Vietnamese and other peoples of Southeast Asia have naming conventions very much different from those in the Anglosphere. For us, writing our names overseas is a big headache. Let me first explain Vietnamese names, then I'll touch on names in other cultures. Vietnamese name order is surname, middle name, given name. For example, Nguyễn (surname) Thục (middle name) Quyên (given name). However, the distinction between middle name and given name is not rigid. Nguyễn Thục Quyên can be addressed by either Thục Quyên or Quyên.

If you care about #Asia’s #rivers, or interested in its #paleoclimate, I have a data set for you: 813 years of annual discharge (streamflow) at 62 stations on 41 rivers in 16 countries, from 1200 to 2012. This thread explains how we created it, and all the data underlying it. To estimate discharge hundreds of years ago, we need three things: (1) modern discharge observations, (2) a proxy of past climate, and (3) a model that links those two.

After 2.5 years of work, through a rejection, a major revision, a minor one, and with a baby born in between, this paper is finally out. I will cover various aspects of it in the coming days. Today, I want to say thanks. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.102… I am extremely fortunate to have worked with @GalelliStefano , Brendan Buckley, and @sean_turner. You are wonderful mentors, colleagues, and friends at the same time. A huge thank to you.

As 2019 is ending, I want to share the work that occupied me for all of 2019 (and much of 2018). I had hoped that it would be completed by now, but there were roadblocks. On the flip side, I've met amazing people and learned cool skills working on this eartharxiv.org/5tg68 We reconstructed history of river discharge (also known as streamflow) of major rivers in Asia over the past eight centuries. We found that streamflow in the region is coherent, with floods and droughts often occurring at adjacent catchments and basins at the same time.