Kabir Uddin, Mir A. Matin, Franz J. Meyer
Bangladesh is one of the most flood-affected countries in the world. In the last few decades, flood frequency, intensity, duration, and devastation have increased in Bangladesh. Identifying flood-damaged areas is highly essential for an effective flood response. This study aimed at developing an ope...
Manfred Zeller, Richard L. Meyer, Zeller, Manfred, Meyer, Richard L.
Contents: List of FiguresList of TablesList of BoxesForeword Preface 1 Improving the Preformance of Microfinance: Financial Sustainability, Outreach, and Impact MANFRED ZELLER AND RICHARD L. MEYERPART I Access to and Demand for Financial Services by the Poor 2 Access to and Demand for Financial Serv...
Helen E. Roy, Aníbal Pauchard, Peter Stoett, Tanara Renard Truong et al.
Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of the status, trends, drivers, impacts, management and governance challenges of biological invasions. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platfo...
Philip E. Hulme, Aníbal Pauchard, Petr Pyšek, Montserrat Vilà et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Hanno Seebens, Laura A. Meyerson, David M. Richardson, Bernd Lenzner et al.
Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of alien species represents the most effective solution to reducing their impacts on nature and human we...
Eva Ramírez-Llodra, Heidi Kristina Meyer, Bodil A. Bluhm, Saskia Brix et al.
Interest in the deep Arctic Ocean is rapidly increasing from governments, policy makers, industry, researchers, and conservation groups, accentuated by the growing accessibility of this remote region by surface vessel traffic. In this review, our goal is to provide an updated taxonomic inventory of ...
Franz J. Meyer, Lori A. Schultz, Batuhan Osmanoğlu, Joseph H. Kennedy et al.
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) is one of the most flood-prone regions in the world, yet heavy cloud cover and limited in situ observations have hampered efforts to monitor the impact of heavy rainfall, flooding, and inundation during severe weather events. This paper introduces HydroSAR, a Sentinel-1...
Franz J. Meyer, Lori A. Schultz, Jordan R. Bell, Andrew Molthan et al.
This paper describes the concepts and recent activities of the HydroSAR project, a collaborative effort between the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the NASA Goddard and Marshall Space Flight Centers, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, focused on the automatic production of SAR-derived information fo...
Franz J. Meyer, Kas Knicely, Victor Devaux–Chupin
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) has experienced rapid change during the recent global warming period, giving rise to an increased frequency of flood hazards. While services are in place in the HKH to monitor surface water extent from satellite data, the temporal sampling of these services is often ins...