Peter J. Webster, Carlos D. Hoyos
Most attempts at predicting south Asian monsoon variability have concentrated on seasonally averaged rainfall over the Indian subcontinent some months in advance using regional and remote boundary effects as predictors. Overall, about 30% of the variance of mean seasonal monsoon rainfall can be expl...
T. M. Hopson, Peter J. Webster
Abstract This paper describes a fully automated scheme that has provided calibrated 1–10-day ensemble river discharge forecasts and predictions of severe flooding of the Brahmaputra and Ganges Rivers as they flow into Bangladesh; it has been operational since 2003. The Bangladesh forecasting problem...
Weiqing Han, Peter J. Webster
A nonlinear, 4-layer reduced-gravity ocean model with active thermodynamics and mixed layer physics is used to investigate the causes of sea level interannual variability in the Bay of Bengal, which may contribute to flooding and cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh. Forcing by NCEP-NCAR reanalysis field...
Mukund Palat Rao, Edward R. Cook, Benjamin I. Cook, Rosanne D’Arrigo et al.
Abstract The lower Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh and Northeast India often floods during the monsoon season, with catastrophic consequences for people throughout the region. While most climate models predict an intensified monsoon and increase in flood risk with warming, robust baseline estimates ...
Peter J. Webster, Jun Jian, T. M. Hopson, Carlos D. Hoyos et al.
The authors have developed a new extended-range flood forecasting system for large river basins that uses satellite data and statistically rendered probabilistic weather and climate predictions to initialize basin-scale hydrological models. The forecasting system overcomes the absence of upstreamflo...
Anthony D. Okely, John J. Reilly, Mark S. Tremblay, Katharina E. Kariippanon et al.
Introduction 24-hour movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) during the early years are associated with health and developmental outcomes, prompting the WHO to develop Global guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of ...
Jun Jian, Peter J. Webster, Carlos D. Hoyos
Abstract Reliable water supply from the Ganges and Brahmaputra is of critical importance to the sustainability of the agricultural societies of India and Bangladesh. But, the flow in both basins is highly variable on time‐scales ranging from days to years, creating challenges for the optimization of...
Peter Webster, Jun Jian
The uncertainty associated with predicting extreme weather events has serious implications for the developing world, owing to the greater societal vulnerability to such events. Continual exposure to unanticipated extreme events is a contributing factor for the descent into perpetual and structural r...
Rabeh El‐Shesheny, Mohammed M. Feeroz, Scott Krauss, Peter Vogel et al.
Surveillance of wild aquatic birds and free-range domestic ducks in the Tanguar Haor wetlands in Bangladesh has identified influenza virus subtypes H3N6, H7N1, H7N5, H7N9, and H15N9. Molecular characterization of these viruses indicates their contribution to the genesis of new genotypes of H5N1 infl...
Rabeh El‐Shesheny, John Franks, Jasmine Turner, Patrick Seiler et al.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have circulated continuously in Bangladesh since 2007, and active surveillance has detected viral evolution driven by mutation and reassortment. Recently, three genetically distinct A(H5N1) reassortant viruses were detected in live poultry markets in...
Rabeh El‐Shesheny, John Franks, Bindumadhav M. Marathe, M. Kamrul Hasan et al.
Fatal human cases of avian-origin H10N8 influenza virus infections have raised concern about their potential for human-to-human transmission. H10 subtype avian influenza viruses (AIVs) have been isolated from wild and domestic aquatic birds across Eurasia and North America. We isolated eight H10 AIV...
Liping Huang, Michelle Crino, Jason Wu, Mark Woodward et al.
BACKGROUND: Methods based on spot urine samples (a single sample at one time-point) have been identified as a possible alternative approach to 24-hour urine samples for determining mean population salt intake. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to identify a reliable method for estimating mean popu...
Rabeh El‐Shesheny, Mohammed M. Feeroz, Scott Krauss, Peter Vogel et al.
Surveillance of wild aquatic birds and free-range domestic ducks in the Tanguar Haor wetlands in Bangladesh has identified influenza virus subtypes H3N6, H7N1, H7N5, H7N9, and H15N9. Molecular characterization of these viruses indicates their contribution to the genesis of new genotypes of H5N1 infl...
T. M. Hopson, Peter J. Webster
Katherine Spring, E. Kipling Webster, Robbie A. Beyl, Chalchisa Abdeta et al.
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the proportion of children who meet the restrained sitting guidelines (i.e. <1 h in continuous restrained sedentary). The secondary aim was to determine which factors contribute to the probability a child will meet the restrained sitting guidelines. DESIGN: Secondary data ana...