著者
Lusha Wang Ayumi Kotani Takafumi Tanaka Takeshi Ohta
出版者
Meteorological Society of Japan
雑誌
SOLA (ISSN:13496476)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.16, pp.259-264, 2020 (Released:2020-12-24)
参考文献数
20
被引用文献数
1

Based on the drought severity index (DSI), which is derived from the ratio of evapotranspiration (ET) to potential evapotranspiration (PET) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), as measured by remote sensing, we replaced the ET/PET ratio with soil moisture (0-10 cm) to establish an improved index (IDSI) and evaluated the drought situation in Inner Mongolia. The two components in IDSI are independently derived; however, the effects of evapotranspiration are contained in the soil moisture, and even precipitation changes could be reflected. We used monthly IDSI data for Inner Mongolia to evaluate drought throughout the growing season (May–September) during 2001-2010. The IDSI showed that 2001, 2007, and 2009 were years with significant drought. Areas that experienced extreme drought were less extensive than those found by the DSI because we removed the ET/PET component, which already contains the effects of the NDVI. IDSI results not only contained the degree of precipitation change for a given month through soil moisture, but also reflected the influence of water and heat in the previous month through the NDVI. Moreover, IDSI results were generally consistent with agricultural drought disaster records.
著者
Lusha Wang Ayumi Kotani Takafumi Tanaka Takeshi Ohta
出版者
Meteorological Society of Japan
雑誌
SOLA (ISSN:13496476)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.2020-043, (Released:2020-11-23)
被引用文献数
1

Based on the drought severity index (DSI), which is derived from the ratio of evapotranspiration (ET) to potential evapotranspiration (PET) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), as measured by remote sensing, we replaced the ET/PET ratio with soil moisture (0-10 cm) to establish an improved index (IDSI) and evaluated the drought situation in Inner Mongolia. The two components in IDSI are independently derived; however, the effects of evapotranspiration are contained in the soil moisture, and even precipitation changes could be reflected. We used monthly IDSI data for Inner Mongolia to evaluate drought throughout the growing season (May–September) during 2001-2010. The IDSI showed that 2001, 2007, and 2009 were years with significant drought. Areas that experienced extreme drought were less extensive than those found by the DSI because we removed the ET/PET component, which already contains the effects of the NDVI. IDSI results not only contained the degree of precipitation change for a given month through soil moisture, but also reflected the influence of water and heat in the previous month through the NDVI. Moreover, IDSI results were generally consistent with agricultural drought disaster records.
著者
Hikaru Mamizu Takeshi Ohta Kensuke Yanai Ryo Yamazaki Maiko Mamizu Daisuke Ishikawa Hidenori Kawakami Toshiki Furukawa Takashi Ishida
出版者
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
雑誌
Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.1302-22, (Released:2023-02-22)
参考文献数
22

We herein report a 75-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea and purpura. She was diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) based on axonal damage observed in the left tibial nerve and skin and lung pathologies. Lung pathology showed IgG4-positive plasma cells, considered a complication of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Computed tomography revealed thickening of the abdominal aorta and a poor contrast area in the left kidney, which was indicative of IgG4-RD. Steroid administration improved the IgG4-RD. However, the EGPA resisted treatment; therefore, immunosuppressive drugs and mepolizumab were administered. Refractory EGPA complicated with IgG4-RD showed different treatment responses for each organ.