Weekly Literature Review

Week 42 · October 16–October 22, 2023

50 relevant papers found across 5 themes

Executive Summary

This week’s review covers 50 papers across 5 themes. The most cited paper examines Bio‐Inspired Sandwich‐Structured All‐Day‐Round Solar Evaporator for Synergistic , with 277 citations. Key research areas include climate change and terrestrial water storage, flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation, machine learning and ai for hydrological prediction.

Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
    1. How does climate change affect food security? Evidence from China
    2. Trifolium repens L.-Like Periodic Micronano Structured Superhydrophobic Surface with Ultralow Ice Adhesion for Efficient Anti-Icing/Deicing
    3. Impacts of climate change, population growth, and power sector decarbonization on urban building energy use
    4. Understanding role of roots in plant response to drought: Way forward to climate‐resilient crops
    5. Eyes in the Sky: Drones Applications in the Built Environment under Climate Change Challenges
    6. Relationships of stomatal morphology to the environment across plant communities
    7. The impact of clean energy consumption, green innovation, and technological diffusion on environmental sustainability: New evidence from load capacity curve hypothesis for 10 European Union countries
    8. Quantitative assessment of spatiotemporal dynamics in vegetation NPP, NEP and carbon sink capacity in the Weihe River Basin from 2001 to 2020
    9. Fueling a carbon-zero future: Igniting hydrogen production from petroleum reservoirs via in-situ combustion gasification
    10. The m6A reader SiYTH1 enhances drought tolerance by affecting the messenger RNA stability of genes related to stomatal closure and reactive oxygen species scavenging in Setaria italica
    11. Bayesian weighting of climate models based on climate sensitivity
    12. Spatio-temporal modeling of climate change impacts on drought forecast using Generative Adversarial Network: A case study in Africa
    13. Combined biochar and water-retaining agent application increased soil water retention capacity and maize seedling drought resistance in Fluvisols
    14. Climate change impact on solar system in Malaysia: Techno-economic analysis
    15. Induction of Tolerance in Groundnut Plants Against Drought Stress and Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease with Exogenous Application of Arginine and Sodium Nitroprusside Under Field Conditions
    16. High uncertainty of evapotranspiration products under extreme climatic conditions
    17. Climate change and health of the urban poor: The role of environmental justice
  3. Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
    1. Dynamic Production of Hydroxyl Radicals during the Flooding–Drainage Process of Paddy Soil: An In Situ Column Study
    2. Patterns and drivers of evapotranspiration in South American wetlands
    3. Advancing flood damage modeling for coastal Alabama residential properties: A multivariable machine learning approach
    4. Windows of opportunity for predicting seasonal climate extremes highlighted by the Pakistan floods of 2022
  4. Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
    1. Two-step deep learning framework with error compensation technique for short-term, half-hourly electricity price forecasting
    2. A benchmark dataset for machine learning in ecotoxicology
    3. A hybrid rainfall-runoff model: integrating initial loss and LSTM for improved forecasting
    4. Improving the reservoir inflow prediction using TIGGE ensemble data and hydrological model for Dharoi Dam, India
  5. Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
    1. Bio‐Inspired Sandwich‐Structured All‐Day‐Round Solar Evaporator for Synergistic Clean Water and Electricity Generation
    2. Decline in Iran’s groundwater recharge
    3. Statistical analysis of wind speed distribution based on sixWeibull Methods for wind power evaluation in Garoua, Cameroon
    4. Optimal Water Management Strategies: Paving the Way for Sustainability in Smart Cities
    5. Integrated application of fertilization and reduced irrigation improved maize (Zea mays L.) yield, crop water productivity and nitrogen use efficiency in a semi-arid region
    6. Occurrence, ecological and health risk assessment of phthalates in a polluted urban river used for agricultural land irrigation in central Mexico
    7. Revolutionizing water treatment, conservation, and management: Harnessing the power of AI-driven ChatGPT solutions
  6. Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
    1. Clay-based materials for enhanced water treatment: adsorption mechanisms, challenges, and future directions
    2. Assessing metal contamination and speciation in sewage sludge: implications for soil application and environmental risk
    3. A 2D Heterostructure‐Based Multifunctional Floating Gate Memory Device for Multimodal Reservoir Computing
    4. ET-WB: water-balance-based estimations of terrestrial evaporation over global land and major global basins
    5. Hydrological model-based streamflow reconstruction for Indian sub-continental river basins, 1951–2021
    6. Sequestration and export of microplastics in urban river sediments
    7. Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surface water of Bangladesh
    8. Age-specific malaria vulnerability and transmission reservoir among children
    9. Exploring the historical and future spatial interaction relationship between urbanization and ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Basin, China
    10. Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming
    11. Nitrate isotopes in catchment hydrology: Insights, ideas and implications for models
    12. Managing reservoir dynamics when converting natural gas fields to underground hydrogen storage
    13. Toward Practical Water Decontaminations via Peroxymonosulfate Nonradical Oxidation: The Role of Cocatalyst MoS2 with Sulfur Vacancies
    14. Hydrology, rather than wildfire burn extent, determines post‐fire organic and black carbon export from mountain rivers in central coastal California
    15. Regional contributions of climate change and human activities to altered flow of the Lancang-mekong river
    16. First evidence of microplastics in the water and sediment of Surakarta city river basin, Indonesia
    17. Systematic Modeling Errors Undermine the Application of Land Data Assimilation Systems for Hydrological and Weather Forecasting
    18. Perceived Value, Government Regulations, and Farmers’ Agricultural Green Production Technology Adoption: Evidence from China’s Yellow River Basin
  7. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  8. Filtering Criteria

Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage

This week features 17 papers examining the intersection of climate change and terrestrial water dynamics. Studies investigate water storage changes, drought mechanisms and projections, vegetation-water interactions, and Earth system model uncertainties. Key contributions address large-scale water storage trends, land-atmosphere coupling effects on drought onset, and methods for characterizing future drought under climate change scenarios.

How does climate change affect food security? Evidence from China

Authors: Chien‐Chiang Lee, Mingli Zeng, Kang Luo

Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review · DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107324 · Citations: 237

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Trifolium repens L.-Like Periodic Micronano Structured Superhydrophobic Surface with Ultralow Ice Adhesion for Efficient Anti-Icing/Deicing

Authors: Sensen Xuan, Huan Yin, Guoqiang Li, Guoqiang Li, Zuxing Zhang, Yue Jiao et al.

Journal: ACS Nano · DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07385 · Citations: 192

Matched topics: surface water

L. endowed by its micronano structure and low surface energy, a fresh structure was prepared by combining femtosecond laser processing technology and a boiling water treatment method. The prepared icephobic surface aluminum alloy (ISAl) mainly consists of a periodic microcrater array, nonuniform microclusters, and irregular nanosheets. This three-scale structure greatly promotes the stability of the Cassie-Baxter state. The critical Laplace pressure of ISAl is up to 1437 Pa, and the apparent …

Impacts of climate change, population growth, and power sector decarbonization on urban building energy use

Authors: Chenghao Wang, Jiyun Song, Dachuan Shi, Janet Reyna, Ry Horsey, Sarah Féron et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41458-5 · Citations: 112

Matched topics: climate change

Climate, technologies, and socio-economic changes will influence future building energy use in cities. However, current low-resolution regional and state-level analyses are insufficient to reliably assist city-level decision-making. Here we estimate mid-century hourly building energy consumption in 277 U.S. urban areas using a bottom-up approach. The projected future climate change results in heterogeneous changes in energy use intensity (EUI) among urban areas, particularly under higher warm…

Understanding role of roots in plant response to drought: Way forward to climate‐resilient crops

Authors: Anmol Kalra, S. Goel, A. Elias

Journal: The Plant Genome · DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20395 · Citations: 106

Matched topics: drought

Drought stress leads to a significant amount of agricultural crop loss. Thus, with changing climatic conditions, it is important to develop resilience measures in agricultural systems against drought stress. Roots play a crucial role in regulating plant development under drought stress. In this review, we have summarized the studies on the role of roots and root‐mediated plant responses. We have also discussed the importance of root system architecture (RSA) and the various structural and ana…

Eyes in the Sky: Drones Applications in the Built Environment under Climate Change Challenges

Authors: Norhan Bayomi, John Fernández

Journal: Drones · DOI: 10.3390/drones7100637 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: climate change

This paper reviews the diverse applications of drone technologies in the built environment and their role in climate change research. Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have emerged as valuable tools for environmental scientists, offering new possibilities for data collection, monitoring, and analysis in the urban environment. The paper begins by providing an overview of the different types of drones used in the built environment, including quadcopters, fixed-wing drones, and hybrid …

Relationships of stomatal morphology to the environment across plant communities

Authors: Congcong Liu, Lawren Sack, Ying Li, Jiahui Zhang, Kailiang Yu, Qiongyu Zhang et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42136-2 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

The relationship between stomatal traits and environmental drivers across plant communities has important implications for ecosystem carbon and water fluxes, but it has remained unclear. Here, we measure the stomatal morphology of 4492 species-site combinations in 340 vegetation plots across China and calculate their community-weighted values for mean, variance, skewness, and kurtosis. We demonstrate a trade-off between stomatal density and size at the community level. The community-weighted …

The impact of clean energy consumption, green innovation, and technological diffusion on environmental sustainability: New evidence from load capacity curve hypothesis for 10 European Union countries

Authors: Mücahit Aydın, Tunahan Değirmenci

Journal: Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1002/sd.2794 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Today, when climate change and environmental degradation are experienced, environmental sustainability comes to the fore. The most important component of environmental sustainability is undoubtedly technology and innovation. This study examines the effects of clean energy consumption, green innovation, and technological diffusion on environmental sustainability from 1990 to 2018 in selected European Union countries. This relationship has been frequently examined in the literature wit…

Quantitative assessment of spatiotemporal dynamics in vegetation NPP, NEP and carbon sink capacity in the Weihe River Basin from 2001 to 2020

Authors: Jiqiang Lyu, Xianghang Fu, Chen Lu, Yueyan Zhang, Pingping Luo, Peng Guo et al.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139384 · Citations: 84

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.

Fueling a carbon-zero future: Igniting hydrogen production from petroleum reservoirs via in-situ combustion gasification

Authors: Mohamed Amine Ifticene, Keju Yan, Qingwang Yuan

Journal: Energy Conversion and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117770 · Citations: 49

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.

Authors: Luo Weiwei, Yuxiang Tang, Shenglan Li, Linlin Zhang, Yuwei Liu, Renliang Zhang et al.

Journal: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology · DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13575 · Citations: 43

Matched topics: drought

A reader-mediated drought tolerance and presents a valuable genetic resource for improving drought tolerance in foxtail millet breeding.

Bayesian weighting of climate models based on climate sensitivity

Authors: Elias Massoud, H. Lee, Adam Terando, Michael Wehner

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-01009-8 · Citations: 42

Matched topics: earth system model

C for a high emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). These estimates are lower than those produced using a simple multi-model mean for the CMIP6 ensemble. The results are also similar to results from a model culling approach, but retain some weight on low-probability models, allowing for consideration of the possibility that the true value could lie at the extremes of the assessed distribution. Our results showcase Bayesian Model Averaging as a path forward to project future climate change that is com…

Spatio-temporal modeling of climate change impacts on drought forecast using Generative Adversarial Network: A case study in Africa

Authors: Ahlem Ferchichi, Ahlem Ferchichi, Mejda Chihaoui, Aya Ferchichi, Aya Ferchichi

Journal: Expert Systems with Applications · DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122211 · Citations: 30

Matched topics: hydrologic model, drought, climate change

Abstract not available.

Combined biochar and water-retaining agent application increased soil water retention capacity and maize seedling drought resistance in Fluvisols

Authors: Zhang Dengxiao, Jie Hongbin, Zhang Wenjing, Yuan Qingsong, Ma Zhihang, WU Hai-zhong et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167885 · Citations: 39

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.

Climate change impact on solar system in Malaysia: Techno-economic analysis

Authors: Nur Atirah Ibrahim, Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, Zainuddin Abd Manan, Azizul Azri Mustaffa, Kamarizan Kidam

Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113901 · Citations: 39

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Induction of Tolerance in Groundnut Plants Against Drought Stress and Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease with Exogenous Application of Arginine and Sodium Nitroprusside Under Field Conditions

Authors: Gehan Bakhoum, Mervat Sh. Sadak, Marian S. Thabet

Journal: Journal of soil science and plant nutrition · DOI: 10.1007/s42729-023-01514-x · Citations: 38

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Naturally, under field conditions, plants are regularly experienced by a mixture of two or more stress factors. Drought is a major abiotic stress, and fungal pathogens characterize a main biotic stress challenge faced by plants and impact negatively on plant development and productivity. We propose that foliar application of nitric oxide (NO) donors can have positive effects on the induction of tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress on groundnut plants. This investigation was carried…

High uncertainty of evapotranspiration products under extreme climatic conditions

Authors: Long Qian, Zhitao Zhang, Lifeng Wu, Shaoshuai Fan, Xingjiao Yu, Xiaogang Liu et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130332 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: land surface model

Abstract not available.

Climate change and health of the urban poor: The role of environmental justice

Authors: Divya Chaudhry

Journal: The Journal of Climate Change and Health · DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100277 · Citations: 34

Matched topics: climate change

Direct effects of climate change on health, such as a rise in the incidence of heat strokes due to summer heatwaves, and indirect health effects such as under-nutrition due to a rise in food prices because of climate change, are mediated through the social and environmental determinants of health (SEDH), which include but are not limited to potable water, clean air, adequate sanitation, safe shelter, and adequate food. Based on a narrative review, this paper identifies possible mechanisms thr…

Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation

Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 4 papers advancing methodologies for flood susceptibility mapping, early warning systems, and resilience evaluation. Multiple studies employ GIS-based multi-criteria approaches and machine learning methods for spatial flood hazard assessment across diverse regions. Research also addresses the social dimensions of flood preparedness and strategic planning for flood mitigation.

Dynamic Production of Hydroxyl Radicals during the Flooding–Drainage Process of Paddy Soil: An In Situ Column Study

Authors: Danyu Huang, Ning Chen, Changyin Zhu, Haitao Sun, Guodong Fang, Dongmei Zhou

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology · DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04967 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: flood

Frequent cycles of flooding and drainage in paddy soils lead to the reductive dissolution of iron (Fe) minerals and the reoxidation of Fe(II) species, all while generating a robust and consistent output of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, we present a comprehensive assessment of the temporal and spatial variations in Fe species and ROS during the flooding–drainage process in a representative paddy soil. Our laboratory column experiments showed that a decrease in dissolved O2 conc…

Patterns and drivers of evapotranspiration in South American wetlands

Authors: Ayan Santos Fleischmann, Leonardo Laipelt, Fabrice Papa, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de Paiva, Bruno Comini de Andrade, Walter Collischonn et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42467-0 · Citations: 39

Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model

Evapotranspiration (ET) is a key process linking surface and atmospheric energy budgets, yet its drivers and patterns across wetlandscapes are poorly understood worldwide. Here we assess the ET dynamics in 12 wetland complexes across South America, revealing major differences under temperate, tropical, and equatorial climates. While net radiation is a dominant driver of ET seasonality in most environments, flooding also contributes strongly to ET in tropical and equatorial wetlands, especiall…

Advancing flood damage modeling for coastal Alabama residential properties: A multivariable machine learning approach

Authors: Mujungu Lawrence Museru, Rouzbeh Nazari, Abolfazl Nazari Giglou, Kofi Ntow Opare, Maryam Karimi

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167872 · Citations: 43

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Windows of opportunity for predicting seasonal climate extremes highlighted by the Pakistan floods of 2022

Authors: Nick Dunstone, Doug Smith, Steven C. Hardiman, Paul Davies, Sarah Ineson, Shipra Jain et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42377-1 · Citations: 34

Matched topics: flood, seasonal

Skilful predictions of near-term climate extremes are key to a resilient society. However, standard methods of analysing seasonal forecasts are not optimised to identify the rarer and most impactful extremes. For example, standard tercile probability maps, used in real-time regional climate outlooks, failed to convey the extreme magnitude of summer 2022 Pakistan rainfall that was, in fact, widely predicted by seasonal forecasts. Here we argue that, in this case, a strong summer La Niña provid…

Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction

This week’s 4 papers demonstrate continued momentum in applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to hydrological prediction challenges. Contributions span groundwater level forecasting, streamflow prediction, river flow modeling, and physics-informed approaches that integrate domain knowledge with data-driven methods. Notable advances include uncertainty quantification in ML predictions and optimization of model architectures for improved hydrological forecasting.

Two-step deep learning framework with error compensation technique for short-term, half-hourly electricity price forecasting

Authors: Sujan Ghimire, Ravinesh C. Deo, David Casillas-Pérez, Sancho Salcedo‐Sanz

Journal: Applied Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122059 · Citations: 58

Matched topics: streamflow

Prediction of electricity price is crucial for national electricity markets supporting sale prices, bidding strategies, electricity dispatch, control and market volatility management. High volatility, non-stationarity and multi-seasonality of electricity prices make it significantly challenging to estimate its future trend, especially over near real-time forecast horizons. An error compensation strategy that integrates Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network, Convolution Neural Network (CNN) an…

A benchmark dataset for machine learning in ecotoxicology

Authors: Christoph Schür, Lilian Gasser, Fernando Pérez‐Cruz, Kristin Schirmer, Marco Baity‐Jesi

Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02612-2 · Citations: 43

Matched topics: hydrology

The use of machine learning for predicting ecotoxicological outcomes is promising, but underutilized. The curation of data with informative features requires both expertise in machine learning as well as a strong biological and ecotoxicological background, which we consider a barrier of entry for this kind of research. Additionally, model performances can only be compared across studies when the same dataset, cleaning, and splittings were used. Therefore, we provide ADORE, an extensive and we…

A hybrid rainfall-runoff model: integrating initial loss and LSTM for improved forecasting

Authors: Wei Wang, Jie Gao, Zheng Liu, Chuanqi Li

Journal: Frontiers in Environmental Science · DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1261239 · Citations: 22

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow

Accurate rainfall-runoff modeling is crucial for disaster prevention, mitigation, and water resource management. This study aims to enhance precision and reliability in predicting runoff patterns by integrating physical-based models like HEC-HMS with data-driven models, such as LSTM. We present a novel hybrid model, Ia-LSTM, which combines the strengths of HEC-HMS and LSTM to improve hydrological modeling. By optimizing the “initial loss” (Ia) with HEC-HMS and utilizing LSTM to capture the ef…

Improving the reservoir inflow prediction using TIGGE ensemble data and hydrological model for Dharoi Dam, India

Authors: Anant Patel, S. M. Yadav

Journal: Water Science & Technology Water Supply · DOI: 10.2166/ws.2023.274 · Citations: 14

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, reservoir

Abstract Flooding occurs frequently compared to other natural disasters. Less developed countries are severely affected by floods. This research provides an integrated hydrometeorological system that forecasts hourly reservoir inflows using a full physically based rainfall–runoff and numerical weather models. This study develops a 5-day lead time reservoir inflow prediction using TIGGE ensemble datasets from ECMWF, UKMO, and NCEP for the Dharoi Dam in Gujarat, India. The ensemble data were po…

Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater

Water management research this week spans 7 papers covering integrated water resources management, irrigation scheduling, groundwater monitoring, and water-energy-food nexus analyses. Studies range from global-scale assessments to site-specific irrigation optimization, with particular attention to satellite-based monitoring of water use and land subsidence from groundwater extraction.

Bio‐Inspired Sandwich‐Structured All‐Day‐Round Solar Evaporator for Synergistic Clean Water and Electricity Generation

Authors: Ran Niu, Jiaxin Ren, J. Justin Koh, Ling Chen, Jiang Gong, Jinping Qu et al.

Journal: Advanced Energy Materials · DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202302451 · Citations: 277

Matched topics: water management

Abstract The integration of solar‐driven interfacial evaporation and electricity co‐generation is considered a promising approach to simultaneously alleviate freshwater scarcity and the energy crisis. However, affected by intermittent solar irradiation/uncontrollable weather, the overall performance of solar‐driven evaporation in the real world is greatly reduced. Herein, inspired by antifreeze proteins in beetles that survive in extreme climates, all‐weather solar‐driven interfacial evaporat…

Decline in Iran’s groundwater recharge

Authors: Roohollah Noori, Mohsen Maghrebi, Søren Jessen, Sayed M. Bateni, Essam Heggy, Saman Javadi et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42411-2 · Citations: 156

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, water management, surface water

Groundwater recharge feeds aquifers supplying fresh-water to a population over 80 million in Iran-a global hotspot for groundwater depletion. Using an extended database comprising abstractions from over one million groundwater wells, springs, and qanats, from 2002 to 2017, here we show a significant decline of around -3.8 mm/yr in the nationwide groundwater recharge. This decline is primarily attributed to unsustainable water and environmental resources management, exacerbated by decadal chan…

Statistical analysis of wind speed distribution based on sixWeibull Methods for wind power evaluation in Garoua, Cameroon

Authors: Dieudonné Kidmo Kaoga, Danwé Raïdandi, Serge Y. Doka, Noël Djongyang

Journal: Journal of Renewable Energies · DOI: 10.54966/jreen.v18i1.491 · Citations: 95

Matched topics: hydropower

Wind data analysis and accurate wind energy potential assessment are critical factors for suitable development of wind power application at a given location. This paper explores wind speed distribution to select the two-parameter Weibull methods that provide accurate and efficient estimation of energy output for Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS).The dimensionless shape parameter k and the scale parameter C are determined based on measured hourly mean wind speed data in times-series from 2…

Optimal Water Management Strategies: Paving the Way for Sustainability in Smart Cities

Authors: Ayat-Allah Bouramdane

Journal: Smart Cities · DOI: 10.3390/smartcities6050128 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: hydrology, water management

Global urbanization and increasing water demand make efficient water resource management crucial. This study employs Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) to evaluate smart city water management strategies. We use representative criteria, employ objective judgment, assign weights through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), and score strategies based on meeting these criteria. We find that the “Effectiveness and Risk Management” criterion carries the highest weight (15.28%), underscoring its…

Integrated application of fertilization and reduced irrigation improved maize (Zea mays L.) yield, crop water productivity and nitrogen use efficiency in a semi-arid region

Authors: Ning Wang, Tonghui Zhang, Anqi Cong, Jie Lian

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108566 · Citations: 65

Matched topics: irrigation

Water scarcity as well as soil degradation and environmental problems potentially caused by excessive application of chemical fertilizers are major challenges to agricultural production in semi-arid areas. It is crucial to explore a suitable and eco-friendly strategy to achieve sustainable production of maize with high crop water productivity and nitrogen use efficiency. Here, a two-year field experiment with three irrigation levels of W1 (220 mm), W2 (140 mm) and W3 (60 mm), and five fertili…

Occurrence, ecological and health risk assessment of phthalates in a polluted urban river used for agricultural land irrigation in central Mexico

Authors: Jaime Dueñas-Moreno, Ivón Vázquez-Tapia, Abrahan Mora, Pabel Cervantes‐Avilés, Jürgen Mahlknecht, Mariana V. Capparelli et al.

Journal: Environmental Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117454 · Citations: 53

Matched topics: river, irrigation

Abstract not available.

Revolutionizing water treatment, conservation, and management: Harnessing the power of AI-driven ChatGPT solutions

Authors: Abel U. Egbemhenghe, Toluwalase Ojeyemi, Kingsley O. Iwuozor, Ebuka Chizitere Emenike, Tolu I. Ogunsanya, Stella Ukamaka Anidiobi et al.

Journal: Environmental Challenges · DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2023.100782 · Citations: 46

Matched topics: water management

This study analyzes the global water crisis and the pressing need for innovation in water treatment, conservation, and management practices. It introduces potentially transformative solutions involving the use of ChatGPT to address water-related challenges. The research underscores the potential of AI-Driven ChatGPT applications in enhancing water management schemes through real-time insights, optimization of resource usage, and predictive maintenance. The paper dilates upon the role of ChatG…

Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing

This theme encompasses 18 papers advancing understanding of hydrological processes through field observations, modeling, and remote sensing. Research covers snow distribution and dynamics in cold regions, forest-hydrology interactions, land use change impacts on river systems, rainfall-runoff modeling uncertainty, and satellite-based monitoring of terrestrial water resources.

Clay-based materials for enhanced water treatment: adsorption mechanisms, challenges, and future directions

Authors: Shahab Khan, Sanila Ajmal, Tanveer Hussain, Mudassir Ur Rahman

Journal: Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences · DOI: 10.1007/s43994-023-00083-0 · Citations: 128

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract not available.

Assessing metal contamination and speciation in sewage sludge: implications for soil application and environmental risk

Authors: Jianting Feng, Ian T. Burke, Xiaohui Chen, Douglas I. Stewart

Journal: Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology · DOI: 10.1007/s11157-023-09675-y · Citations: 118

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract Based on the most recently published data, we definitively estimated that the annual global production of sewage sludge may rise from ~ 53 million tons dry solids currently to ~ 160 million tons if global wastewater were to be treated to a similar level as in the 27 European Union countries/UK. It is widely accepted that the agricultural application is a beneficial way to recycle the abundant organic matter and plant nutrients in sewage sludge. However, land application may need to b…

A 2D Heterostructure‐Based Multifunctional Floating Gate Memory Device for Multimodal Reservoir Computing

Authors: Jiajia Zha, Yunpeng Xia, Shuhui Shi, Haoxin Huang, Siyuan Li, Chen Qian et al.

Journal: Advances in Materials · DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308502 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: reservoir

The demand for economical and efficient data processing has led to a surge of interest in neuromorphic computing based on emerging two‐dimensional (2D) materials in recent years. As a rising van der Waals (vdW) p‐type Weyl semiconductor with many intriguing properties, tellurium (Te) has been widely used in advanced electronics/optoelectronics. However, its application in floating gate (FG) memory devices for information processing has never been explored. Herein, an electronic/optoelectronic…

ET-WB: water-balance-based estimations of terrestrial evaporation over global land and major global basins

Authors: Jinghua Xiong, Abhishek, Li Xu, Hrishikesh A. Chandanpurkar, J. S. Famiglietti, Chong Zhang et al.

Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-15-4571-2023 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, land surface model, earth system model

Abstract. Evaporation (ET) is one of the crucial components of the water cycle, which serves as the nexus between global water, energy, and carbon cycles. Accurate quantification of ET is, therefore, pivotal in understanding various earth system processes and subsequent societal applications. The prevailing approaches for ET retrievals are either limited in spatiotemporal coverage or largely influenced by the choice of input data or simplified model physics, or a combination thereof. Here, us…

Hydrological model-based streamflow reconstruction for Indian sub-continental river basins, 1951–2021

Authors: Dipesh Singh Chuphal, Vimal Mishra

Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02618-w · Citations: 26

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, streamflow, water management, land surface model, hydropower

) and Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) above 0.70 for more than 60% of the gauge stations. The dataset was used to examine the variability in low, average, and high flow across the streams. Long-term changes in streamflow showed a significant decline in flow in the Ganga basin while an increase in the semi-arid western India and Indus basin. Long-term streamflow can be used for planning water management and climate change adaptation in the Indian sub-continent.

Sequestration and export of microplastics in urban river sediments

Authors: Feiyang Xia, Qian Tan, Haiguang Qin, Dunqiu Wang, Yanpeng Cai, Jun Zhang

Journal: Environment International · DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108265 · Citations: 49

Matched topics: river

items/8.57 t) of microplastic pollution from the riverbed, and its removal capacity may be related to the rainfall intensity. Wider riverbeds are conducive to the formation of microplastic hotspots due to the flow slow down. Most importantly, rainfall-driven scouring of the riverbed can enhance the pollution of small-sized microplastics in the riverbed, especially the smallest-size microplastics (<100 µm). Therefore, this study not only contributes reliable information about the sequestration…

Assessment of heavy metal pollution in surface water of Bangladesh

Authors: Md. Anowar Hossen, M. G. Mostafa

Journal: Environmental Challenges · DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2023.100783 · Citations: 44

Matched topics: runoff, surface water

Industrial discharge of heavy metals severely deteriorates surface water quality in many parts of the world, particularly in lower-middle-income countries like Bangladesh. This study collected published data from 30 different surface water bodies in Bangladesh, including rivers, lakes, freshwater wetlands (Haors), and river estuaries, on mean concentrations of 12 heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, Hg, Zn, Cu, Ni, Al, Fe, Mn, As, and Co) in surface water bodies from 2010 to 2022. The study aimed to exp…

Age-specific malaria vulnerability and transmission reservoir among children

Authors: Ritesh Ranjha, Kuldeep Singh, Rajendra Kumar Baharia, Mradul Mohan, Anup Anvikar, Praveen K. Bharti

Journal: Global Pediatrics · DOI: 10.1016/j.gpeds.2023.100085 · Citations: 48

Matched topics: reservoir

Purpose: The pediatric population, especially under-five children, is highly susceptible to malaria and accounts for 76 % of global malaria deaths according to the World Malaria Report 2022. The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss the various factors involved in the susceptibility of the pediatric population to Malaria and the importance of this age group for malaria elimination. Methodology: Data on pediatric malaria epidemiology that includes prevalence, risk factors, immune factors, s…

Exploring the historical and future spatial interaction relationship between urbanization and ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Basin, China

Authors: Zhenzhen Pan, Guangyao Gao, Bojie Fu, Shuguang Liu, Jianwei Wang, He Jianhua et al.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139401 · Citations: 45

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.

Controls of thermal response of temperate lakes to atmospheric warming

Authors: Jian Zhou, Peter R. Leavitt, Kevin C. Rose, Xiwen Wang, Yibo Zhang, Kun� Shi et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42262-x · Citations: 42

Matched topics: surface water

Atmospheric warming heats lakes, but the causes of variation among basins are poorly understood. Here, multi-decadal profiles of water temperatures, trophic state, and local climate from 345 temperate lakes are combined with data on lake geomorphology and watershed characteristics to identify controls of the relative rates of temperature change in water (WT) and air (AT) during summer. We show that differences in local climate (AT, wind speed, humidity, irradiance), land cover (forest, urban,…

Nitrate isotopes in catchment hydrology: Insights, ideas and implications for models

Authors: Ioannis Matiatos, Christian Moeck, Yuliya Vystavna, Hannu Marttila, Natalie Orlowski, Søren Jessen et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130326 · Citations: 20

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, water management, surface water

Abstract not available.

Managing reservoir dynamics when converting natural gas fields to underground hydrogen storage

Authors: Julia de Toledo Camargo, Joshua A. White, François P. Hamon, Victor Fakeye, Thomas A. Buscheck, Nicolas Huerta

Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.165 · Citations: 38

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.

Toward Practical Water Decontaminations via Peroxymonosulfate Nonradical Oxidation: The Role of Cocatalyst MoS2 with Sulfur Vacancies

Authors: Zhongxu Li, Yang Huo, Tian‐Ren Li, Shuangshi Dong, Mingxin Huo, Gang Liu et al.

Journal: ACS ES&T Engineering · DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.3c00283 · Citations: 36

Matched topics: surface water

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a prevalent cocatalyst for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation with iron-based materials. The contribution of molybdenum atoms in cocatalyst MoS2 to iron regeneration during PMS activation has been broadly known, though the role of sulfur atoms remains explored. Here, we applied a one-step, facile means to prepare particulate Fe3O4 supported by wrinkled MoS2 with discernible sulfur vacancies (SV), forming a flower-like Fe3O4–MoS2 composite catalyst. We demonstrat…

Hydrology, rather than wildfire burn extent, determines post‐fire organic and black carbon export from mountain rivers in central coastal California

Authors: R. Barton, C. Richardson, Evelyn Pae, M. Montalvo, M. Redmond, Margaret A. Zimmer et al.

Journal: Limnology and Oceanography Letters · DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10360 · Citations: 28

Matched topics: hydrology, river

Coastal mountain rivers export disproportionately high quantities of terrestrial organic carbon (OC) directly to the ocean, feeding microbial communities and altering coastal ecology. To better predict and mitigate the effects of wildfires on aquatic ecosystems and resources, we must evaluate the relationships between fire, hydrology, and carbon export, particularly in the fire‐prone western United States. This study examined the spatiotemporal export of particulate and dissolved OC (POC and …

Regional contributions of climate change and human activities to altered flow of the Lancang-mekong river

Authors: Keer Zhang, Khosro Morovati, Fuqiang Tian, Le Yu, Bo Liu, Marcelo Olivares

Journal: Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies · DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101535 · Citations: 21

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, runoff, climate change

The Lancang-Mekong River (LMR) in Southeast Asia. The LMR provides unparalleled economic and ecological resources for six Asian countries. However, the intensified impact of human activities, coupled with the effects of climate change, has led to alterations in its natural flow, thereby disrupting the river’s flow regime. Ensuring the future sustainable management and downstream ecological integrity of this transboundary river requires understanding the regional contributions to the river’s a…

First evidence of microplastics in the water and sediment of Surakarta city river basin, Indonesia

Authors: Aris Ismanto, Tony Hadibarata, Denny Nugroho Sugianto, Muhammad Zainuri, Risky Ayu Kristanti, Ulung Jantama Wisha et al.

Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin · DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115677 · Citations: 35

Matched topics: river

The main aim of this study was to assess the presence of microplastics in the water and sediments of the Surakarta city river basin in Indonesia. In order to accurately reflect the river basin, a deliberate selection process was employed to choose three separate sampling locations and twelve sampling points. The results of the study revealed that fragments and fibers were the primary types of microplastics seen in both water and sediment samples. Furthermore, a considerable percentage of micr…

Systematic Modeling Errors Undermine the Application of Land Data Assimilation Systems for Hydrological and Weather Forecasting

Authors: Wade T. Crow, Hyunglok Kim, Sujay V. Kumar

Journal: Journal of Hydrometeorology · DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-23-0069.1 · Citations: 15

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, land surface model, surface water

Abstract Due to recent advances in the development of land data assimilation systems (LDAS) and the availability of high-quality, satellite-based surface soil moisture (SSM) retrieval products, we now have unambiguous evidence that the assimilation of SSM retrievals, or their proxy, can improve the precision (i.e., correlation versus truth) of surface state estimates provided by a land surface model (LSM). However, this clarity does not yet extend to the estimation of LSM surface water fluxes…

Perceived Value, Government Regulations, and Farmers’ Agricultural Green Production Technology Adoption: Evidence from China’s Yellow River Basin

Authors: Yujie Shen, Rui Shi, Liuyang Yao, Minjuan Zhao

Journal: Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1007/s00267-023-01893-y · Citations: 34

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.

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