precipitation and its application to Brisbane and Lockyer Valley flood events." Water Resources Management. 29 (11), pp. 4075-4093. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-015-1046-3

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Spatial modelling of natural disaster risk reduction policies with Markov decision processes
Espada Jr., Rodolfo, Apan, Armando and McDougall, Kevin. 2014. "Spatial modelling of natural disaster risk reduction policies with Markov decision processes." Applied Geography. 53, pp. 284-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.021

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Diagnosis of flood events in Brisbane (Australia) using a flood index based on daily effective precipitation
Deo, R. C., Byun, H. R., Adamowski, J. F. and Kim, D. W.. 2014. "Diagnosis of flood events in Brisbane (Australia) using a flood index based on daily effective precipitation." International Conference on Analysis and Management of Changing Risks for Natural Hazards (2014). Padua, Italy Padua, Italy.

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Japan moves to green: natural disaster empowers Japanese citizens
Omura, Teruyo. 2012. "Japan moves to green: natural disaster empowers Japanese citizens." 19th International Business Research Conference. Melbourne, Australia 19 - 21 Nov 2012 Melbourne, Australia.

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Voluntary relocation as an adaptation strategy to extreme weather events
King, David, Bird, Deanne, Haynes, Katharine, Boon, Helen, Cottrell, Alison, Millar, Joanne, Okada, Tetsuya, Box, Pamela, Keogh, Diane and Thomas, Melanie. 2014. "Voluntary relocation as an adaptation strategy to extreme weather events." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 8, pp. 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.02.006

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Using spatial modelling to develop flood risk and climate adaptation capacity metrics for vulnerability assessments of urban community and critical water supply infrastructure
Espada Jr., Rodolfo, Apan, Armando and McDougall, Kevin. 2013. "Using spatial modelling to develop flood risk and climate adaptation capacity metrics for vulnerability assessments of urban community and critical water supply infrastructure." Featherstone, Jeffrey (ed.) 49th World Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP 2013): Frontiers of Planning: Evolving and Declining Models of City Planning Practice. Brisbane, Australia 01 - 04 Oct 2013 Netherlands.

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Adaptation and resilience in two flood-prone Queensland communities
King, David, Apan, Armando, Keogh, Diane and Thomas, Melanie. 2013. "Adaptation and resilience in two flood-prone Queensland communities." Boulter, Sarah, Palutikof, Jean, Karoly, David John and Guitart, Daniella (ed.) Natural disasters and adaptation to climate change. New York, NY. United States. Cambridge University Press. pp. 95-106

Edited book (chapter)

Using spatial modelling to develop flood risk and climate adaptation capacity metrics for assessing urban community and critical electricity infrastructure vulnerability
Espada Jr., R., Apan, A. and McDougall, K.. 2013. "Using spatial modelling to develop flood risk and climate adaptation capacity metrics for assessing urban community and critical electricity infrastructure vulnerability." Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R. S. and Boland, J. (ed.) 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2013). Adelaide, Australia 01 - 06 Dec 2013 Australia. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand . https://doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2013.L1.espada

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Optimizing the coupling of a firebrand generator to a horizontal wind tunnel
Hashempour, Javad and Sharifian, Ahmad. 2013. "Optimizing the coupling of a firebrand generator to a horizontal wind tunnel." Advanced Materials Research. 726-731, pp. 971-976. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.726-731.971

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Information seeking in a flood
Ryan, Barbara. 2013. "Information seeking in a flood." Disaster Prevention and Management: an international journal. 22 (3), pp. 229-242. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-05-2012-0059

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Understanding the January 2011 Queensland flood: the role of geographic interdependency in flood risk assessment for urban community
Espada Jr., Rodolfo, Apan, Armando and McDougall, Kevin. 2013. "Understanding the January 2011 Queensland flood: the role of geographic interdependency in flood risk assessment for urban community." Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference (ANZDMC 2013): Earth: Fire and Rain. Brisbane, Australia 28 - 30 May 2013 Gold Coast, Australia.

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Calibration and accuracy assessment of Leica ScanStation C10 terrestrial laser scanner
Abbas, Mohd Azwan, Setan, Halim, Majid, Zulkepli, Chong, Albert K., Idris, Khairulnizam M. and Aspuri, Anuar. 2013. "Calibration and accuracy assessment of Leica ScanStation C10 terrestrial laser scanner." Abdul Rahman, Alias, Boguslawski, Pawel, Gold, Christopher and Said, Mohamad Nor (ed.) International Workshop on Geoinformation Advances 2012. Johor Bahru, Malaysia 07 - 08 Nov 2012 Berlin, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36379-5_3

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Identifying watershed-scale groundwater flow barriers: the Yoqne'am Fault in Israel
Dafny, Elad, Gvirtzman, Haim and Burg, Avihu. 2013. "Identifying watershed-scale groundwater flow barriers: the Yoqne'am Fault in Israel ." Hydrogeology Journal. 21 (5), pp. 1035-1051. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-0982-3

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Satellite data based semi-real time media contents to support natural disasters mitigation
Perera, Kithsiri and Tateishi, Ryutaro. 2013. "Satellite data based semi-real time media contents to support natural disasters mitigation." Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference (ANZDMC 2012): Earth: Fire and Rain. Brisbane, Australia 16 - 18 Apr 2012 Gold Coast, Australia.

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Using volume delivery time to identify independent partial series events
Brodie, Ian. 2013. "Using volume delivery time to identify independent partial series events." Water Resources Management. 27 (10), pp. 3727-3738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-013-0377-1

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Indigenous knowledge for climate change induced flood adaptation in Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. 2013. "Indigenous knowledge for climate change induced flood adaptation in Nepal." The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses. 5 (1), pp. 35-46.

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Perceived community-based flood adaptation strategies under climate change in Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Perceived community-based flood adaptation strategies under climate change in Nepal." International Journal of Global Warming. 6 (1), pp. 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2014.058758

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Survival: how the landscape impacts on people
Pocock, Celmara. 2010. "Survival: how the landscape impacts on people." Queensland Historical Atlas. Dec 2010, pp. 1-5.

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Project governance in Malaysia hillside developments
Too, Eric G., Adnan, Najwa and Trigunarsyah, Bambang. 2011. "Project governance in Malaysia hillside developments." Ahmed, Syed, Adnan, Hamimah, Panthi, Kamalesh, Azhar, Salman, Takim, Roshana and Bozai, Gazan (ed.) 6th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-6). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 05 - 07 Jul 2011 Greenville, NC. United States.

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Flood vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable people in mid-western Terai of Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. 2013. "Flood vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable people in mid-western Terai of Nepal." Journal of Earth Science and Climactic Change. 4 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000132

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