GC089
Utilizing Earth Observations to Address Complex Environmental Challenges in South and Southeast Asia

Session ID#: 161410

Session Description:
In South and Southeast Asia, diverse landscapes necessitate unique solutions for addressing the adverse effects of climate change. Growing population and economies exacerbate these effects, increasing demand for interdisciplinary approaches to inform environmental decision making. This session focuses on applied research efforts in these regions that incorporate Earth observations and geospatial technologies to generate tools, data products, applications, and services that support decision makers from governmental institutions, non-governmental agencies, the general public, and the private sector. The major climate-related challenges facing the region include food security and agriculture, water resources management, extreme weather, air pollution, disaster risk reduction, and rapidly changing land use and ecosystems. Submissions are welcome from researchers and practitioners focusing on addressing these societal challenges for the South and Southeast Asia regions.
Index Terms:

1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1817 Extreme events [HYDROLOGY]
4306 Multihazards [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4329 Sustainable development [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Primary Convener:  Meryl Kruskopf, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, United States
Conveners:  Birendra Bajracharya, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, Peeranan Towashiraporn, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand and Kaitlin A. Walker, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States
 
A New Data-Driven Inundation Forecasting Technique: Forecasting Inundation Extents using Rotated empirical orthogonal function analysis (FIER) and Its Economic Impact on Lower Mekong (1048304)
Hyongki Lee1, Chi-Hung Chang2, Son K Do1, Tien Le Thuy Du3, Faisal Hossain4, Kel Nicolas Markert5, Thanapon Piman6 and Chinaporn Meechaiya7, (1)University of Houston, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, (2)University of Houston, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, United States, (3)University of Houston, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, (4)University of Washington Seattle Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States, (5)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, SERVIR Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, United States, (6)Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, (7)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand
 
Inter-Seasonal Characterization and Correlation of Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) and Canopy Urban Heat Island (CUHI) in the Urbanized Environment of Delhi (1065728)
Atul Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India, Mahua Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Department of Architecture and Planning, Roorkee, India and Ahmad Rashiq, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, India
 
Evaluating the Cooling Energy Demand Mitigation Strategies for Existing South Asian Urban Buildings Using Grey Box Models (1081477)
Rawisha Serasinghe, Indrajith D. Nissanka and Anusha Wijewardane, University of Moratuwa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
 
Disentangling the impacts of anthropogenic activities and changing climate on land surface processes in High Mountain Asia (Invited) (1082727)
Fadji Zaouna Maina1, Sujay V Kumar1, Clement Albergel2, Sarith P P Mahanama3 and Chandana Gangodagamage4, (1)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, (2)CNRM UMR 3589, Météo-France/CNRS, Toulouse, France, (3)NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (4)University of Maryland, ESSIC, Greenbelt, United States
 
DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL EMISSION INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR AIR POLLUTANTS FROM OPEN MSW BURNING IN INDIA (1104034)
Ashirbad Mishra1, Saroj Kumar Sahu2, Poonam Mangaraj2 and Gufran Beig3, (1)Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India, (2)Utkal University, P.G. Environment Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India, (3)National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
 
DEVELOPMENT OF EMISSION INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR AIR POLLUTANTS IN INDIAN MEGACITY BENGALURU (1104185)
Poonam Mangaraj1, Saroj Kumar Sahu1 and Gufran Beig2, (1)Utkal University, P.G. Environment Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India, (2)National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
 
Effectiveness of LandTrendr optimized temporally stabilized composites for enhancing the Lower Mekong regional land cover monitoring system (1105017)
Nyein Soe Thwal1, Ben Roberts-Pierel2, Robert E Kennedy3, Peter Cleary4, Poortinga Ate5, David M Bell6, Matt Gregory2, John Burns Kilbride7, Nguyen Hanh Quyen1, David S Saah5,8 and David Saah, (1)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States, (4)Oregon State University, Geography, Corvallis, United States, (5)Spatial Informatics Group, LLC, Alameda, CA, United States, (6)US Forest Service Corvallis, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, OR, United States, (7)University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States, (8)SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand
 
Using Earth-Observing Dataset to Monitor the Urban Expansion in Central Naypyidaw, Myanmar During the Past 20 Years (1112017)
Yufei Zhan, University of Edinburgh, College of Science and Engineering, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Jie Luo, Emerson College, Boston, United States, Siheng Tan, Silicon Valley High-Tech and Education Center, Belmont, CA, United States, Jintong Zhao, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, United States, Xinyu Lu, University of California, Davis, Davis, United States and Weimiao Lu, Silicon Valley High-Tech and Education Center, Belmont, United States
 
HydroSAR: Developing and Transitioning a SAR-based Inundation Monitoring Service for the Hindu Kush Himalaya (1129904)
Franz Josef Meyer1, Joseph H Kennedy1, Jacquelyn Smale2, Lori A Schultz3, Andrew Molthan4, Jordan R Bell4, Batuhan Osmanoglu5, Minjeong Jo6, Elodie Macorps7,8, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa9, Sudip Pradhan10, Kiran Shakya11, Alex Lewandowski12, Thomas Meyer13 and Brooke Kubby14, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, (2)Alaska Satellite Facility, Fairbanks, United States, (3)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States, (4)NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (5)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (6)USRA/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (7)University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, United States, (8)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, (9)International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Geospatial Solutions, Kathmandu, Nepal, (10)International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal, (11)ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal, (12)Alaska Satellite Facility, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (13)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (14)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
 
Impact-based Forecasting and Warning for Hydro-meteorological Hazards using Earth Observations in South and Southeast Asia. (1136275)
Lalit Kumar Dashora1, Senaka Bandara Basnayake2, Susantha Jayasinghe2, Rishiraj Dutta3 and Chinaporn Meechaiya2, (1)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Bangkok, THAILAND, (2)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Bangkok, Thailand
 
Application of Mekong Drought and Crop Watch Tool for Estimating Rice Crop Yield for Enhancing Food Security in Vietnam (1136704)
Susantha Jayasinghe, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand, Narendra N Das, Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, United States, Konstantinos Andreadis, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States and Rishiraj Dutta, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), Bangkok, Thailand
 
Ensemble Approach for Drought Monitoring and Forecasting in Southeast Asia with Mekong Drought Crop Watch Tool (1141586)
Senaka Bandara Basnayake1, Susantha Jayasinghe2, Konstantinos Andreadis3, Narendra N Das4, Peeranan Towashiraporn2 and Ix Hour5, (1)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Climate Resilience, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand, (3)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amherst, United States, (4)Michigan State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, East Lansing, United States, (5)Mekong River Commission, Regional Flood and Drought Management Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
An integrated Remote Sensing model in the in the Cần Giờ Mangrove Biosphere Reserve (Vietnam) to estimate Ecosystem Services (1142484)
Emiliana Valentini1,2, Margherita Righini2, Son V Nghiem3, Charles E Miller4, Benjamin Poulter5, Sara Liburdi1, Serena Sapio2, Maria Jose Jimenez2, Chiara Marinelli2, Ignacio Gatti2, Lam Dao Nguyen6, Pham Thi Mai Thy7, Chon Le Trung8 and Andrea Taramelli2, (1)Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council of Italy (ISP CNR), Rome, Italy, (2)University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy, (3)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, (4)California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States, (5)NASA GSFC, Biospheric Science, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (6)Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, (7)Ho Chi Minh City Space Technology Application Center (STAC) Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC), Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, (8)Institute for Sustainable Development Research, HCMC University of Natural Resources and Environment (HCMUNRE), Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
 
Automatic Flood Depth Estimation Based on the HAND-based Approach for Bangladesh Floodplains (1145083)
Minjeong Jo1,2, Batuhan Osmanoglu3, Franz Josef Meyer4, Joseph H Kennedy4, Jacquelyn Smale5, Elodie Macorps2, Arif Albayrak1,2 and Lori A. Schultz6, (1)University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, (5)Alaska Satellite Facility, Fairbanks, United States, (6)NASA Marshall space Flight Center, Huntsville, United States
 
The Use of the VIIRS Active Fire Product for Examining the Relation between Fire Patterns, Seasons and Vegetation Characteristics in the Lower Mekong Region (1146321)
Aekkapol Aekakkararungroj1, Julia Borgman2, Dimitris Stratoulias1, Nektaria Eleni Adaktylou3 and Peeranan Towashiraporn4, (1)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Geospatial Information, Bangkok, Thailand, (2)ITC Faculty Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States, (4)Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, SERVIR-Mekong, Bangkok, Thailand
 
Mapping Small-holder Rice Farms in Bhutan using Earth Observation Datasets and Machine Learning Model. (1158723)
Biplov Bhandari1, Timothy Mayer2, Filoteo GomezMartinez3, Meryl Kruskopf2, Maynard Maganini4, Stephanie Jimenez5, Kaitlin A. Walker3 and Aparna Phalke1, (1)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Earth System Science Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (2)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, United States, (3)University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States, (4)NASA SERVIR, Science Coordination Office, Huntsville, United States, (5)SERVIR | University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, United States
 
How do upstream dam regulations affect downstream flooding in comparison to nature-based solutions in the Mekong River basin? (1160888)
Tien Le Thuy Du1, Hyongki Lee1, Chi-Hung Chang2, Du Duong Bui3, Son K Do4, Ngoc T. Nguyen5 and Bui Thi Phuong Thao6, (1)University of Houston, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, (2)University of Houston, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, United States, (3)National Center for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, Hanoi, Vietnam, (4)University of Houston, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, (5)University of Houston, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Houston, United States, (6)Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto, Japan
 
Multi-Hazard Assessment Using Multi-criteria Analysis in the Kailash Sacred Landscape (1171683)
Ramesh Silwal1, Vishwas Sudhir Chitale2, Santosh Nepal2, Saurav Pradhananga2 and Mir Abdul Matin2, (1)Agriculture and Forestry University, Faculty of Forestry, Chitwan, Nepal, (2)International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal
 
Evaluating Urban Heat Island effect from changed land-used patterns in three developing cities of South Asia. (1171785)
Hanik Lakhe1,2, Anil Aryal3,4, Bijay Man Shakya2, Manisha Maharjan5 and Bhesh Raj Thapa6, (1)Khwopa College, Bhaktapur, Nepal, (2)Smartphones For Water Nepal, Lalitpur, Nepal, (3)University of Yamanashi, Interdisciplinary Centre for River Basin Environment, Yamanashi, Japan, (4)Asian Institute of Technology, Surathani, Thailand, (5)Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, (6)Universal Engineering and Science College, Lalitpur, Nepal
 
Replicable AI for Microplanning (ramp): Applying Deep Learning and Computer Vision to Improve Data for Sustainable Development (1181723)
Matthew Hallas1, Rhiannan Price1 and James Haithcoat2, (1)DevGlobal, Arvada, United States, (2)DevGlobal, St. Louis, United States
 
Changes in the Riskscape of Southeast Asia - CMIP5 to CMIP6 and implications on Food Security (1188944)
Prangya Paramita Gupta, Maria Bernadet Karina Dewi, Rahul Kumar Suman and Yoonji Kim, UNESCAP, IDD, Bangkok, Thailand
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