Weekly Literature Review

Week 28 · July 8–July 14, 2024

50 relevant papers found across 5 themes

Executive Summary

This week’s review covers 50 papers across 5 themes. The most cited paper examines A Review of Precision Irrigation Water-Saving Technology under Changing Climate , with 249 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. Securing a sustainable future: the climate change threat to agriculture, food security, and sustainable development goals
    2. Severe droughts reduce river navigability and isolate communities in the Brazilian Amazon
    3. Stress-induced nuclear translocation of ONAC023 improves drought and heat tolerance through multiple processes in rice
    4. Selective adsorption of high ionization potential value organic pollutants in wastewater
    5. A Comprehensive Investigation of Nanocomposite Polymer Flooding at Reservoir Conditions: New Insights into Enhanced Oil Recovery
    6. Resilience in the face of ecological challenges: Strategies for integrating environmental considerations into social policy planning in Africa
    7. Drought as an emergent driver of ecological transformation in the twenty-first century
    8. Estimating the global root exudate carbon flux
    9. The effects of drought on biodiversity in UK river ecosystems: Drying rivers in a wet country
    10. Emergence of lake conditions that exceed natural temperature variability
    11. Evolution and subfunctionalization of CIPK6 homologous genes in regulating cotton drought resistance
    12. Comparative analysis of SPI, SPEI, and RDI indices for assessing spatio-temporal variation of drought in Türkiye
    13. Freezing and thawing characteristics of seasonally frozen ground across China
    14. Saltwater intrusion and human health risks for coastal populations under 2050 climate scenarios
    15. Concurrent drought threatens wheat and maize production and will widen crop yield gaps in the future
    16. Forest growth resistance and resilience to the 2018–2020 drought depend on tree diversity and mycorrhizal type
    17. Improving CMIP6 Atmospheric River Precipitation Estimation by Cycle‐Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks
    18. Probabilistic analysis of drought impact on wheat yield and climate change implications
    19. Unveiling the Nexus: Climate change, green innovation, and the pendulum of energy consumption and carbon emissions
    20. Geospatial modelling of seasonal water and electricity consumption in Doha’s residential buildings using multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) and Bootstrap analysis
  3. Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
    1. A comprehensive framework for assessing the spatial drivers of flood disasters using an Optimal Parameter-based Geographical Detector–machine learning coupled model
    2. Impact of climate change on future flood susceptibility projections under shared socioeconomic pathway scenarios in South Asia using artificial intelligence algorithms
    3. Climate change and urban sprawl: Unveiling the escalating flood risks in river deltas with a deep dive into the GBM river delta
  4. Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
    1. Predicting Potato Crop Yield with Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture
    2. Insights into water-lubricated transport of heavy and extra-heavy oils: Application of CFD, RSM, and metaheuristic optimized machine learning models
    3. Water body extraction from high spatial resolution remote sensing images based on enhanced U-Net and multi-scale information fusion
    4. The Diversity of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Marine Pollution: A Systematic Literature Review
    5. Integrating high‐throughput phenotyping and genome‐wide association studies for enhanced drought resistance and yield prediction in wheat
    6. Learning to Construct a Solution for the Agile Satellite Scheduling Problem With Time-Dependent Transition Times
    7. Uncertainty quantification for probabilistic machine learning in earth observation using conformal prediction
    8. Forecasting short- and medium-term streamflow using stacked ensemble models and different meta-learners
  5. Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
    1. A Review of Precision Irrigation Water-Saving Technology under Changing Climate for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency, Crop Yield, and Environmental Footprints
    2. Transformative Technologies in Digital Agriculture: Leveraging Internet of Things, Remote Sensing, and Artificial Intelligence for Smart Crop Management
    3. Nigeria’s water crisis: Abundant water, polluted reality
    4. Groundwater modelling in SWAT+: Considerations for a realistic baseflow simulation
    5. Phenomenal study of microbial impact on hydrogen storage in aquifers: A coupled multiphysics modelling
    6. Higher rice productivity and lower paddy nitrogen loss with optimized irrigation and fertilization practices in a rice-upland system
    7. Online Diagnosis Method of Water Management Faults Based on Hybrid-Frequency Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for PEMFC
    8. Lithium and water: Hydrosocial impacts across the life cycle of energy storage
    9. Vertically aligned aerogel with concaved surface topography coupled ordered channel enable efficient solar-driven desalination
  6. Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
    1. Impacts of the global food system on terrestrial biodiversity from land use and climate change
    2. Tire-derived contaminants 6PPD and 6PPD-Q: Analysis, sample handling, and reconnaissance of United States stream exposures
    3. Coupling coordination analysis and obstacle factors of water-energy-environment-economy in the Yellow River Basin
    4. Geophysical Characterization of the Interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA’s JUpiter ICy moons Explorer
    5. Climate dynamics and the effect of topography on snow cover variation in the Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basins
    6. Advanced bionic inverted coral solar evaporator: Enhancing sustainable water utilization with efficient and salt-resistant evaporation
    7. Multi-Model Ensemble Machine Learning Approaches to Project Climatic Scenarios in a River Basin in the Pyrenees
    8. Construction of wetland ecological network based on MSPA-Conefor-MCR: A case study of Haikou City
    9. Seasonal dynamics, tidal influences, and anthropogenic impacts on microplastic distribution in the Yangtze River estuary: A comprehensive characterization and comparative analysis
    10. Flood risk assessment of the Garita River in the urban zone of San Luis Potosí City, by hydrodynamic modeling
  7. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  8. Filtering Criteria

Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage

This week features 20 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.

Securing a sustainable future: the climate change threat to agriculture, food security, and sustainable development goals

Authors: Anam Saleem, Sobia Anwar, Taufiq Nawaz, Shah Fahad, S. Saud, Tanzeel Ur Rahman et al.

Journal: Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences · DOI: 10.1007/s43994-024-00177-3 · Citations: 235

Matched topics: climate change

Climate alteration poses a consistent threat to food security and agriculture production system. Agriculture sector encounters severe challenges in achieving the sustainable development goals due to direct and indirect effects inflicted by ongoing climate change. Although many industries are confronting the challenge of climate change, the impact on agricultural industry is huge. Irrational weather changes have raised imminent public concerns, as adequate output and food supplies are under a …


Severe droughts reduce river navigability and isolate communities in the Brazilian Amazon

Authors: Letícia Santos de Lima, Francisco Eustáquio Oliveira e Silva, Paula Rosana Dorio Anastácio, Marina Marcela de Paula Kolanski, Ana Carolina Pires Pereira, Marianne Stéfany Resende Menezes et al.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01530-4 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow, drought, hydropower, earth system model

Abstract The Amazon basin is experiencing severe droughts that are expected to worsen with climate change. Riverine communities are especially vulnerable to these extreme events. This study investigates the experiences of Brazilian Amazonian communities during droughts occurring from 2000-2020. We assess the distribution of settlements at risk of prolonged isolation during extreme low-water periods, along with impacts reported in digital news outlets. Using historic time series of river level…


Stress-induced nuclear translocation of ONAC023 improves drought and heat tolerance through multiple processes in rice

Authors: Yu Chang, Yujie Fang, Jiahan Liu, Tiantian Ye, Xiaokai Li, Haifu Tu et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50229-9 · Citations: 76

Matched topics: drought

Drought and heat are major abiotic stresses frequently coinciding to threaten rice production. Despite hundreds of stress-related genes being identified, only a few have been confirmed to confer resistance to multiple stresses in crops. Here we report ONAC023, a hub stress regulator that integrates the regulations of both drought and heat tolerance in rice. ONAC023 positively regulates drought and heat tolerance at both seedling and reproductive stages. Notably, the functioning of ONAC023 is …


Selective adsorption of high ionization potential value organic pollutants in wastewater

Authors: Lihong Liang, Jiazhen Cao, Yayun Zhang, Xinyue Liu, Jun Li, Bo Yang et al.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403766121 · Citations: 73

Matched topics: surface water

It is imperative to devise effective removal strategies for high ionization potential (IP) organic pollutants in wastewater as their reduced electron-donating capacity challenges the efficiency of advanced oxidation systems in degradation. Against this backdrop, leveraging the metal-based carbon material structure meticulously, we employed metal-pyridine-N (M-N-C, M=Fe, Co, and Ni) as the electron transfer bridge. This distinctive design facilitated the ordered transfer of electrons from the …


A Comprehensive Investigation of Nanocomposite Polymer Flooding at Reservoir Conditions: New Insights into Enhanced Oil Recovery

Authors: Khalaf G. Salem, Adel M. Salem, Mahmoud A. Tantawy, A. Gawish, S. Gomaa, A. El-hoshoudy

Journal: Journal of Polymers and the Environment · DOI: 10.1007/s10924-024-03336-z · Citations: 52

Matched topics: reservoir, flood

Recently, the polymer-nanoparticle combination has garnered significant interest in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) due to its promising experimental results. However, the previous research was mostly directed at silica, while alumina and zirconia nanoparticles have gotten the least consideration. Unlike previous works, this study aims to investigate the influence of three NPs: Silica (SiO2), Alumina (Al2O3), and Zirconia (ZrO2) on hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM). To this end, three nanocomposit…


Resilience in the face of ecological challenges: Strategies for integrating environmental considerations into social policy planning in Africa

Authors: Waidi Gbenro Adebayo

Journal: Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1002/sd.3113 · Citations: 41

Matched topics: hydrology, hydropower, earth system model

Abstract Africa faces severe ecological crises, such as climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss, undermining sustainable development efforts and exacerbating poverty and hunger. Integrating environmental concerns into social policy planning could help build community resilience and support sustainable development. This study employed policy analysis and stakeholder engagement to identify key environmental issues, policy gaps, and strategies for integrating environmental cons…


Drought as an emergent driver of ecological transformation in the twenty-first century

Authors: Wynne E. Moss, Shelley D. Crausbay, Imtiaz Rangwala, Jay Wason, Clay Trauernicht, Camille S. Stevens‐Rumann et al.

Journal: BioScience · DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae050 · Citations: 45

Matched topics: drought, earth system model

Under climate change, ecosystems are experiencing novel drought regimes, often in combination with stressors that reduce resilience and amplify drought’s impacts. Consequently, drought appears increasingly likely to push systems beyond important physiological and ecological thresholds, resulting in substantial changes in ecosystem characteristics persisting long after drought ends (i.e., ecological transformation). In the present article, we clarify how drought can lead to transformation acro…


Estimating the global root exudate carbon flux

Authors: Nikhil R. Chari, Shersingh Joseph Tumber‐Dávila, Richard P. Phillips, Taryn L. Bauerle, Melanie Brunn, Benjamin Häfner et al.

Journal: Biogeochemistry · DOI: 10.1007/s10533-024-01161-z · Citations: 49

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract Root exudation, the export of low-molecular weight organic carbon (C) from living plant roots to soil, influences microbial activity, nutrient availability, and ecosystem feedbacks to climate change, but the magnitude of this C flux at ecosystem and global scales is largely unknown. Here, we synthesize in situ measurements of root exudation rates and couple those to estimates of fine root biomass to estimate global and biome-level root exudate C fluxes. We estimate a global root exud…


The effects of drought on biodiversity in UK river ecosystems: Drying rivers in a wet country

Authors: Rachel Stubbington, Judy England, Romain Sarremejane, Glenn Watts, Paul J. Wood

Journal: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water · DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1745 · Citations: 19

Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow, water management, drought, surface water

Abstract Climate change is interacting with water resource pressures to alter the frequency, severity and spatial extent of drought, which can thus no longer be considered a purely natural hazard. Although particularly severe ecological impacts of drought have occurred in drylands, its effects on temperate ecosystems, including rivers, are also considerable. Extensive research spanning a diverse range of UK rivers offers an opportunity to place the effects of past drought in the context of in…


Emergence of lake conditions that exceed natural temperature variability

Authors: Lei Huang, R. Iestyn Woolway, Axel Timmermann, Sun‐Seon Lee, Keith B. Rodgers, Ryohei Yamaguchi

Journal: Nature Geoscience · DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01491-5 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: surface water, earth system model

Abstract Lake surface temperatures are projected to increase under climate change, which could trigger shifts in the future distribution of thermally sensitive aquatic species. Of particular concern for lake ecosystems are when temperatures increase outside the range of natural variability, without analogue either today or in the past. However, our knowledge of when such no-analogue conditions will appear remains uncertain. Here, using daily outputs from a large ensemble of SSP3-7.0 Earth sys…


Evolution and subfunctionalization of CIPK6 homologous genes in regulating cotton drought resistance

Authors: Weinan Sun, Linjie Xia, Jinwu Deng, Simin Sun, Dandan Yue, Jiaqi You et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50097-3 · Citations: 41

Matched topics: drought

in guard cells. These results reveal differentiated roles of GhCIPK6 homologous genes in response to drought stress in upland cotton following polyploidy. The work provides a different perspective for exploring the functionalization and subfunctionalization of duplicated genes in response to polyploidization.


Comparative analysis of SPI, SPEI, and RDI indices for assessing spatio-temporal variation of drought in Türkiye

Authors: Fatma Yaman Öz, Emre Özelkan, Hasan Tatlı

Journal: Earth Science Informatics · DOI: 10.1007/s12145-024-01401-8 · Citations: 35

Matched topics: hydrology, drought

Abstract This research presents a comprehensive drought analysis using climate data obtained from 219 homogeneously distributed meteorological stations in Türkiye between 1991 and 2022. In this context, Standard Precipitation Index (SPI), Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI) drought indices were used and comparative analysis was made. Türkiye. The study demonstrates that below-normal precipitation over extended periods and increasin…


Freezing and thawing characteristics of seasonally frozen ground across China

Authors: Xiqiang Wang, Rensheng Chen

Journal: Geoderma · DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116966 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: seasonal

Observations from 1,047 meteorological stations from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2015 revealed regional differences in the freezing and thawing processes of seasonally frozen ground (SFG) across China. SFG generally undergoes a one-way freezing process (i.e., top-down), and the stations with a large freeze depth generally experienced long freeze durations. During the thawing process, soil is generally characterized by two-way thawing (i.e., top-down and bottom-up) in the region north of 3…


Saltwater intrusion and human health risks for coastal populations under 2050 climate scenarios

Authors: William H. Mueller, Daniel Zamrsky, Gualbert Oude Essink, Lora E. Fleming, Aniruddha Deshpande, Konstantinos C. Makris et al.

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66956-4 · Citations: 36

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract Populations consuming saline drinking water are at greater risk of high blood pressure and potentially other adverse health outcomes. We modelled data and used available datasets to identify countries of higher vulnerability to future saltwater intrusion associated with climate change in 2050 under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP)4.5 and RCP8.5. We developed three vulnerability criteria to capture geographies with: (1) any coastal areas with projected inland saltwater intr…


Concurrent drought threatens wheat and maize production and will widen crop yield gaps in the future

Authors: Miaolei Hou, Yi Li, Asim Biswas, Xinguo Chen, Lulu Xie, Deli Liu et al.

Journal: Agricultural Systems · DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104056 · Citations: 35

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Forest growth resistance and resilience to the 2018–2020 drought depend on tree diversity and mycorrhizal type

Authors: Lena Sachsenmaier, Florian Schnabel, Peter Dietrich, Nico Eisenhauer, Olga Ferlian, Julius Quosh et al.

Journal: Journal of Ecology · DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.14360 · Citations: 35

Matched topics: drought

Abstract The frequency of consecutive drought years is predicted to increase due to climate change. These droughts have strong negative impacts on forest ecosystems. Mixing tree species is proposed to increase the drought resistance and resilience of tree communities. However, this promising diversity effect has not yet been investigated under extreme drought conditions and in the context of complementary mycorrhizal associations and their potential role in improving water uptake. Here, we in…


Improving CMIP6 Atmospheric River Precipitation Estimation by Cycle‐Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks

Authors: Yuan Tian, Yang Zhao, Jianping Li, Hongxiong Xu, Chi Zhang, Lin Deng et al.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · DOI: 10.1029/2023jd040698 · Citations: 28

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river

Abstract Given the important role of Atmospheric River precipitation (ARP) in the global hydrological cycle, accurate representation of ARP is significant. However, general circulation models (GCMs) demonstrate bias in simulating ARP. The target of this study is to quantify the performance of ARP intensity/frequency for CMIP6 simulations, and further to improve ARP estimation of CMIP6 using Cycle‐Consistent Generative Adversarial Networks (CycleGAN) with highlighting the more accurate ARP fea…


Probabilistic analysis of drought impact on wheat yield and climate change implications

Authors: Bin Wang, Linchao Li, Puyu Feng, Chao Chen, Jing‐Jia Luo, Andréa S. Taschetto et al.

Journal: Weather and Climate Extremes · DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2024.100708 · Citations: 28

Matched topics: drought, climate change

Drought is projected to intensify under warming climate and will continuously threaten global food security. Assessing the risk of yield loss due to drought is key to developing effective agronomic options for farmers and policymakers. However, little has been known about determining the likelihood of reduced crop yield under different drought conditions and defining thresholds that trigger yield loss at the regional scale in Australia. Here, we estimated the dependence of yield variation on …


Unveiling the Nexus: Climate change, green innovation, and the pendulum of energy consumption and carbon emissions

Authors: Yassine Kirat, Tina Prodromou, Sandy Suardi

Journal: Energy Economics · DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107727 · Citations: 32

Matched topics: climate change

This study delves into the complex interplay of climate change, natural disasters, energy consumption, and carbon emissions across 111 countries from 1990 to 2019. A structural shift in 2004 signifies altered global dynamics in CO2 emissions, closely linked to the escalation of meteorological and hydrological disasters driven by climate change. Globally, we illuminate the significant impact of climate-induced natural disasters, especially storms and extreme temperatures, on energy consumption…


Geospatial modelling of seasonal water and electricity consumption in Doha’s residential buildings using multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) and Bootstrap analysis

Authors: Rana N. Jawarneh, Ammar Abulibdeh

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2024.105654 · Citations: 22

Matched topics: seasonal, land surface model, surface water

Ensuring sustainable water and electricity consumption in urban residential buildings is a growing challenge worldwide, particularly in rapidly developing regions with harsh climates. This study examines the seasonal variation of water and electricity consumption in residential buildings in Doha, Qatar, exploring the interconnectedness of land use/land cover (LULC) and socio-demographic characteristics with household water and electricity consumption. For this purpose, we employed statistical…


Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation

Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 3 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.

A comprehensive framework for assessing the spatial drivers of flood disasters using an Optimal Parameter-based Geographical Detector–machine learning coupled model

Authors: Luyi Yang, Xuan Ji, Meng Li, Pengwu Yang, Wei Jiang, Linyan Chen et al.

Journal: Geoscience Frontiers · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101889 · Citations: 45

Matched topics: flood

Flood disasters pose serious threats to human life and property worldwide. Exploring the spatial drivers of flood disasters on a macroscopic scale is of great significance for mitigating their impacts. This study proposes a comprehensive framework for integrating driving-factor optimization and interpretability, while considering spatial heterogeneity. In this framework, the Optimal Parameter-based Geographic Detector (OPGD), Recursive Feature Estimation (RFE), and Light Gradient Boosting Mac…


Impact of climate change on future flood susceptibility projections under shared socioeconomic pathway scenarios in South Asia using artificial intelligence algorithms

Authors: Saeid Janizadeh, Dongkyun Kim, Changhyun Jun, Sayed M. Bateni, Manish Pandey, Varun Narayan Mishra

Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121764 · Citations: 33

Matched topics: flood, climate change

Abstract not available.


Climate change and urban sprawl: Unveiling the escalating flood risks in river deltas with a deep dive into the GBM river delta

Authors: Shupu Wu, Xudong Zhou, Johan Reyns, Dai Yamazaki, Jie Yin, Xiuzhen Li

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174703 · Citations: 25

Matched topics: river, flood, climate change

Abstract not available.


Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction

This week’s 8 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.

Predicting Potato Crop Yield with Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Sustainable Agriculture

Authors: El‐Sayed M. El‐kenawy, Amel Ali Alhussan, Nima Khodadadi, Seyedali Mirjalili, Marwa M. Eid

Journal: Potato Research · DOI: 10.1007/s11540-024-09753-w · Citations: 77

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract Potatoes are an important crop in the world; they are the main source of food for a large number of people globally and also provide an income for many people. The true forecasting of potato yields is a determining factor for the rational use and maximization of agricultural practices, responsible management of the resources, and wider regions’ food security. The latest discoveries in machine learning and deep learning provide new directions to yield prediction models more accurately…


Insights into water-lubricated transport of heavy and extra-heavy oils: Application of CFD, RSM, and metaheuristic optimized machine learning models

Authors: Mishal Alsehli, Ali Basem, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Kuwar Mausam, Ali A. Alshamrani, Abbas J. Sultan et al.

Journal: Fuel · DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.132431 · Citations: 56

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract not available.


Water body extraction from high spatial resolution remote sensing images based on enhanced U-Net and multi-scale information fusion

Authors: Huidong Cao, Yanbing Tian, Yanli Liu, Ruihua Wang

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67113-7 · Citations: 47

Matched topics: earth system model

Employing deep learning techniques for the semantic segmentation of remote sensing images has emerged as a prevalent approach for acquiring information about water bodies. Yet, current models frequently fall short in accurately extracting water bodies from high-resolution remote sensing images, as these images often present intricate details of terrestrial objects and complex backgrounds. Vegetation, shadows, and other objects close to water boundaries have increased similarity to water bodie…


The Diversity of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Marine Pollution: A Systematic Literature Review

Authors: Jia Ning, Shufen Pang, Zainal Arifin, Yining Zhang, U. P. K. Epa, Miaomiao Qu et al.

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · DOI: 10.3390/jmse12071181 · Citations: 38

Matched topics: water management, earth system model

Marine pollution, a major disturbance to the sustainable use of oceans, is becoming more prevalent around the world. Multidimensional and sustainable ocean governance have become increasingly focused on managing, reducing, and eliminating marine pollution. Artificial intelligence has been used more and more in recent years to monitor and control marine pollution. This systematic literature review, encompassing studies from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, delineates the extensive role…


Integrating high‐throughput phenotyping and genome‐wide association studies for enhanced drought resistance and yield prediction in wheat

Authors: Zhen Zhang, Yunfeng Qu, Feifei Ma, Qian Lv, Xiaojing Zhu, Guanghui Guo et al.

Journal: New Phytologist · DOI: 10.1111/nph.19942 · Citations: 40

Matched topics: drought

Drought, especially terminal drought, severely limits wheat growth and yield. Understanding the complex mechanisms behind the drought response in wheat is essential for developing drought-resistant varieties. This study aimed to dissect the genetic architecture and high-yielding wheat ideotypes under terminal drought. An automated high-throughput phenotyping platform was used to examine 28 392 image-based digital traits (i-traits) under different drought conditions during the flowering stage …


Learning to Construct a Solution for the Agile Satellite Scheduling Problem With Time-Dependent Transition Times

Authors: Ming Chen, Yonghao Du, Ke Tang, Lining Xing, Yuning Chen, Yingwu Chen

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems · DOI: 10.1109/tsmc.2024.3411640 · Citations: 38

Matched topics: earth system model

The agile earth observation satellite scheduling problem (AEOSSP) with time-dependent transition times is a complex combinational optimization problem that has emerged from the development of large-scale satellite management techniques. To address this problem, we propose a deep reinforcement learning-based construction model (DRL-CM) that consists of five parts: 1) a Markov decision process (MDP); 2) a feature engineering; 3) a constructive heuristic neural network (CHNN); 4) an RL training …


Uncertainty quantification for probabilistic machine learning in earth observation using conformal prediction

Authors: Geethen Singh, Glenn R. Moncrieff, Zander S. Venter, Kerry Cawse‐Nicholson, Jasper A. Slingsby, Tamara B. Robinson

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65954-w · Citations: 36

Matched topics: earth system model

Machine learning is increasingly applied to Earth Observation (EO) data to obtain datasets that contribute towards international accords. However, these datasets contain inherent uncertainty that needs to be quantified reliably to avoid negative consequences. In response to the increased need to report uncertainty, we bring attention to the promise of conformal prediction within the domain of EO. Unlike previous uncertainty quantification methods, conformal prediction offers statistically val…


Forecasting short- and medium-term streamflow using stacked ensemble models and different meta-learners

Authors: F. Granata, F. Di Nunno

Journal: Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment (Print) · DOI: 10.1007/s00477-024-02760-w · Citations: 21

Matched topics: streamflow, water management, hydropower

Abstract not available.


Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater

Water management research this week spans 9 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.

A Review of Precision Irrigation Water-Saving Technology under Changing Climate for Enhancing Water Use Efficiency, Crop Yield, and Environmental Footprints

Authors: Imran Ali Lakhiar, Haofang Yan, Chuan Zhang, Guoqing Wang, Bin He, Beibei Hao et al.

Journal: Agriculture · DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14071141 · Citations: 249

Matched topics: irrigation

Water is considered one of the vital natural resources and factors for performing short- and long-term agricultural practices on Earth. Meanwhile, globally, most of the available freshwater resources are utilized for irrigation purposes in agriculture. Currently, many world regions are facing extreme water shortage problems, which can worsen if not managed properly. In the literature, numerous methods and remedies are used to cope with the increasing global water crises. The use of precision …


Transformative Technologies in Digital Agriculture: Leveraging Internet of Things, Remote Sensing, and Artificial Intelligence for Smart Crop Management

Authors: Fernando Fuentes-Peñailillo, Karen Gutter, Ricardo Vega, Gilda Carrasco

Journal: Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks · DOI: 10.3390/jsan13040039 · Citations: 187

Matched topics: water management

This paper explores the potential of smart crop management based on the incorporation of tools like digital agriculture, which considers current technological tools applied in agriculture, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), remote sensing, and artificial intelligence (AI), to improve crop production efficiency and sustainability. This is essential in the context of varying climatic conditions that affect the availability of resources for agriculture. The integration of tools such as IoT an…


Nigeria’s water crisis: Abundant water, polluted reality

Authors: Efe Jeffery Isukuru, James Odafe Opha, Obaro Wilson Isaiah, Blessing Orovwighose, Stephen Sunday Emmanuel

Journal: Cleaner Water · DOI: 10.1016/j.clwat.2024.100026 · Citations: 72

Matched topics: water management

Despite Nigeria’s immense wealth in water resources, the country faces a significant water crisis that is exceptionally difficult to resolve, particularly considering the associated public health and security challenges. This review aims to expound on the complex determinants and the outcomes of the water shortage in Nigeria focusing more on its effects on the general livelihood and stability of Nigerians. Using a systematic approach, this paper reviews water scarcity, the causes of pollution…


Groundwater modelling in SWAT+: Considerations for a realistic baseflow simulation

Authors: Alejandro Sánchez‐Gómez, Christoph Schürz, Eugenio Molina‐Navarro, Katrin Bieger

Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101275 · Citations: 27

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

Hydrological models are valuable tools that support the evaluation and management of water resources. Among catchment scale models, SWAT has been widely used, and a revision of this model, SWAT+, was recently released. Groundwater simulation has been pointed out as one of the main weaknesses of these models, and despite the introduction of some improvements in the new version, an accurate simulation of groundwater flow is still a pending task. One of the most common issues is the inability of…


Phenomenal study of microbial impact on hydrogen storage in aquifers: A coupled multiphysics modelling

Authors: Qi Gao, Jishan Liu, Derek Elsworth

Journal: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.004 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Underground hydrogen storage (UHS) has been considered as an integral part of energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources. Porous aquifers can serve as typical sites for this purpose due to their worldwide distribution and huge storage capacity. However, the diverse microbial species that inhabit the aquifers are known to be able to catalyze in-situ biochemical reactions within the hosting rock. These reactions can normally lead to microbial consumption of hydrogen, microbial clo…


Higher rice productivity and lower paddy nitrogen loss with optimized irrigation and fertilization practices in a rice-upland system

Authors: Weike Tao, Jiaqi Li, Weiwei Li, Chongxi Wen, Shen Gao, Yuhui Wang et al.

Journal: Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2024.109176 · Citations: 26

Matched topics: runoff, surface water, irrigation

Abstract not available.


Online Diagnosis Method of Water Management Faults Based on Hybrid-Frequency Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for PEMFC

Authors: Qi Li, Hailong Wang, Tianhong Wang, Xiang Li, Yu Liu, Weirong Chen et al.

Journal: IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification · DOI: 10.1109/tte.2024.3427401 · Citations: 34

Matched topics: water management

To swiftly accomplish online fault diagnosis of water management for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), an online diagnosis method of water management faults based on hybrid-frequency electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is proposed. First, guided by the principle of time-frequency signal processing, the online diagnosis of water management faults is conducted via the full-frequency band electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and the characteristic information of the abscissa coord…


Lithium and water: Hydrosocial impacts across the life cycle of energy storage

Authors: James J. A. Blair, Noel Vineyard, Dustin Mulvaney, Alida Cantor, Ali Sharbat, Kate A. Berry et al.

Journal: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water · DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1748 · Citations: 29

Matched topics: hydropower, earth system model

Abstract As a key ingredient of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), lithium plays a significant role in climate change mitigation, but lithium has considerable impacts on water and society across its life cycle. Upstream extraction methods—including open‐pit mining, brine evaporation, and novel direct lithium extraction (DLE)—and downstream processes present different impacts on both the quantity and quality of water resources, leading to water depletion and contamination. Regarding upstre…


Vertically aligned aerogel with concaved surface topography coupled ordered channel enable efficient solar-driven desalination

Authors: Wenxin Wang, Xinyu Ma, Jinlei Miao, Tingting Fan

Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal · DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.153943 · Citations: 33

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract not available.


Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing

This theme encompasses 10 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.

Impacts of the global food system on terrestrial biodiversity from land use and climate change

Authors: Elizabeth H. Boakes, Carole Dalin, Adrienne Etard, Tim Newbold

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49999-z · Citations: 73

Matched topics: climate change, earth system model

The global food system is a key driver of land-use and climate change which in turn drive biodiversity change. Developing sustainable food systems is therefore critical to reversing biodiversity loss. We use the multi-regional input-output model EXIOBASE to estimate the biodiversity impacts embedded within the global food system in 2011. Using models that capture regional variation in the sensitivity of biodiversity both to land use and climate change, we calculate the land-driven and greenho…


Tire-derived contaminants 6PPD and 6PPD-Q: Analysis, sample handling, and reconnaissance of United States stream exposures

Authors: Rachael F. Lane, Kelly L. Smalling, Paul M. Bradley, Justin B. Greer, Stephanie E. Gordon, John D. Hansen et al.

Journal: Chemosphere · DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142830 · Citations: 50

Matched topics: runoff, streamflow, surface water

The environmental ubiquity of tire and road wear particles (TRWP) underscores the need to understand the occurrence, persistence, and environmental effects of tire-related chemicals in aquatic ecosystems. One such chemical is 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), a transformation product of the tire antioxidant 6PPD. In urban stormwater runoff 6PPD-Q can exceed acute toxicity thresholds for several salmonid species and is being implicated in significant coho salmon losses in the Pacific Northwest. There is …


Coupling coordination analysis and obstacle factors of water-energy-environment-economy in the Yellow River Basin

Authors: Bo Pang, Xiaoxing Li, Yao Fu

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143108 · Citations: 44

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Geophysical Characterization of the Interiors of Ganymede, Callisto and Europa by ESA’s JUpiter ICy moons Explorer

Authors: Tim Van Hoolst, G. Tobie, C. Vallat, N. Altobelli, Lorenzo Bruzzone, Hao Cao et al.

Journal: Space Science Reviews · DOI: 10.1007/s11214-024-01085-y · Citations: 38

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) of ESA was launched on 14 April 2023 and will arrive at Jupiter and its moons in July 2031. In this review article, we describe how JUICE will investigate the interior of the three icy Galilean moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, during its Jupiter orbital tour and the final orbital phase around Ganymede. Detailed geophysical observations about the interior of the moons can only be performed from close distances to the moons, and best estimate…


Climate dynamics and the effect of topography on snow cover variation in the Indus-Ganges-Brahmaputra river basins

Authors: Abhishek Banerjee, Shichang Kang, Muhammad Farhan Ul Moazzam, Michael E. Meadows

Journal: Atmospheric Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107571 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Advanced bionic inverted coral solar evaporator: Enhancing sustainable water utilization with efficient and salt-resistant evaporation

Authors: Yangyaqi Mi, Yinlong Li, Yuetong Tao, Yangyang Chen, Jinbo Bai, Gang Wang et al.

Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal · DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.153890 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract not available.


Multi-Model Ensemble Machine Learning Approaches to Project Climatic Scenarios in a River Basin in the Pyrenees

Authors: Nerea Bilbao-Barrenetxea, Raquel Martínez‐España, Patricia Jimeno‐Sáez, Sergio Henrique Bernardo de Faria, Javier Senent‐Aparicio

Journal: Earth Systems and Environment · DOI: 10.1007/s41748-024-00408-x · Citations: 17

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, streamflow, earth system model

Abstract This study employs machine learning algorithms to construct Multi Model Ensembles (MMEs) based on Regional Climate Models (RCMs) within the Esca River basin in the Pyrenees. RCMs are ranked comprehensively based on their performance in simulating precipitation (pr), minimum temperature (tmin), and maximum temperature (tmax), revealing variability across seasons and influenced by the General Circulation Model (GCM) driving each RCM. The top-ranked approach is used to determine the opt…


Construction of wetland ecological network based on MSPA-Conefor-MCR: A case study of Haikou City

Authors: Jieling Luo, Ling Zhu, Hui Fu

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112329 · Citations: 35

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Habitat fragmentation is an important factor affecting biodiversity conservation, and few studies have discussed the relationship between the overall pattern of wetlands and biological ecological functions. Based on this, this study proposed the construction of wetland biodiversity conservation Ecological Networks (ENs) from the perspective of connectivity, and proposed a comprehensive framework for the construction of wetland ENs. Firstly, the key species were identified, and the habitat pat…


Seasonal dynamics, tidal influences, and anthropogenic impacts on microplastic distribution in the Yangtze River estuary: A comprehensive characterization and comparative analysis

Authors: Panfeng Wu, Yuchuan Fan, Xinxin Zhang, Wei Wu, Zaifeng Zhang, Yaping Wu et al.

Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135167 · Citations: 28

Matched topics: river, seasonal

Abstract not available.


Flood risk assessment of the Garita River in the urban zone of San Luis Potosí City, by hydrodynamic modeling

Authors: Katya Onchi-Ramos, Clemente Rodríguez-Cuevas, Carlos Couder-Castañeda, Diego-Alfredo Padilla-Pérez

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66743-1 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, runoff, water management, flood, land surface model

Rapid and uncontrolled urban growth and land use changes in watersheds worldwide have led to increased surface runoff within metropolitan areas, coupled with climate change, creating a risk for residents during the rainy season. The city of San Luis Potosí is no exception to this phenomenon. One affected watercourse is the Garita Stream, which flows inside the city near urbanization. It is essential to analyze the effects of urban sprawl on this stream based on historical precipitation data f…


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Topics searched 16
Total papers fetched 958
After deduplication 719
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Nature Communications 3
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Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Sciences 1
Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 1
Communications Earth & Environment 1
Potato Research 1
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1
Cleaner Water 1
Journal of Polymers and the Environment 1
Chemosphere 1
Fuel 1
Sustainable Development 1
BioScience 1
Biogeochemistry 1
Geoscience Frontiers 1
Journal of Cleaner Production 1
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 1
Nature Geoscience 1
Groundwater for Sustainable Development 1
New Phytologist 1
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Journal of Environmental Management 1
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 1
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Geoderma 1
Earth Systems and Environment 1
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 1
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Agricultural Systems 1
Journal of Ecology 1
The Science of The Total Environment 1
IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification 1
Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment (Print) 1
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 1
Journal of Hazardous Materials 1
Weather and Climate Extremes 1
Energy Economics 1
Sustainable Cities and Society 1

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Topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, runoff, streamflow, reservoir, water management, flood, drought, seasonal, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, surface water, irrigation, earth system model

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