Weekly Literature Review
Week 6 · February 3–February 9, 2025
50 relevant papers found across 5 themes
Executive Summary
This week’s review covers 50 papers across 5 themes. The most cited paper examines The role of climate and population change in global flood exposure and vulnerabi, with 102 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
- Executive Summary
- Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
- The role of climate and population change in global flood exposure and vulnerability
- Tracking 3D Drought Events Across Global River Basins: Climatology, Spatial Footprint, and Temporal Changes
- A China dataset of soil properties for land surface modelling (version 2, CSDLv2)
- The impact of urban morphology on land surface temperature under seasonal and diurnal variations: Marginal and interaction effects
- Humic Substances: Bridging Ecology and Agriculture for a Greener Future
- A Systematic Review of Urban Flood Susceptibility Mapping: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Other Modeling Approaches
- Biochar from agricultural waste as a strategic resource for promotion of crop growth and nutrient cycling of soil under drought and salinity stress conditions: a comprehensive review with context of climate change
- Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years
- Cryo-social dynamics: the interplay of glacial dynamics and socioeconomic conditions in the Shigar Valley, Karakoram, Pakistan
- Energy and industry transition to carbon-neutrality in Nordic conditions via local renewable sources, electrification, sector coupling, and power-to-X
- Prediction of drought-flood prone zones in inland mountainous regions under climate change with assessment and enhancement strategies for disaster resilience in high-standard farmland
- Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble
- Analysis of drought and extreme precipitation events in Thailand: trends, climate modeling, and implications for climate change adaptation
- Original vegetation condition and precipitation growth rate bifurcate sediment flux trend on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
- Understanding Evapotranspiration Driving Mechanisms in China With Explainable Machine Learning Algorithms
- Precipitation‐ and Temperature‐Driven Future Changes to Flooding in Alaska
- Geospatial digital mapping of soil organic carbon using machine learning and geostatistical methods in different land uses
- Evaluation of the WRF-Chem performance for the air pollutants over the United Arab Emirates
- Spatial and temporal runoff variability in response to climate change in alpine mountains
- Zinc promotes nitrogen uptake and plant growth by regulating the antioxidant system and carbon–nitrogen metabolism under drought condition in apple plants
- Mapping global financial risks under climate change
- Climate variability can outweigh the influence of climate mean changes for extreme precipitation under global warming
- Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
- Advanced Flood Risk Prediction Leveraging Geospatial Satellite Insights
- Seasonal Variations in Water Quality and Microplastic Contamination in the Surma River, Bangladesh: Implications for Aquatic Health and Human Safety
- Determining factors affecting flood risk perception among local communities in Iran
- Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
- Deep learning for time series forecasting: a survey
- Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis in the Big Data Era: A Survey
- Enhancing streamflow drought prediction: integrating wavelet decomposition with deep learning and quantile regression neural network models
- DeepSARFlood: Rapid and automated SAR-based flood inundation mapping using vision transformer-based deep ensembles with uncertainty estimates
- Assessment of planktonic community diversity and stability in lakes and reservoirs based on eDNA metabarcoding——A case study of Minghu National Wetland Park, China
- Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
- Multiscale Biomimetic Evaporators Based on Liquid Metal/Polyacrylonitrile Composite Fibers for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation
- The overlooked impacts of freshwater scarcity on oceans as evidenced by the Mediterranean Sea
- Predicting seawater intrusion wedge length in coastal aquifers using hybrid gradient boosting techniques
- Enhancing maize yield and water productivity through coordinated root-shoot growth under mild water stress in dense planting
- A global open-source dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed cropped areas (MIRCA-OS) for the 21st century
- Target and Suspect Screening Reveal PFAS Exceeding European Union Guideline in Various Water Sources South of Lyon, France
- Evaluating the impact of drought and water restrictions on agricultural production in irrigated areas through crop water productivity functions and a remote sensing-based evapotranspiration model
- Hydrochemical assessment of borehole water in Effurun, Delta state Niger Delta, Nigeria: implications for public health and safety
- Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
- Changes in Soil Properties, Organic Carbon, and Nutrient Stocks After Land‐Use Change From Forests to Grasslands in Kumaun Himalaya, India
- CAMELS-IND: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 228 catchments in Peninsular India
- Comprehensive Assessment of Drought Susceptibility Using Predictive Modeling, Climate Change Projections, and Land Use Dynamics for Sustainable Management
- Combined effect of landuse/landcover and climate change projection on the spatiotemporal streamflow response in cryosphere catchment in the Tibetan Plateau
- Beyond the closed-forest paradigm: Cross-scale vegetation structure in temperate Europe before the late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions
- Rainfall driven nitrate transport in runoff of hilly area by combining time-series monitoring of hydrochemistry and stable isotopes
- Incorporating multi-timescale data into a single long short-term memory network to enhance reservoir-regulated streamflow simulation
- Integrative hydrologic modelling of soil and water conservation strategies: a SWAT-based evaluation of environmental resilience in the Merguellil watershed, Tunisia
- Spatiotemporal variability and dominant driving factors of satellite observed global soil moisture from 2001 to 2020
- A stochastic decision-making framework for optimal multi-objective reservoir operation accounting for the tracking of uncertainty propagation and evolution from multiple sources
- The hysteretic and gatekeeping depressions model − A new model for variable connected fractions of prairie basins
- Characteristics of in-situ stress field of coalbed methane reservoir in the eastern margin of Ordos basin
- Statistics
- Filtering Criteria
Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
This week features 22 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.
The role of climate and population change in global flood exposure and vulnerability
Authors: Justin S. Rogers, Marco Maneta, Stephan R. Sain, Luke Madaus, Joshua P. Hacker
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56654-8 · Citations: 102
Matched topics: hydrology, flood, land surface model, climate change
Flooding is a pervasive natural hazard with wide-ranging impacts on society. Using a high-resolution global flood model considering coastal, fluvial, and pluvial hazards, we clarify the role of climate effects versus population growth effects in changing flood exposure. Between 2020 and 2100, the population likely exposed to 1% annual risk (100-year) flood hazard will increase from 1.6 to 1.9 billion people. Of this change from the 2020 exposure, we attribute 21.1% to climate change, 76.8% to…
Tracking 3D Drought Events Across Global River Basins: Climatology, Spatial Footprint, and Temporal Changes
Authors: Xin Feng, Zhaoli Wang, Xushu Wu, Shengzhi Huang, Jun Li, Chengguang Lai et al.
Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2024gl111442 · Citations: 63
Matched topics: hydrology, river, drought, hydropower, earth system model
Abstract Understanding the spatial and temporal patterns of drought is essential for mitigating drought‐induced impacts. To date, less attention is paid to drought characterization and changes across global river basins within a 3D clustering drought identification framework. Here, we characterized drought events across 59 global river basins during 1979–2020 based on standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index and a three‐dimensional clustering method, together with exploration of re…
A China dataset of soil properties for land surface modelling (version 2, CSDLv2)
Authors: Gaosong Shi, Wenye Sun, Wei Shangguan, Zhongwang Wei, Hua Yuan, Li Lü et al.
Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-17-517-2025 · Citations: 60
Matched topics: hydrologic model, land surface model, earth system model
Abstract. Accurate and high-resolution spatial soil information is crucial for efficient and sustainable land use, management, and conservation. Since the establishment of digital soil mapping (DSM) and the GlobalSoilMap working group, significant advances have been made in terms of the availability and quality of spatial soil information globally. However, accurately predicting soil variation over large and complex areas with limited samples remains a challenge, especially for China, which h…
The impact of urban morphology on land surface temperature under seasonal and diurnal variations: Marginal and interaction effects
Authors: Zi Wang, Rui Zhou, Yang Yu
Journal: Building and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112673 · Citations: 57
Matched topics: seasonal, land surface model
Abstract not available.
Humic Substances: Bridging Ecology and Agriculture for a Greener Future
Authors: Angela Maffia, Mariateresa Oliva, Federica Marra, Carmelo Mallamaci, Serenella Nardi, Adele Muscolo
Journal: Agronomy · DOI: 10.3390/agronomy15020410 · Citations: 60
Matched topics: runoff
Humic substances (HSs) are emerging as multifunctional natural catalysts in sustainable agriculture, offering novel opportunities to enhance soil health, plant productivity, and environmental resilience. This review synthesizes recent insights into the chemical diversity, biological mechanisms, and ecological impacts of HSs, presenting a new perspective on their role as dynamic agents in agroecosystems. Derived from decomposed organic matter, HSs regulate critical processes such as nutrient c…
A Systematic Review of Urban Flood Susceptibility Mapping: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Other Modeling Approaches
Authors: Tania Islam, E. B. Zeleke, Mahmud Afroz, A. Melesse
Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs17030524 · Citations: 60
Matched topics: flood
Climate change has led to an increase in global temperature and frequent intense precipitation, resulting in a rise in severe and intense urban flooding worldwide. This growing threat is exacerbated by rapid urbanization, impervious surface expansion, and overwhelmed drainage systems, particularly in urban regions. As urban flooding becomes more catastrophic and causes significant environmental and property damage, there is an urgent need to understand and address urban flood susceptibility t…
Biochar from agricultural waste as a strategic resource for promotion of crop growth and nutrient cycling of soil under drought and salinity stress conditions: a comprehensive review with context of climate change
Authors: Ghulam Murtaza, Zeeshan Ahmed, Rashid Iqbal, Gang Deng
Journal: Journal of plant nutrition · DOI: 10.1080/01904167.2025.2460769 · Citations: 34
Matched topics: drought, climate change
Abstract Abiotic stressors, such as drought and salinity, exert a devastating impact on crop yields, posing a severe threat to global food security. The escalating pace of climate change has intensified the severity of drought and salinity stresses, significantly jeopardizing world’s food supply. Consequently, there is a pressing need to devise techniques and approaches that can bolster food production in face of simultaneous occurrence of salt and drought stresses. The effective use of agric…
Recent centennial drought on the Tibetan Plateau is outstanding within the past 3500 years
Authors: Yu Liu, Huiming Song, Zhisheng An, Qiang Li, Steven W Leavitt, Ulf Büntgen et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56687-z · Citations: 27
Matched topics: drought, earth system model
Given growing concerns about global climate change, it is critical to understand both historical and current shifts in the hydroclimate, particularly in regions critically entwined with global circulation. The Tibetan Plateau, the Earth’s largest and highest plateau, is a nexus for global atmospheric processes, significantly influencing East Asian hydroclimate dynamics through the synergy of the Asian Monsoon and the Westerlies. Yet, understanding historical and recent hydroclimate fluctuatio…
Cryo-social dynamics: the interplay of glacial dynamics and socioeconomic conditions in the Shigar Valley, Karakoram, Pakistan
Authors: Fazlul Haq, Tal Y. Shutkin, Munazza Afreen, Bryan G. Mark
Journal: GeoJournal · DOI: 10.1007/s10708-025-11289-6 · Citations: 25
Matched topics: hydrology, hydropower
Abstract Mountain communities globally are experiencing increasing challenges as climate-induced glacier changes disrupt water resources and agricultural systems. The Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalayan region of Pakistan has been witnessing environmental changes over the last few decades with widespread impacts on different sectors of life. In the Shigar Valley of the Karakoram region, communities face socio-economic challenges partly attributed to changes in glacier dynamics, which directly affec…
Energy and industry transition to carbon-neutrality in Nordic conditions via local renewable sources, electrification, sector coupling, and power-to-X
Authors: Rasul Satymov, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Tansu Galimova, Christian Breyer
Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.134888 · Citations: 28
Matched topics: hydropower
Climate change presents challenges for energy-industry systems, especially for regions with limited solar resources. This study investigates energy transition pathways to achieve a low-cost energy-industry system in Nordic conditions, focusing on Finland, which lacks abundant hydropower. It analyses the transition to carbon neutrality in power, heat, transport, and industry sectors, highlighting dispatchable biomass power, which can increase system flexibility, but raises concerns about carbo…
Prediction of drought-flood prone zones in inland mountainous regions under climate change with assessment and enhancement strategies for disaster resilience in high-standard farmland
Authors: Yongheng Shen, Qingxia Guo, Zhenghao Liu, Yanli Shen, Yikun Jia, Yuehan Wei
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109349 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: water management, flood, drought, climate change
Predicting drought and flood disaster-prone alternating zones and enhancing cropland disaster resilience are critical for agricultural water management, mitigating meteorological disaster risks, and ensuring food security. However, the spatial prediction of climate disaster vulnerability at the local scale faces challenges such as data gaps and insufficient resolution, which results in a lack of relevant research. This study uses a coupled model of particle swarm optimization (PSO), long shor…
Design, evaluation, and future projections of the NARCliM2.0 CORDEX-CMIP6 Australasia regional climate ensemble
Authors: Giovanni Di Virgilio, Jason P. Evans, Fei Ji, Eugene Tam, Jatin Kala, Julia Andrys et al.
Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-18-671-2025 · Citations: 18
Matched topics: runoff, land surface model
Abstract. NARCliM2.0 (New South Wales and Australian Regional Climate Modelling) comprises two Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) regional climate models (RCMs) which downscale five Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) global climate models contributing to the Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) over Australasia at 20 km resolution and southeast Australia at 4 km convection-permitting resolution. We first describe NARCliM2.0’s design, including selecting …
Analysis of drought and extreme precipitation events in Thailand: trends, climate modeling, and implications for climate change adaptation
Authors: José Francisco de Oliveira‐Júnior, David Mendes, Helder Dutra Porto, Kelvy Rosalvo Alencar Cardoso, José Augusto Ferreira Neto, Emannuel Bezerra Cavalcante da Silva et al.
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-86826-x · Citations: 18
Matched topics: drought, climate change
Thailand is under threat from climate change, where extreme climate events are expected to intensify and increase in the coming decades. The objective is to assess extreme drought and rainfall events in Thailand based on climate modeling through an ensemble for future projections of extreme climate indices. The climate indices used were Consecutive Dry Days (CDD), Maximum Number of Consecutive Summer Days (CSU), Consecutive Wet Days (CWD), Warm Spell Duration Index (WSDI), and Maximum Number …
Original vegetation condition and precipitation growth rate bifurcate sediment flux trend on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Authors: Jinhao Guo, Yao Yue, Wenxin Huai, Yan Xia, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Yuanfang Chai et al.
Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02075-w · Citations: 7
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, earth system model
Riverine sediment flux on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau follows separate trends in different headwater basins because of complicated pathways under global warming. Here we successfully reconstructed historical sediment fluxes from seven pathways at 25 hydrological stations during 1982 ~ 2022 using a conceptual Multivariate Climate Elasticity Model based on Taylor expansion and revealed the bifurcation in sediment flux trend. Significantly increasing trends occurred at five stations, caused either…
Understanding Evapotranspiration Driving Mechanisms in China With Explainable Machine Learning Algorithms
Authors: Haiyan Zhang, Guojie Wang, Shijie Li, Pedro Cabral
Journal: International Journal of Climatology · DOI: 10.1002/joc.8774 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, surface water
ABSTRACT Evapotranspiration (ET) is the second component of the water cycle, serving as a critical link among surface water, energy and carbon cycles. In general, ET mechanism studies mainly use statistical regression and numerical model sensitivity experiments. However, the use of a nonlinear explainable machine learning algorithm, which has become an effective tool for studying earth science, remains unexplored to study the ET mechanism. Thus, this study employs various explainable methods …
Precipitation‐ and Temperature‐Driven Future Changes to Flooding in Alaska
Authors: Alexander Michalek, Gabriele Villarini, Andreas F. Prein, J. Done, David Johnson, Chao Wang
Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2024gl112004 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, flood
Abstract Examining large‐scale projected changes in streamflow and flood extent (e.g., inundation) for Alaska is essential for raising awareness of flood hazards under a changing climate and supporting broad‐scale adaptation planning. Therefore, we examine projected changes in peak streamflow timing and magnitude using a physically based hydrologic model. For model inputs, we utilize climate simulations conducted at 4‐km horizontal grid spacing over Alaska from 2005 to 2016, providing a histo…
Geospatial digital mapping of soil organic carbon using machine learning and geostatistical methods in different land uses
Authors: Yahya Parvizi, Shahrokh Fatehi
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-88062-9 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: hydrology
Improper management of soil resources leads to the destruction of soil organic carbon (SOC) stock and, as a result, the reduction of soil quality, as well as accelerating the process of climate change through the release of SOC into the atmosphere. This study was conducted to evaluate potential of different simulation models to map the spatial variability of SOC as affected by land use in a study area in Qarasu watershed in Kermanshah province, west of Iran. Map of sampling points was prepare…
Evaluation of the WRF-Chem performance for the air pollutants over the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Yesobu Yarragunta, Diana Francis, Ricardo Fonseca, Narendra Nelli
Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-25-1685-2025 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
Abstract. This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with chemistry (WRF-Chem) in simulating meteorological parameters and concentrations of air pollutants across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for June and December 2022, representing the contrasting summer and winter climatic conditions. The assessment of WRF-Chem performance involves comparisons with ground-based observations for meteorological parameters and satellite retrievals fro…
Spatial and temporal runoff variability in response to climate change in alpine mountains
Authors: Bing He, Jianxia Chang, Aijun Guo, Lu Wang, Zhehao Li, Dingrong Zhai et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132779 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, climate change
Abstract not available.
Zinc promotes nitrogen uptake and plant growth by regulating the antioxidant system and carbon–nitrogen metabolism under drought condition in apple plants
Authors: Yafei Guan, Lu Lei, Jingquan Liu, Mengxue Lyu, Xinxiang Xu, Yue Xing et al.
Journal: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry · DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.109619 · Citations: 18
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
Mapping global financial risks under climate change
Authors: Antoine Mandel, Stefano Battiston, Irene Monasterolo
Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-025-02244-x · Citations: 18
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Climate variability can outweigh the influence of climate mean changes for extreme precipitation under global warming
Authors: Kalle Nordling, Nora L. S. Fahrenbach, B. H. Samset
Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-25-1659-2025 · Citations: 18
Matched topics: earth system model
Abstract. As global warming progresses, weather conditions like daily temperature and precipitation are changing due to changes in their means and distributions of day-to-day variability. In this study, we show that changes in variability have a stronger influence on the number of extreme precipitation days than the change in the mean state in many locations. We analyze daily precipitation and maximum temperatures at four levels of global warming and under different emission scenarios for the…
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.
Advanced Flood Risk Prediction Leveraging Geospatial Satellite Insights
Authors: Soumya Singh, Ashish Tiwari
Journal: European Tangible Interaction Studio · DOI: 10.1109/ETIS64005.2025.10961142 · Citations: 38
Matched topics: flood, surface water
Accurate flood risk prediction is critical for disaster management, particularly given the increased unpredictability of weather patterns caused by climate change. This work applies to a 1-day-ahead flood forecast model that combines geospatial data, including Landsat and Sentinel-1 SAR observations, with machine learning methods. The results show great prediction accuracy, with a correlation coefficient. Surface water conditions and soil surface moisture are both significant predictors, acco…
Seasonal Variations in Water Quality and Microplastic Contamination in the Surma River, Bangladesh: Implications for Aquatic Health and Human Safety
Authors: Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Hridoy, Puspendu Biswas Paul, Md Nabid Hashar, Tarin Tabaschum, Reashan Ujjaman, M. Shah Alam Khan et al.
Journal: Environmental Quality Management · DOI: 10.1002/tqem.70055 · Citations: 22
Matched topics: hydrology, river, seasonal
ABSTRACT Water quality parameters (WQPs) are an important aspect of a significant role in addressing the issue of aquatic animals and human health hazards. There is increasing concern that some microplastics (MPs) are being disadvantaged and directly affected by aquatic organisms and potential health risks. Research has consistently shown that physiochemical parameters are lacking in the Surma River. This study examines the seasonal fluctuations in water toxicology and the effects of MPs on f…
Determining factors affecting flood risk perception among local communities in Iran
Authors: Moslem Savari, Ahmad Jonidi Jafari, Abbas Sheheytavi
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-88673-2 · Citations: 22
Matched topics: hydrology, flood
Although climatic and environmental factors primarily determine the intensity of flood events, their impacts on residents are significantly influenced by human-related elements. Since the most floods are highly variable and unpredictable, it is crucial to enhance the capacity and resilience of residents to withstand and coexist with these disasters. To increase the resilience and adaptability of rural households in the face of floods, it is essential to first address individuals’ risk percept…
Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
This week’s 5 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.
Deep learning for time series forecasting: a survey
Authors: Xiangjie Kong, Zhenghao Chen, Weiyao Liu, Kaijie Ning, Lechao Zhang, Syauqie Muhammad Marier et al.
Journal: International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics · DOI: 10.1007/s13042-025-02560-w · Citations: 98
Matched topics: earth system model
Abstract Time series forecasting (TSF) has long been a crucial task in both industry and daily life. Most classical statistical models may have certain limitations when applied to practical scenarios in fields such as energy, healthcare, traffic, meteorology, and economics, especially when high accuracy is required. With the continuous development of deep learning, numerous new models have emerged in the field of time series forecasting in recent years. However, existing surveys have not prov…
Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis in the Big Data Era: A Survey
Authors: Ηλίας Δρίτσας, Μαρία Τρίγκα
Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs17030550 · Citations: 79
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
The present survey examines the role of big data analytics in advancing remote sensing and geospatial analysis. The increasing volume and complexity of geospatial data are driving the adoption of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and long short-term memory (LSTM) networks, to extract meaningful insights from large, diverse datasets. These AI methods enhance the accuracy and efficiency of spatial and temporal data an…
Enhancing streamflow drought prediction: integrating wavelet decomposition with deep learning and quantile regression neural network models
Authors: Babak Mohammadi, Mohammed Abdallah, Rachid Oucheikh, Okan Mert Katipoğlu, Majid Cheraghalizadeh
Journal: Earth Science Informatics · DOI: 10.1007/s12145-025-01736-w · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, drought
Abstract Drought is a significant natural hazard that severely challenges water resource management and agricultural sustainability. This study aims to propose a novel approach for predicting streamflow drought indices (SDI-3, SDI-6, and SDI-12) in humid continental (Stockholm) and semi-arid (ELdiem) climates at different time-steps. The approach utilizes a Quantile Regression Neural Network (QRNN) coupled with wavelet decomposition (WD) techniques. Six mother wavelets (haar, sym8, coif5, bio…
DeepSARFlood: Rapid and automated SAR-based flood inundation mapping using vision transformer-based deep ensembles with uncertainty estimates
Authors: Nirdesh Sharma, Manabendra Saharia
Journal: Science of Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.1016/j.srs.2025.100203 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: flood
Rapid and automated flood inundation mapping is critical for disaster management. While optical satellites provide valuable data on flood extent and impact, their real-time usage is limited by challenges such as cloud cover, limited vegetation penetration, and the inability to operate at night, making real-time flood assessments difficult. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites can overcome these limitations, allowing for high-resolution flood mapping. However, SAR data remains underutiliz…
Assessment of planktonic community diversity and stability in lakes and reservoirs based on eDNA metabarcoding——A case study of Minghu National Wetland Park, China
Authors: Tianye Hou, Sicong Lu, Jian Shao, Xianghong Dong, Zuchang Yang, Ya‐Wen Yang et al.
Journal: Environmental Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121025 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: reservoir
To evaluate the potential differences in plankton diversity and stability within freshwater lake and reservoir ecosystems, this study employed eDNA metabarcoding to analyze the diversity, assembly mechanisms, stability, and environmental drivers of plankton communities in natural water (Y region) and artificial lake water (M region) at Liupanshui Minghu National Wetland Park, Guizhou Province, China. The study revealed notable regional variations in plankton diversity and assembly mechanisms….
Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
Water management research this week spans 8 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.
Multiscale Biomimetic Evaporators Based on Liquid Metal/Polyacrylonitrile Composite Fibers for Highly Efficient Solar Steam Generation
Authors: Yuxuan Sun, Dan Liu, Fei Zhang, Xiaobo Gao, Jie Xue, Qingbin Zheng
Journal: Nano-Micro Letters · DOI: 10.1007/s40820-025-01661-z · Citations: 40
Matched topics: water management
after desalination under light irradiation. The multiscale LM/PAN evaporator with hierarchical structure regulates the water transportation as well as thermal management for highly effective solar-driven evaporation, providing valuable insight into the structural design principles for advanced SSG systems.
The overlooked impacts of freshwater scarcity on oceans as evidenced by the Mediterranean Sea
Authors: Diego Macías, Berny Bisselink, César Carmona‐Moreno, Jean‐Noël Druon, Olaf Duteil, Elisa García‐Górriz et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54979-4 · Citations: 21
Matched topics: streamflow, water management, earth system model
Water stress is an urgent issue in many regions worldwide, particularly in southern European countries. This study reveals the consequences of decreased freshwater flow on marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change and escalating water demands. A 41% reduction in river flow may result in a 10% decline in marine primary productivity and a 6% decrease in biomass of commercial fish and invertebrate species. Regional reductions could be as high as 12% and 35%, disrupting coa…
Predicting seawater intrusion wedge length in coastal aquifers using hybrid gradient boosting techniques
Authors: Mohamed Kamel Elshaarawy, Asaad M. Armanuos
Journal: Earth Science Informatics · DOI: 10.1007/s12145-025-01755-7 · Citations: 26
Matched topics: hydrology
Abstract Controlling seawater intrusion (SWI) into freshwater aquifers is crucial for preserving water quality in coastal groundwater management. This research evaluates the performance of three machine learning (ML) models: eXtreme Gradient Boosting (BO-XGB), Light Gradient Boosting Machine (BO-LGB), and Categorical Gradient Boosting (BO-CGB) in predicting the SWI wedge length. A database of 345 numerical simulations was compiled from previous research, and Bayesian Optimization (BO) with fi…
Enhancing maize yield and water productivity through coordinated root-shoot growth under mild water stress in dense planting
Authors: Yining Ma, Jiawei Ren, Shengju Yang, Risheng Ding, Taisheng Du, Shaozhong Kang et al.
Journal: Field Crops Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2025.109786 · Citations: 26
Matched topics: irrigation
For a long time, the ultimate objective in arid and semi-arid agricultural production areas has been to optimize yield while ensuring efficient utilization of agricultural water resources . This objective can be realized through a judicious integration of dense planting and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI). Currently, it is not clear how these two agronomic measures regulate maize yield by affecting root-shoot coordination. This study aimed to examine the impacts of planting density (PD) an…
A global open-source dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed cropped areas (MIRCA-OS) for the 21st century
Authors: Asfaw Kebede, Kevin Ong’are Oluoch, Stefan Siebert, Piyush Mehta, Sarah Hartman, Jonas Jägermeyr et al.
Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-04313-w · Citations: 20
Matched topics: irrigation, earth system model
Crop production is among the most extensive human activities on the planet - with critical importance for global food security, land use, environmental burden, and climate. Yet despite the key role that croplands play in global land use and Earth systems, there remains little understanding of how spatial patterns of global crop cultivation have recently evolved and which crops have contributed most to these changes. Here we construct a new data library of subnational crop-specific irrigated a…
Target and Suspect Screening Reveal PFAS Exceeding European Union Guideline in Various Water Sources South of Lyon, France
Authors: Termeh Teymoorian, Louis Delon, Gabriel Munoz, Sébastien Sauvé
Journal: Environmental Science & Technology Letters · DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c01126 · Citations: 23
Matched topics: surface water
PFAS. Target PFAS profiles were dominated by perfluoroalkyl carboxylates (particularly C4 to C8), in agreement with their historical or current industrial usage. Suspect screening also revealed the occurrence of electrochemical fluorination precursors such as N-sulfopropyldimethylammoniopropyl perfluorohexanesulfonamido acetic acid (N-SPAmP-FHxSAA) and bistriflimide (used in the composition of ionic liquids). Certain fluorotelomers, including ESI+ (e.g., 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidopropyl be…
Evaluating the impact of drought and water restrictions on agricultural production in irrigated areas through crop water productivity functions and a remote sensing-based evapotranspiration model
Authors: Joaquim Bellvert, Magí Pàmies-Sans, Jaume Casadesús, J. Girona
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109319 · Citations: 11
Matched topics: water management, drought, irrigation
In Mediterranean regions, climate change is leading to reduced precipitation, along with more frequent and severe droughts, and prolonged periods of water scarcity. In this context, as reservoir levels drop dramatically, some irrigated agricultural areas are compelled to impose water restrictions on farmers to enhance efficiency and protect crops. This study aims to evaluate the impact of varying levels of water restrictions on crop productivity across different crops, taking into account wat…
Hydrochemical assessment of borehole water in Effurun, Delta state Niger Delta, Nigeria: implications for public health and safety
Authors: Odunayo Tope Ojo, Chiaka Joy Ike, Adegoke Ige Aladeboyeje, Olayiwola Grace Olaseeni, Olumuyiwa Femi Adewumi
Journal: Discover Geoscience · DOI: 10.1007/s44288-025-00117-6 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, water management
Abstract Borehole water plays a critical role in providing drinking water in Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria. However, concerns about potential contamination from both natural and anthropogenic sources necessitate regular groundwater quality assessments. This study evaluates the hydrochemical properties of borehole water to ensure public health safety and to understand the groundwater’s suitability for consumption. The aim of this study is to assess the quality of borehole water in Effurun by a…
Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
This theme encompasses 12 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.
Changes in Soil Properties, Organic Carbon, and Nutrient Stocks After Land‐Use Change From Forests to Grasslands in Kumaun Himalaya, India
Authors: Archana Fartyal, Surendra Singh Bargali, Kiran Bargali, Bhawna Negi
Journal: Land Degradation and Development · DOI: 10.1002/ldr.5507 · Citations: 42
Matched topics: runoff
ABSTRACT Land‐use changes are anticipated to be a substantial contributor to global change climate, substantially causing significant modifications in soil characteristics. This study addressed the impact of land‐use change from native forests to grasslands on the soil physico‐chemical properties in entirely replicated grasslands of three different forest zones (Oak, Pine and Cypress) in temperate region of Kumaun Himalaya. A total of 162 soil samples (6 sites × 3 plots × 3 seasons × 3 depths…
CAMELS-IND: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 228 catchments in Peninsular India
Authors: Nikunj K. Mangukiya, Kanneganti Bhargav Kumar, Pankaj Dey, Shailza Sharma, Vijaykumar Bejagam, P. P. Mujumdar et al.
Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-17-461-2025 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, water management, land surface model
Abstract. We introduce CAMELS-IND (Catchment Attributes and MEteorology for Large-sample Studies – India), a dataset containing hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 472 catchments in Peninsular India, of which 228 catchments have observed streamflow data available for over 30 % of the period between 1980 to 2020. Peninsular India covers 15 interstate river basins defined by the Central Water Commission (CWC), where river flow and water level datasets are available for …
Comprehensive Assessment of Drought Susceptibility Using Predictive Modeling, Climate Change Projections, and Land Use Dynamics for Sustainable Management
Authors: Jinping Liu, Mingzhe Li, Renzhi Li, Masoud Jafari Shalamzari, Yanqun Ren, Esmaeil Silakhori
Journal: Land · DOI: 10.3390/land14020337 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, drought, land surface model, climate change
This study assessed the drought susceptibility in Golestan Province, Northeastern Iran, using land use change modeling and climate projections from the CMIP6 framework, under three Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, and SSP5-8.5) for 2030–2050. The development of current (2022) and future drought susceptibility maps was based on agrometeorological sample points and 14 environmental factors—such as land use, precipitation, mean temperature, soil moisture, and remote sensing-dri…
Combined effect of landuse/landcover and climate change projection on the spatiotemporal streamflow response in cryosphere catchment in the Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Kanon Guédet Guédé, Zhongbo Yu, Slobodan P. Simonović, Huanghe Gu, Ghislain Franck Emani, Ousmane Badji et al.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124353 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, climate change
Climate and landuse/landcover (LULC) change are primary drivers significantly impacting basin hydrology. However, in the Tibetan Plateau (TP), future streamflow projections that consider the combined effects of climate change and LULC change are lacking. This study aims to enhance the accuracy of future streamflow simulations in the Lhasa River Basin (LRB). It is the initial attempt to evaluate future streamflow variation in the TP that considers the sensitivity of crucial hydrological compon…
Beyond the closed-forest paradigm: Cross-scale vegetation structure in temperate Europe before the late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions
Authors: Elena A. Pearce, Florence Mazier, Charles Davison, Oliver Baines, Szymon Czyżewski, Ralph Fyfe et al.
Journal: Earth history and biodiversity. · DOI: 10.1016/j.hisbio.2025.100022 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: hydrologic model, earth system model
The Last Interglacial (∼129,000–116,000 years ago) provides key insights into temperate European vegetation dynamics before significant anthropogenic impacts. Using LOVE (Local Vegetation Estimates) and REVEALS (Regional Estimates of VEgetation Abundance from Large Sites) models, this study reconstructs vegetation patterns across local (∼9 km²) and regional (∼100 km²) scales. Local landscapes presented a heterogeneous mosaic, with averages of 17 % open vegetation, 21 % closed forests, and 63 …
Rainfall driven nitrate transport in runoff of hilly area by combining time-series monitoring of hydrochemistry and stable isotopes
Authors: Wenbo Zheng, Shiqin Wang, Heping Sun, Yanjun Shen, Jiansheng Cao
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132830 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, land surface model
Abstract not available.
Incorporating multi-timescale data into a single long short-term memory network to enhance reservoir-regulated streamflow simulation
Authors: Laura Lang, Xing Gao, Yongkun Li, Zhihui Li, Feng Wu
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132806 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow, reservoir, water management
Abstract not available.
Integrative hydrologic modelling of soil and water conservation strategies: a SWAT-based evaluation of environmental resilience in the Merguellil watershed, Tunisia
Authors: T. Hermassi, Fathia Jarray, Waad Tlili, Issam Achour, M. Mechergui
Journal: Frontiers in Water · DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2025.1521812 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow
Analyzing the hydrological dynamics and assessing the impact of Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) techniques provides crucial insights for developing region-specific conservation strategies and advancing effective watershed management.A multi-objective calibration concept was applied to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model, where simultaneous calibration across the watershed andits sub-watersheds was performed using multiple objective criteria. This study investigates the impact of…
Spatiotemporal variability and dominant driving factors of satellite observed global soil moisture from 2001 to 2020
Authors: Yu-Xuan Li, Pei Leng, Abba Aliyu Kasim, Zhao-Liang Li
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132848 · Citations: 16
Matched topics: hydrologic model, land surface model
Abstract not available.
A stochastic decision-making framework for optimal multi-objective reservoir operation accounting for the tracking of uncertainty propagation and evolution from multiple sources
Authors: Feilin Zhu, Yurou Zeng, Yaqin Wang, Weifeng Liu, Mingyu Han, Yukun Fan et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132811 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, reservoir
Abstract not available.
The hysteretic and gatekeeping depressions model − A new model for variable connected fractions of prairie basins
Authors: Kevin Shook, John W. Pomeroy
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132821 · Citations: 4
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, land surface model
• Many basins in the prairie pothole region have varying contributing fractions. • The Hysteretic and Gatekeeping Depressions Model (HGDM) models these basins simply. • HGDM can work in the absence of detailed digital elevation model (DEM) data. The Prairie Pothole Region of western North America has unusual hydrology and hydrography. Its level, post-glacial topography means that many drainage basins are dominated by internally drained depressions, rather than having conventional dendritic dr…
Characteristics of in-situ stress field of coalbed methane reservoir in the eastern margin of Ordos basin
Authors: Kaichao Zhang, Song Li, Guanghao Zhong, Peng Feng, Chuang Chang, Hao Li
Journal: International Journal of Coal Geology · DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2025.104715 · Citations: 18
Matched topics: reservoir
The eastern margin of the Ordos Basin in China holds substantial coalbed methane resources. Nevertheless, coalbed methane production in this region is significantly constrained due to the unclear characteristics of the in-situ stress field within the coal reservoirs . Drawing on extensive coal seam test data, including well testing and hydraulic fracturing, and uses hydraulic fracturing calculation methods, this study conducts a comparative analysis of the in-situ stress characteristics acros…
Statistics
| Metric | Count |
|---|---|
| Databases searched | 2 |
| Topics searched | 16 |
| Total papers fetched | 829 |
| After deduplication | 580 |
| After LLM relevance filtering | 50 |
| Rejected (not relevant) | 530 |
Papers by journal
| Journal | Papers |
|---|---|
| Journal of Hydrology | 6 |
| Nature Communications | 3 |
| Scientific Reports | 3 |
| Geophysical Research Letters | 2 |
| Remote Sensing | 2 |
| Earth system science data | 2 |
| Agricultural Water Management | 2 |
| Earth Science Informatics | 2 |
| Atmospheric chemistry and physics | 2 |
| International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics | 1 |
| Building and Environment | 1 |
| Agronomy | 1 |
| European Tangible Interaction Studio | 1 |
| Land Degradation and Development | 1 |
| Nano-Micro Letters | 1 |
| Journal of plant nutrition | 1 |
| Environmental Quality Management | 1 |
| Land | 1 |
| GeoJournal | 1 |
| Energy | 1 |
| Journal of Environmental Management | 1 |
| Field Crops Research | 1 |
| Earth history and biodiversity. | 1 |
| Scientific Data | 1 |
| Environmental Science & Technology Letters | 1 |
| Geoscientific model development | 1 |
| Frontiers in Water | 1 |
| Communications Earth & Environment | 1 |
| International Journal of Climatology | 1 |
| Science of Remote Sensing | 1 |
| Environmental Research | 1 |
| Discover Geoscience | 1 |
| International Journal of Coal Geology | 1 |
| Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | 1 |
| Nature Climate Change | 1 |
Filtering Criteria
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
Databases: Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex