Contributed by Ryan Longman at rlongman@hawaii,edu Long-term, accurate observations of atmospheric phenomena are essential for a myriad of applications, including historic and future climate assessments, resource management, and infrastructure planning. …
Contributed by Xiao Luo: luoxiao.rf@gmail.com Surrounded by the subtropical Pacific Ocean and immersed in persistent trade winds, the Hawaiian Islands experience distinct seasonality in rainfall: a wet winter from November …
The University of Hawaii’s Sea Level Center provides a product for sea level forecasts. The product provides an outlook of monthly sea level anomalies for the next one to two …
By Alison D. Nugent, Ryan J. Longman, Clay Trauernicht, Mathew P. Lucas, Henry F. Diaz, and Thomas W. Giambelluca. Click here to read the publication. “Hurricane Lane, which struck the …
Contributed by Marie Mckenzie Based on a revised and extended multi-station Hawaiʻi Temperature Index (HTI), mean air temperature in the Hawaiian Islands has warmed significantly (p = 0.0007) at 0.05°C/decade …
The Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) program was established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). SCAN stations monitor and report hourly measurements of RF, Ta, RH, WS, SM, Ts and …
Contributed by Tianqi Zuo The aerosol emissions from Kilauea volcano are affecting Hawai’i rainfall locally. Based on the analyses from 2014-2017, the days with high emissions have on average 8 mm/day …
The Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) is an atmospheric baseline station of the Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML), of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The mission of ESRL is to measure atmospheric …
Climate change, climate variability, and drought (CCVD) will exert a growing impact on landscapes, watersheds, and nearshore areas in the Pacific Islands. Droughts in the Pacific Islands can be extremely …
During the 2002–2003 drought, relative humidity values dropped into the single digits, and wildfire spread into “safe areas” of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, including wet forests, with tree ferns (Cibotium …
