Qiushi Zhai, Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Atlanta, GA, United States, Zhigang Peng, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States, Kevin Chao, Northwestern University, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Evanston, IL, United States, Yih-Min Wu, NTU National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Ya-Ju Hsu, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan and Shimon Wdowinski, Florida International University, Earth & Environment Department, Miami, FL, United States