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2025 article

Criteria for prioritizing climate & ocean data preservation

(2025, September 25). Zenodo.

Contributors: K. Wing, R. Blake, S. Diggs, J. Gum, J. Lowndes, M. Parsons, Y. Rao

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: October 1, 2025

2025 journal article

Changes in Water-Industry Load on River Water Resources in the Volga-Kama and Angara-Yenisei Reservoir Catchments Under Contemporary Global Warming

WATER, 17(16).

By: A. Georgiadi, E. Barabanova, I. Milyukova*, P. Groisman n & A. Narykov*

co-author countries: Russian Federation 🇷🇺
author keywords: Russia; Volga; Yenisei; reservoir drainage basins; modern global warming; total; ecological and free flow; volume of water intake and wastewater discharge; level of water-industry load
topics (OpenAlex): Climate change and permafrost; Water Resources and Management; Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 8, 2025

2025 dataset

NOAA Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST), Version 6

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Contributors: B. Huang, X. Yin, T. Boyer, C. Liu, M. Menne, Y. Rao, T. Smith, R. Vose, H. Zhang

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: September 1, 2025

2025 journal article

Fire and Logging Decrease Soil CO<sub>2</sub> Efflux in Siberian Central Taiga Forests

FORESTS, 16(7).

co-author countries: Russian Federation 🇷🇺
author keywords: <italic>Pinus sylvestris</italic> stands; Krasnoyarsk Krai; lichen; feather moss; sphagnum; soil temperature; soil moisture; ground fuel depth
topics (OpenAlex): Climate change and permafrost; Fire effects on ecosystems
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 4, 2025

2025 journal article

The Influence of Drought on Heat Wave Intensity, Duration, and Exposure

JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY, 64(5), 425–438.

co-author countries: Germany 🇩🇪
author keywords: Drought; Heat wave; Soil moisture
topics (OpenAlex): Thermoregulation and physiological responses
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 9, 2025

2025 article

SA-Score: Measuring Data Sharing Effort through the Lens of Open Science and the FAIR Principles

(2025, June 2). Zenodo.

Contributors: S. Stall, A. Bandrowski, A. Nurnberger, D. Agarwal, J. Anderson, J. Ayliffe, B. Bishop, I. Bruno ...

topics (OpenAlex):
Source: ORCID
Added: June 2, 2025

2025 article

Urban complexity and digital twins: leveraging machine learning for hyper-local heat stress forecasting

Napoli, C. D., Siemen, S., Oliveira, A., Kihn, E. A., Rao, D., Webster, J. A. B., … Pappenberger, F. (2025, May 21).

By: C. Napoli, S. Siemen, A. Oliveira, E. Kihn, D. Rao, J. Webster, G. Piesiewicz, F. Pappenberger

topics (OpenAlex): Data Visualization and Analytics; Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques; 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
Source: ORCID
Added: May 21, 2025

2025 journal article

Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: HEALTH, 3(2).

By: Y. Gwon, Y. Ji, J. Berman, A. Abadi, R. Leeper, J. Rennie, J. Bell

author keywords: respiratory mortality; severe EDDI drought; overall risk; adverse effects; disparities
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change and Health Impacts
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 12, 2025

2025 article

Projected changes in rare extreme precipitation design values in the United States due to global warming

Kunkel, K. E., Sun, X., & Sun, L. (2025, April 25). FRONTIERS OF EARTH SCIENCE, Vol. 4.

By: K. Kunkel*, X. Sun* & L. Sun*

author keywords: precipitation; extremes; climate; projections
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Hydrology and Drought Analysis
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 12, 2025

2025 journal article

Long-term spatiotemporal variation in frequency of persistent hot spell events over Africa

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY, 156(5).

By: S. Ekwacu, J. Kisembe, B. Ogwang, M. Nyasulu, H. Misiani & R. Opio*

author keywords: Persistent hot spell event (PHE); Decadal variation; Adiabatic; Diabatic heating
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations; Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 21, 2025

2025 journal article

Spatial inequities in greenspace: a spatial durbin model analyzing socio-demographic factors, heat risk, and neighborhood effects

GEOJOURNAL, 90(2).

By: M. Sugg, S. Ryan, H. Rankins, S. Ulrich & J. Runkle*

author keywords: Spatial Dubin model; Greenspace access; Playground; Trail networks; Marginalized communities; Heat risk
topics (OpenAlex): Urban Green Space and Health; Urban Heat Island Mitigation; Land Use and Ecosystem Services
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 21, 2025

2025 journal article

Eco-anxiety, climate concern, and fatalistic outlooks: Insights from U.S. crisis text conversations on climate distress

JOURNAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH, 22.

By: J. Runkle*, K. Herbst*, S. Ryan, K. Sewell*, A. Mallare, I. Berry, E. Getz, A. Mckee, M. Thompson, M. Sugg

author keywords: Climate change; Ecologic anxiety; Young adults; Coping strategies; Resilience; Crisis text platform; Mental health
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change Communication and Perception; Risk Perception and Management; Disaster Management and Resilience
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 14, 2025

2025 journal article

Mapping maternity care deserts: Driving distance and health outcomes in North Carolina

JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, 41(2).

author keywords: access to care; geography; health disparities; Medicaid; utilization of health services
MeSH headings : Humans; North Carolina / epidemiology; Female; Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data; Health Services Accessibility / standards; Retrospective Studies; Adult; Pregnancy; Maternal Health Services / statistics & numerical data; Maternal Health Services / standards; Rural Population / statistics & numerical data; Outcome Assessment, Health Care / statistics & numerical data; Outcome Assessment, Health Care / methods
topics (OpenAlex): Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions; Healthcare Policy and Management; Health disparities and outcomes
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 14, 2025

2025 journal article

Mental health disparities among maternal populations following heatwave exposure in North Carolina (2011-2019): a matched analysis

LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS, 42.

By: S. Ulrich*, M. Sugg*, D. Guignet* & J. Runkle n

Contributors: S. Ulrich*, M. Sugg*, D. Guignet* & J. Runkle n

author keywords: Heatwaves; Excess heat factor; Matched analysis; Maternal mental health; Substance use
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change and Health Impacts; Birth, Development, and Health; Health disparities and outcomes
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 24, 2025

2025 journal article

Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature, Version 6 (ERSSTv6). Part I: An Artificial Neural Network Approach

JOURNAL OF CLIMATE, 38(4), 1105–1121.

By: B. Huang, X. Yin, T. Boyer, C. Liu*, M. Menne, Y. Rao n, T. Smith*, R. Vose, A. Zhang

Ed(s): Y. Rao n

author keywords: Sea ice; Sea surface temperature; Buoy observations; In situ oceanic observations; Ship observations; Artificial intelligence
topics (OpenAlex): Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics; Neural Networks and Applications; Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 17, 2025

2025 journal article

Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature, Version 6 (ERSSTv6). Part II: Upgrades on Quality Control and Large-Scale Filter

JOURNAL OF CLIMATE, 38(4), 1123–1136.

Ed(s): Y. Rao n

author keywords: Sea ice; Sea surface temperature; Quality assurance/control; Filtering techniques; Artificial intelligence; Machine learning
topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics; Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 17, 2025

2025 journal article

Navigating complex waters: Designing a process for the development of the National Climate Assessment

CLIMATIC CHANGE, 178(3).

By: C. Avery, A. Crimmins, A. Lustig, A. Lamb*, I. Fuller, C. Lemery, A. Grade, D. Barrie

author keywords: Climate change; Assessment; Sustained assessment; Statutes
topics (OpenAlex): demographic modeling and climate adaptation; Environmental and Social Impact Assessments; Coastal and Marine Management
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 10, 2025

2025 journal article

Understanding the organizing scales of winter flood hydroclimatology and the associated drivers over the coterminous United States

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY X, 27.

By: J. Hwang*, C. Schreck Iii, A. Aiyyer* & A. Sankarasubramanian

topics (OpenAlex): Climate variability and models; Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies; Hydrology and Drought Analysis
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 4, 2025

2025 journal article

Speciation of Trace Metals in the Bottom Sediments of the Mozhaisk Reservoir and the Moskva River

WATER, 17(3).

By: E. Grishantseva*, A. Georgiadi & P. Groisman n

co-author countries: Russian Federation 🇷🇺
author keywords: bottom sediments; heavy metal speciation; sequential extraction procedure; ICP-MS; the Mozhaisk Reservoir; Moskva River
topics (OpenAlex): Geological Studies and Exploration; Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping; Radioactive element chemistry and processing
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 24, 2025

2025 article

A small area analysis of acute exposure to temperatures and mental health in North Carolina

Ryan, S. C., Wertis, L., Sugg, M. M., & Runkle, J. D. (2025, February 4). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY, Vol. 2.

author keywords: Temperature; Mental health; Behavioral disorders; Small-area analysis; DLNM
MeSH headings : North Carolina / epidemiology; Humans; Female; Male; Adult; Middle Aged; Mental Disorders / epidemiology; Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Temperature; Young Adult; Aged; Mental Health / statistics & numerical data; Child; Child, Preschool; Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology; Infant
topics (OpenAlex): Climate Change and Health Impacts; Health, psychology, and well-being; Health disparities and outcomes
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 17, 2025

2025 journal article

Ten simple rules for good model-sharing practices

PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 21(1).

co-author countries: China 🇨🇳 Germany 🇩🇪 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 Netherlands 🇳🇱 Sweden 🇸🇪
MeSH headings : Information Dissemination / methods; Humans; Computational Biology; Computer Simulation
topics (OpenAlex): Scientific Computing and Data Management; Research Data Management Practices; Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 10, 2025

2025 review

Improving the reproducibility in geoscientific papers: lessons learned from a Hackathon in climate science

[Review of ]. ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SCIENCE, 4.

By: A. Coca-Castro, A. Fouilloux, R. Barros Lourenco, A. Mcdonald, Y. Rao* & J. Hosking

author keywords: climate informatics; computational research; notebooks; reproducible research; reproduction assessment
topics (OpenAlex): Biomedical and Engineering Education
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 16, 2025

2024 article

Credibility Metrics for Student-Assigned Labels of Textual Comments

2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE.

By: V. Akinepalli n, S. Pardeshi n, D. Patel n, A. Datta n, B. Chhabra n & E. Gehringer n

author keywords: Quality Control; Expertiza; Labeling; Krippendorf's alpha; Pattern Detection; Quality Control Metrics; Taggers; Tags; Reliable
topics (OpenAlex): Advanced Text Analysis Techniques; Topic Modeling; Software Engineering Research
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 30, 2025

2024 journal article

Advancing Understanding on Greenspace and Mental Health in Young People

GeoHealth, 8(3).

topics (OpenAlex): Urban Green Space and Health; Noise Effects and Management; Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Source: ORCID
Added: May 2, 2025

2024 article

Eco-Anxiety, Climate Concern, and Fatalistic Outlooks: Insights from U.S. Crisis Text Conversations on Climate Distress

SSRN. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85201131446&partnerID=MN8TOARS

By: J. Runkle, K. Herbst, S. Ryan, K. Sewell, A. Mallare, I. Berry, E. Getz, M. Thompson, M. Sugg, A. McKee

Contributors: J. Runkle, K. Herbst, S. Ryan, K. Sewell, A. Mallare, I. Berry, E. Getz, M. Thompson, M. Sugg, A. McKee

Source: ORCID
Added: May 2, 2025

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