Characterization of seasonal droughts in Balochistan Province, Pakistan by Ahmed, Kamal, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Harun, Sobri, Wang, Xiao Jun

“…Droughts are usually destructive when they coincide with crop growing season. Cross-seasonal drought characterization can better inform drought mitigation efforts. …”

Changing pattern of droughts during cropping seasons of Bangladesh by Mohsenipour, Morteza, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Chung, Eun-sung, Wang, Xiao-jun

“…This study compares meteorological drought characteristics for two different periods to quantify the temporal changes in seasonal droughts of 18 weather stations of the country. …”

Unidirectional trends in annual and seasonal climate and extremes in Egypt by Nashwan, Mohamed Salem, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Abd. Rahim, Norhan

“…The spatial patterns in the trends of annual and seasonal temperature, rainfall, and related extremes in Egypt have been assessed in this paper using modified Mann-Kendal (MMK) trend test which can detect unidirectional trends in time series in the presence of short- and long-term autocorrelations. …”

Characteristics of annual and seasonal trends of rainfall and temperature in Iraq by Salman, Saleem A., Shahid, Shamsuddin, Ismail, Tarmizi, Ahmed, Kamal, Chung, Eun-Sung, Wang, Xiao-Jun

“…The objective of the present study is to analyze the changing patterns of annual and seasonal precipitation and temperature in Iraq for the period 1961–2010. …”

Impacts of climate variability and change on seasonal drought characteristics of Pakistan by Ahmed, Kamal, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Nawaz, Nadeem

“…The results showed that drought severity is increasing in the predominantly arid and semi-arid regions for both cropping seasons, while it is decreasing in western disturbance (WD) influenced high winter precipitation region during Rabi season. …”

Parametric assessment of seasonal drought risk to crop production in Bangladesh by Alamgir, Mahiuddin, Mohsenipour, Morteza, Homsi, Rajab, Wang, Xiaojun, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Alias, Nor Eliza, Yuzir, Ali

“…Droughts are more damaging when they occur during crop growing season. This research assessed the spatial distribution of drought risks to crops in Bangladesh. …”
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Spatial distribution of secular trends in annual and seasonal precipitation over Pakistan by Khan, Najeebullah, Pour, Sahar Hadi, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Ismail, Tarmizi, Ahmed, Kamal, Chung, Eun Sung, Nawaz, Nadeem, Wang, Xiaojun

“…We assessed the trends in spatio temporal patterns of annual and seasonal precipitation of Pakistan in recent years (1961-2010) using precipitation data from the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre (GPCC) using (1) the ordinary Mann-Kendall (MK) test and (2) the modified Mann-Kendall (MMK) test, which can discriminate LTP from unidirectional trends. …”

Physical-empirical models for prediction of seasonal rainfall extremes of peninsular Malaysia by Pour, Sahar Hadi, Abd. Wahab, Ahmad Khairi, Shahid, Shamsuddin

Analysis of meteorological drought pattern during different climatic and cropping seasons in Bangladesh by Alamgir, Mahiuddin, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Hazarika, Manzul Kumar, Nashrrullah, Syams, Harun, Sobri, Shamsudin, Supiah

“…In this study, standardized precipitation index is used to understand the spatial distribution of meteorological droughts during various climatic seasons such as premonsoon, monsoon, and winter seasons as well as cropping seasons such as Pre-Kharif (March-May), Kharif (May-October), and Rabi (December-February). …”

Seasonal drought pattern changes due to climate variability: Case study in Afghanistan by Qutbudin, Ishanch, Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Ahmad Sharafati, Ahmad Sharafati, Ahmed, Kamal, Al-Ansari, Nadhir, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Wang, Xiaojun

“…We assessed the changes in meteorological drought severity and drought return periods during cropping seasons in Afghanistan for the period of 1901 to 2010. …”

Replicability of annual and seasonal precipitation by CMIP5 and CMIP6 GCMs over East Asia by Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Chae, Seung Taek, Chung, Eun Sung

“…The MME mean of the CMIP6 showed better replicability of annual and seasonal GPCC precipitation than that of CMIP5. The CMIP6 MME also showed efficiency in simulating the seasonal precipitation distribution over East Asia. …”

Evaluating severity–area–frequency (SAF) of seasonal droughts in Bangladesh under climate change scenarios by Alamgir, Mahiuddin, Khan, Najeebullah, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher, Dewan, Ashraf, Hassan, Quazi, Rasheed, Balach

“…Using standardized precipitation index, this work has assessed changes in the severity–area–frequency (SAF) relationship curve of seasonal droughts in Bangladesh. Changes were estimated for mild, moderate, severe and extreme droughts for the four climatic seasons; winter, pre-monsoon, monsoon, post-monsoon, and for the two major growing seasons; rabi (November to April) and kharif (May to October). …”

Climate change uncertainties in seasonal drought severity-area-frequency curves: case of arid region of Pakistan by Ahmed, Kamal, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Chung, Eun Sung, Wang, Xiao Jun, Harun, Sobri

“…The historical and future projected precipitation data were finally used to characterize the seasonal droughts using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) for different crop growing periods. …”

Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq. by Hashim, Bassim Mohammed, Al-Naseri, Saadi K., Hamadi, Alaa M., Mahmood, Tahani Anwar, Halder, Bijay, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher

“…The results showed that wind speed, air temperature, and solar radiation have positive and strong correlations with the confirmed cases and deaths in the cold season (autumn and winter 2020–2021). The total COVID-19 cases negatively correlated with relative humidity but were not significant in all seasons. …”

Future extreme precipitation changes in the South Asian Summer Monsoon Dominance Region by Deegala, Danushka, Song, Young Hoon, Chung, Eun-Sung, Ayugi, Brian Odhiambo, Shahid, Shamsuddin

“…Two seasons, pre-monsoon from March to May (MAM) and monsoon from June to September (JJAS) were considered for seasonal assessment. …”

Vulnerability of the power sector of Bangladesh to climate change and extreme weather events by Shahid, Shamsuddin

“…Lower river flow in dry season may cause water scarcity in power plants and hamper the production. …”

Assessment of changing pattern of crop water stress in Bangladesh by Ahammed, Sumaiya Jarin, Homsi, Rajab, Khan, N., Shahid, Shamsuddin, Shiru, M. S., Mohsenipour, Morteza, Ahmed, K., Nawaz, N., Alias, Nor Eliza, Yuzir, A.

“…As the major portion of total crop in Bangladesh is grown during pre-monsoon season, increasing crop water stress can affect agriculture and food security of Bangladesh. …”

Gcm selection and temperature projection of Nigeria under different RCPs of the CMIP5 GCMS by Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Chung, Eun Sung, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Alias, Noraliani

“…The MME mean projections of bias-corrected (BC) GCMs using PT revealed that there will be an increase in temperature of 4.0 °C at the semi-arid and 5.0 °C at the arid regions during dry and wet seasons respectively under RCP 4.5. In the same regions, the maximum temperature is expected to increase up to 5.5 °C under RCP 8.5 during 2070–2099 in the dry season. …”

Quantification and uncertainty of the impact of climate change on river discharge and sediment yield in the Dehbar river basin in Iran by Sharafati, Ahmad, Pezeshki, Elnaz, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Motta, Davide

“…Conclusions: This study highlights the significant negative impact of climate change on the Dehbar river basin, with amplification of river flows and sediment concentrations in the wet season and increased water scarcity in the dry season. …”

Changing characteristics of meteorological droughts in Nigeria during 1901–2010 by Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Chung, Eun Sung, Alias, Noraliani

“…The objective of this study was to assess the changes in the severity and return periods of meteorological droughts during major cropping seasons of Nigeria for the period 1901–2010 in order to understand the impacts of climate variation on seasonal droughts. …”