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Mike C. Wimberly
Professor, University of Oklahoma
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Increasing Fire Activity in African Tropical Forests Is Associated With Deforestation and Climate Change
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
02 may 2024
Michael C. Wimberly, Dan Wanyama, Russell Doughty,...
Fires were historically rare in tropical forests of West and Central Africa, where dense vegetation, rapid decomposition, and high moisture limit a...
Increasing Fire Activity in African Tropical Forests is Associated with Land Use and Climate Change
CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND USE CHANGE IMPACTS ON STRUCTURALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY DIVERSE TROPICAL FORESTS POSTER
global environmental change | 15 december 2023
Michael C. Wimberly, Dan Wanyama, Russell Doughty,...
The majority of global wildfire activity occurs in the savanna and woodland ecosystems of Africa. In contrast, fires have historically been rare in th...
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Synchrony of African rainforest solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence and environmental factors
CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND USE CHANGE IMPACTS ON STRUCTURALLY AND FUNCTIONALLY DIVERSE TROPICAL FORESTS POSTER
global environmental change | 15 december 2023
Russell Doughty, Michael C. Wimberly, Dan Wanyama,...
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are largely driven by terrestrial photosynthesis, of which tropical forests account for one third. Re...
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Modeling Climate Effects on Malaria Transmission in Urban Microenvironments in the Gujarat State of India
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE-DRIVEN MODELS FOR VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES I ORAL
geohealth | 11 december 2023
Michael C. Wimberly, Rajendra Baharia, Vikas Desai...
Climate change will have profound influences on public health, ranging from the direct impacts of heat stress on humans to indirect effects on transmi...
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Patterns and drivers of recent disturbance in tropical forest reserves of Southwestern Ghana
REMOTE SENSING OF TROPICAL FOREST AND SAVANNA RESPONSES TO LAND USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE II POSTER
biogeosciences | 16 december 2022
Dan Wanyama, Michael C. Wimberly, Foster K. Mensah
Despite the high rates of tropical forest loss in the Upper Guinean Forest Region, Ghana has retained a substantial area of closed forests, most of wh...
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Mapping the Thermal Potential for Urban Malaria Transmission with Satellite Earth Observations
DECISION SUPPORT APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE USING NASA EARTH OBSERVATIONS I ORAL
geohealth | 15 december 2022
Michael C. Wimberly, Mercedes Pascual, Nikhil Poud...
Mosquito-transmitted infections are a human health threat of worldwide significance. Urban transmission cycles are a particular concern because of abu...
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Effects of Different Environmental Data Sources on West Nile Virus Forecasting Accuracy from Arbovirus Monitoring and Prediction (ArboMAP) in Multiple US States
DECISION SUPPORT APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE USING NASA EARTH OBSERVATIONS III POSTER
geohealth | 15 december 2022
Dawn M. Nekorchuk, Anita Bharadwaja, Julia Field, ...
Environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can affect many aspects of the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, such as West Nile ...
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Using Satellite Observations to Understand Urban Expansion Dynamics of the West Africa Urban System
ADVANCES IN EARTH OBSERVATION AND MODELING FOR AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND URBAN APPLICATIONS V POSTER
global environmental change | 14 december 2022
Andrews Korah, Michael C. Wimberly, Michael R. Gle...
The West Africa urban system is a global hotspot of rapid urbanization and associated increases in impervious surfaces, including sprawl that expands ...
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