Atmospheric Interaction USM

12/08/2026

In the news, for the current situation developing in southern, mid peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR: Emerging hotspots in Kalimantan could signal a rising risk of transboundary haze, but experts say it is too early to attribute the deteriorating air quality solely to the developing El Nino phenomenon.

10/08/2026

We show how monsoon intensity, soil erodibility, hydrological connectivity, and “geomorphic memory” combine to shape erosion risk with August emerging as the critical window for gully initiation. A gully is a deep, narrow channel that is cut into the soil by flowing rain.
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Gully erosion is an important mechanism of landscape change in tropical mountain environments, yet the interactions among hydro-climatic forcing, soil erodibili...

31/07/2026

Call for Papers | Springer Nature – Discover Applied Sciences

Our Springer Nature Collection, “Earth and Environmental Science: AI and Numerical Modeling for Greenhouse Gas Dynamics and Climate Applications,” is now open for submissions.

As climate change research increasingly relies on the integration of artificial intelligence, numerical modeling, remote sensing, and Earth system science, this Collection aims to showcase innovative research that advances our understanding of greenhouse gas dynamics and supports evidence-based climate action.

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Researchers in atmospheric science, environmental engineering, geospatial science, remote sensing, Earth system science, computer science, climate modeling, and related disciplines are warmly invited to contribute.

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I look forward to receiving your contributions and working with authors to build a Collection that highlights cutting-edge research at the intersection of AI, numerical modeling, and climate science, while contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action.

This Collection is intended to provide a comprehensive platform for publishing high-quality original research, review articles, and methodological ...

15/07/2026

Our group ran a Regional Ocean Modeling System test case for the water body between the Penang island and the mainland for January 2024. It was interesting to find that there is a "drain" in the strait that influences the currents and temperature. We will continue to study the area using the model.

16/06/2026

Our latest study investigates the devastating Mundakkai–Chooralmala landslide in the Western Ghats and reveals how extreme rainfall can trigger cascading geomorphic impacts far beyond the initial slope failure.

We introduce a new framework, "Cascading Hillslope–Channel Coupling with Dam-Amplified Erosion", showing how temporary debris dams formed by landslide material and uprooted forest vegetation can store water and sediment, before catastrophic dam-break events amplify downstream erosion.

Read the article here:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-026-08278-4

Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events across humid tropical mountain regions, making steep landscapes more vulnerable to large geomorphic disturbances. Extreme rainfall-triggered landslides in these environments often produce impacts that extend well bey...

16/05/2026

ALOR SETAR: Northern states are already grappling with hot and dry conditions ahead of any official El Nino declaration, sparking concerns for the first padi planting season that began on April 15.

14/04/2026

Check out our new layout for the visualization page of our research website. We think it looks cool!

See it at https://atmosfera.usm.my/visualization.html

08/04/2026

Postdoc opportunity in USM. Apply now!

School of Industrial Technology (PPTI), USM Official Website

03/04/2026

Welcome to our Atmospheric Interaction Research group, Beibei E!

Beibei is a doctoral student (supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Henry Potter) of the Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, and he will be in our lab for a month as a part of the FLUXNET Secondment program. He is studying the effects of coastal processes on air-sea momentum flux. We got together due to our shared interest in air-sea interaction. Visit our research website at https://atmosfera.usm.my and our database repository at https://tidbrepo.usm.my

10/12/2025

Our experts weigh in. Read it here.

While the dry weather is good, it also poses other challenges, specifically increased threats to crops, like rats, rice pests, and various diseases.