Abnormal Western Pacific subtropical high (WPSH) activities often lead to extreme weather events in East Asia in some years. The relationship between the WPSH and the members of the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) system is unknown, however. So the forecasting of abnormal WPSH activities is...

This paper presents slope stability evaluation and prediction with the approach of a fast robust neural network named the extreme learning machine (ELM). The circular failure mechanism of a slope is formulated based on its material, geometrical and environmental parameters such as the unit...

The Changchun–Jilin–Tumen economic area is the center of the Old Northeastern Industrial Base with substantial mineral resource in Northeast China. Historical mining exploitation has caused extensive impact on environment. The objective of this study was to quantitatively evaluate the impact...