Weekly Literature Review

Week 20 · May 12–May 18, 2025

50 relevant papers found across 6 themes

Executive Summary

This week’s review covers 50 papers across 6 themes. The most cited paper examines Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries, with 47 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. Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries
    2. The multifaceted impact of climate change on agricultural productivity: a systematic literature review of SCOPUS-indexed studies (2015–2024)
    3. Study on the propagation processes and driving mechanisms of meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural droughts on the Mongolian Plateau
    4. From heat resilience to sustainable co-benefits: Adaptive urban morphology generation based on multimodal data fusion and a novel generative framework
    5. Diminished biophysical cooling benefits of global forestation under rising atmospheric CO2
    6. Evaluating the standardized and threshold based drought indices for historical drought detection in the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania
    7. A framework for assessing uncertainties in drought projections under climate change: Insights from CMIP6 models
    8. Behavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change
    9. Drought risks are projected to increase in the future in central and southern regions of the Middle East
    10. Effectiveness of climate change education—a meta-analysis
    11. Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Vegetation Productivity in China
    12. Managing ecosystem services in the Brazilian Amazon: the influence of deforestation and forest degradation in the world’s largest rain forest
    13. Spatio-Temporal Variability of Hydrological Drought and Trends: Implementation of Classical and Innovative Approaches
    14. How could climate change affect the magnitude, duration and frequency of hydrological droughts and floods in West Africa during the 21st century? A storyline approach
    15. Climate Change, Floods, and Community Resilience: A Study of the Kamala River Basin, Nepal
    16. Potential of thinning to increase forest resilience and resistance to drought, pest, windstorm and fire: A meta-analysis
    17. Climate change as a game changer: Rethinking Africa’s food security- health outcome nexus through a multi-sectoral lens
    18. MaxEnt Modeling of the Impacts of Human Activities and Climate Change on the Potential Distribution of Plantago in China
    19. Risks of unavoidable impacts on forests at 1.5 °C with and without overshoot
  3. Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
    1. Evaluating the Impacts of Riparian Plants on Flood Hazard Within Vegetated Rivers
    2. Scale effects and driving mechanisms of flood in a multilevel sub-basin perspective - A case study of Haihe River Basin, China
    3. How February 2022 redefines extreme floods in Australia
    4. Strategic attenuation of Cd accumulation in rice through stage-specific flooding: Synergistic coordination of rhizospheric Cd bioavailability, microbial communities, and iron plaque speciation
  4. Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
    1. An XGBoost-SHAP framework for identifying key drivers of urban flooding and developing targeted mitigation strategies
    2. Measuring the impact of technological innovation on urban resilience through explainable machine learning: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta region, China
    3. Developing an explainable deep learning module based on the LSTM framework for flood prediction
    4. SICNetseason V1.0: a transformer-based deep learning model for seasonal Arctic sea ice prediction by incorporating sea ice thickness data
    5. Exploring the morpho-tectonic nature, hydrological and physical characteristics of a watershed and prioritizing sub-watersheds surface runoff potentialities by integrating MCDM and ensemble machine learning models
    6. Explainable transfer learning for subsurface soil moisture prediction
    7. InGaZnO Optoelectronic Synaptic Transistor for Reservoir Computing and LSTM‐Based Prediction Model
    8. A Seasonal Forecasting System for the Sacramento River Basin in California: Coupled Atmospheric–Hydrologic Numerical Model WEHY-HCM Integrated with a Lead Time-Dependent Seasonal Statistical Filter
    9. Precipitation Isotopes New Zealand (PINZ): improvements in precipitation isoscapes with machine learning
  5. Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
    1. Identifying Promising Locations for Establishing Hydropower Energy Storage Stations )PHES( Using the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Libya
    2. Complementary operation optimization of cascade hydropower reservoirs and photovoltaic energy using cooperation search algorithm and conditional generative adversarial networks
  6. Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
    1. New approach to predict wastewater quality for irrigation utilizing integrated indexical approaches and hyperspectral reflectance measurements supported with multivariate analysis
    2. Assessing groundwater integrity: Insights into non-point source pollution patterns in the Palar River basin
    3. Impact of soil moisture content on urban tree evaporative cooling and human thermal comfort
    4. Deltaic freshwater scarcity driven by unsustainable groundwater-fed irrigation
    5. CONCN: a high-resolution, integrated surface water–groundwater ParFlow modeling platform of continental China
  7. Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
    1. Geospatial analysis of trace metal pollution and ecological risks in river sediments from agrochemical sources in Morocco’s Sebou basin
    2. Quantifying the impact of surface roughness on contact angle dynamics under varying conditions
    3. Climate change drives persistent organic pollutant dynamics in marine environments
    4. Improving runoff modelling through strengthened snowmelt and glacier module enhances runoff attribution in a large watershed in Central Asia
    5. Satellite canopy water content from Sentinel-2, Landsat-8 and MODIS: Principle, algorithm and assessment
    6. SWOT Captures Hydrologic Waves Traveling Down Rivers
    7. Dynamics of suspended sediment sources in the Kuoqionggangri glacier Basin, Tibetan Plateau, under diverse hydrometeorological conditions
    8. Reconstructing Missing Streamflow Data in Mountainous, Snow-Dominated Regions Using Optimized Hybrid Machine Learning
    9. The Curve Number’s Initial Abstraction and Physical Hydrology: ASCE-EWRI CN Hydrology Committee Synthesis
    10. Seasonal microplastic pollution in surface water and sediments of the Swat and Kabul Rivers, Pakistan
    11. Assessing the Performance of HEC-HMS and SWMM Models for Rainfall–Runoff Simulation for Urban Watershed
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage

This week features 19 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.

Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries

Authors: Detlef P. van Vuuren, Jonathan Doelman, Isabela Schmidt Tagomori, Arthur Beusen, Sarah Cornell, Johan Rockström et al.

Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08928-w · Citations: 47

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

to project control variables for eight out of nine planetary boundaries under alternative scenarios to 2050, both with and without strong environmental policy measures. The results show that, with current trends and policies, the situation is projected to worsen to 2050 for all planetary boundaries, except for ozone depletion. Targeted interventions, such as implementing the Paris climate agreement, a shift to a healthier diet, improved food, and water- and nutrient-use efficiency, can effect…

The multifaceted impact of climate change on agricultural productivity: a systematic literature review of SCOPUS-indexed studies (2015–2024)

Authors: Abdikarim Farah, Mohamud Ahmed Mohamed, Osman Sayid Hassan Musse, Bile Abdisalan Nor

Journal: Discover Sustainability · DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-01229-2 · Citations: 33

Matched topics: water management, climate change

This study examines the multifaceted impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted using the SCOPUS database, following PRISMA guidelines. The study targeted peer-reviewed articles published between 2015 and 2024, leading to the selection of 77 high-quality studies. Thematic analysis was employed to categorize research into key themes, including agricultural productivity, climate adaptation, food security, and technological advancem…

Study on the propagation processes and driving mechanisms of meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural droughts on the Mongolian Plateau

Authors: Li Mei, Aru Han, Siqin Tong, Yongfang Wang, Enliang Guo, Tianshu Zhang et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133511 · Citations: 16

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, drought

Abstract not available.

From heat resilience to sustainable co-benefits: Adaptive urban morphology generation based on multimodal data fusion and a novel generative framework

Authors: Shiqi Zhou, Xiaodong Xu, Haowen Xu, Zichen Zhao, Haojun Yuan, Yuankai Wang et al.

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106452 · Citations: 25

Matched topics: land surface model

• A novel GAN-based model was proposed for automated urban morphology generation. • The multimodal datasets consisted of LCZ, LST, and POPH preparing for training. • CP-GAN model achieved high precision in terms of performance metrics and error maps. • End-to-end generative system balancing cooling effects and socio-economic benefits. • Enabled forward-looking urban design simulations instead of retrospective analyses. Rapid urbanization and global climate change have intensified the Urban He…

Diminished biophysical cooling benefits of global forestation under rising atmospheric CO2

Authors: Fei Kan, Hao Xu, Shuchang Tang, Josep Peñuelas, Xu Lian, Caspar T. J. Roebroek et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59547-y · Citations: 15

Matched topics: streamflow, land surface model, earth system model

slightly alters evaporative local cooling via stomatal closure and adjustments in forestation-driven rainfall regimes, the dominant reduction stems from non-local mechanisms. Background climate shifts reorganize forestation-induced horizontal temperature advection, weakening remote cooling in the Northern Hemisphere. These findings highlight the necessity of incorporating dynamic forest management strategies to optimize mitigation potential under a changing climate.

Evaluating the standardized and threshold based drought indices for historical drought detection in the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania

Authors: Erasto Benedict Mukama, Estifanos Addisu Yimer, Winfred Mbungu, Stefaan Dondeyne, Ann van Griensven

Journal: Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1007/s11069-025-07279-z · Citations: 9

Matched topics: river, streamflow, drought, hydropower

Drought poses significant threats to humans and ecosystems, underscoring the need for robust and efficient monitoring systems for informed decision making and adaptive management. This study assessed the effectiveness of five indices in detecting historical droughts and low-flow periods in the upper and lower sub-basins of the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania using hydrometeorological data (1981–2022). Historical droughts were obtained from government reports and scientific literature. The i…

A framework for assessing uncertainties in drought projections under climate change: Insights from CMIP6 models

Authors: Omid Zabihi, Azadeh Ahmadi, Ali Torabi Haghighi

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179679 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, drought, climate change

Abstract not available.

Behavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change

Authors: Alyssa H. Sinclair, Danielle Cosme, Kirsten Lydic, Diego A. Reinero, Jose Carreras Tartak, Michael Mann et al.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2426768122 · Citations: 21

Matched topics: climate change

Mitigating climate change requires urgent action at individual, collective, and institutional levels. However, individuals may fail to act because they perceive climate change as a threat that is distant or not personally relevant, or believe their actions are not impactful. To address these psychological barriers, we conducted a large-scale “intervention tournament.” In a sample of 7,624 participants, we systematically tested 17 interventions that targeted psychological mechanisms described …

Drought risks are projected to increase in the future in central and southern regions of the Middle East

Authors: Younes Khosravi, Taha B. M. J. Ouarda

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02359-1 · Citations: 15

Matched topics: hydrology, drought

Drought prediction is vital for sustaining water security in regions highly exposed to climate change. Here we present a machine learning-based method that integrates climate model outputs to improve drought monitoring in the Middle East. We introduce a spatially adaptive index called the Geographically Weighted Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index, developed using local regression techniques and trend analysis. This index integrates temperature and vegetation signals while accounting for var…

Effectiveness of climate change education—a meta-analysis

Authors: Vanessa Marie-Jane Aeschbach, Martin Schwichow, Werner Rieß

Journal: Frontiers in Education · DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1563816 · Citations: 19

Matched topics: climate change

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times. Consequently, climate change education (CCE) should prepare students to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt to its consequences through promoting climate literacy. The present meta-analysis’ aim is to investigate the effectiveness of CCE interventions on climate literacy, including climate related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Additionally, we investigated moderator variables that may influence the effectivenes…

Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Vegetation Productivity in China

Authors: Yating Wang, Xiaojuan Tong, Jun Li, Mingxin Yang, Yin Wang

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs17101724 · Citations: 14

Matched topics: hydrology, climate change

Vegetation plays an important role in carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems and is affected by climate change and human activities. As a major factor affecting vegetation growth, the role of soil moisture in the impacts of climate change on vegetation is not well understood. Therefore, the effects of climate change on net primary productivity (NPP) may be underestimated. In this study, we analyzed the spatial distribution of NPP and land use degree comprehensive index (LDCI) in China…

Managing ecosystem services in the Brazilian Amazon: the influence of deforestation and forest degradation in the world’s largest rain forest

Authors: Walter Leal Filho, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Moara Almeida Canova, Márcio Cataldi, Giulia Costa, Alex Enrich-Prast et al.

Journal: Geoscience Letters · DOI: 10.1186/s40562-025-00391-9 · Citations: 9

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, hydropower

Abstract The Amazon rain forest covers an area of ~ 6.7 million km 2 of South America; nearly 60% of it is in Brazil, while the rest is shared among eight other countries. This vast extent of rain forest is a globally significant ecosystem that provides numerous ecosystem services that benefit humanity including essential climate regulation, biodiversity conservation, and hydrological stability. However, deforestation and forest degradation have led to the loss of approximately 15% of the Ama…

Authors: Ibrahim Halil Deger, Mehmet İshak Yüce, Musa Eşit

Journal: Water Resources Management · DOI: 10.1007/s11269-025-04229-z · Citations: 7

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, drought

Abstract Drought is known as natural hazard having negative potential effects on water resources, economy, sustainability and energy. Hydrological drought is defined as deficiency of surface or subsurface water. Drought is insidious and potentially harmful to the environment and socio-economy, which motivates researchers to monitor and develop new strategies in order to manage possible negative effects. In this research, a detailed hydrological drought monitoring study considering spatio-temp…

How could climate change affect the magnitude, duration and frequency of hydrological droughts and floods in West Africa during the 21st century? A storyline approach

Authors: Job Ekolu, Bastien Dieppois, Serigne Bassirou Diop, Ansoumana Bodian, Stefania Grimaldi, Peter Salamon et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133482 · Citations: 5

Matched topics: hydrologic model, flood, drought

• Future changes in hydrological droughts and floods mirror precipitation changes. • Increased magnitude and decreased duration of floods in West Africa. • Less intense, and shorter droughts in eastern West Africa. • More intense, and longer droughts in western and coastal West Africa. In recent decades, West Africa has been increasingly exposed to hydrological droughts and floods. However, the extent to which these changes are related to climate change and are likely to persist during the 21…

Climate Change, Floods, and Community Resilience: A Study of the Kamala River Basin, Nepal

Authors: Chandra Lal Pandey

Journal: Journal of Flood Risk Management · DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.70069 · Citations: 5

Matched topics: river, flood, climate change

ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the biggest threats humanity is facing in the 21st century. Nepal, being a low‐income country located on the lap of the Himalayas, is experiencing a wide range of impacts from changing climate and climate‐induced disasters. Communities of the Kamala river basin are increasingly affected by climate‐induced hazards such as floods. Land use change, deforestation, and climate change‐induced disasters such as landslides, droughts, and floods are affecting the rive…

Potential of thinning to increase forest resilience and resistance to drought, pest, windstorm and fire: A meta-analysis

Authors: Catherine Chagnon, Sébastien Dumont, Alexandre Morin-Bernard, Hervé Jactel, Alexis Achim, Guillaume Moreau

Journal: Forest Ecology and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122788 · Citations: 14

Matched topics: drought

As the pressure on forest ecosystems increases with the occurrence of more severe and frequent natural disturbances, the need for silvicultural treatments to mitigate multiple risks is becoming increasingly apparent. Thinning has been identified as a means of managing stands to enhance resilience and resistance to disturbances. However, the underlying mechanisms vary depending on the disturbance types and tree species and there is a lack of empirical evidence that thinning can effectively mit…

Climate change as a game changer: Rethinking Africa’s food security- health outcome nexus through a multi-sectoral lens

Authors: Wenxin Wang, Isaac Adjei Mensah, Samuel Atingabili, Akoto Yaw Omari-Sasu

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-99276-2 · Citations: 14

Matched topics: climate change

In Africa, the intricate relationship between food security and health outcomes is increasingly challenged by the unpredictable forces of climate change. With this in mind, we utilized panel data spanning from 2010-2022 for 46 African nations, sub-grouped into regional panels to analyze the moderating role of climate change on food security- health outcome nexus, contributing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), and 13 (Climate Action). Cons…

MaxEnt Modeling of the Impacts of Human Activities and Climate Change on the Potential Distribution of Plantago in China

Authors: Danrong Liao, Bing Zhou, Haiyan Xiao, Yuxin Zhang, Shujian Zhang, Qitao Su et al.

Journal: Biology · DOI: 10.3390/biology14050564 · Citations: 14

Matched topics: climate change

species’ adaptive responses to environmental changes. This study also offers an invaluable scientific foundation for sustainable resource management and ecological conservation strategies.

Risks of unavoidable impacts on forests at 1.5 °C with and without overshoot

Authors: Gregory Munday, Chris Jones, Norman Julius Steinert, Camilla Mathison, Eleanor Burke, Chris Smith et al.

Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-025-02327-9 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract With global warming heading for 1.5 °C, understanding the risks of exceeding this threshold is increasingly urgent. Impacts on human and natural systems are expected to increase with further warming and some may be irreversible. Yet impacts under policy-relevant stabilization or overshoot pathways have not been well quantified. Here we report the risks of irreversible impacts on forest ecosystems, such as Amazon forest loss and high-latitude woody encroachment, under three scenarios …

Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation

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

Evaluating the Impacts of Riparian Plants on Flood Hazard Within Vegetated Rivers

Authors: Matteo Rillo Migliorini Giovannini, Giuseppe Francesco Cesare Lama, Lorenzo Scopetani, Simona Francalanci, Andrea Signorile, Rossana Saracino et al.

Journal: Journal of Flood Risk Management · DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.70063 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: hydrology, river, flood

ABSTRACT In the last few years, vegetated rivers have been managed with the main purpose of achieving water drainage and improving conveyance through vegetation removal. However, this leads to peak discharge augmentation and wave travel time reduction. This study assesses vegetation shredding and selective cut impacts on flood risk management. Flow resistance was obtained considering vegetation morphology and hydrodynamic measurements performed during two field campaigns conducted just before…

Scale effects and driving mechanisms of flood in a multilevel sub-basin perspective - A case study of Haihe River Basin, China

Authors: Hanyan Li, Qiao Wang, Minghao Zuo, Xinyu Long, Xinyu Zang

Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review · DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2025.107984 · Citations: 6

Matched topics: river, flood, land surface model

Abstract not available.

How February 2022 redefines extreme floods in Australia

Authors: Julien Lerat, Jai Vaze

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02307-z · Citations: 5

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, flood

Abstract In February 2022, eastern Australia experienced an extreme flood due to a combination of intense rainfall and close to saturation initial soil water conditions. It resulted in record-breaking water levels and flood volumes, leading to Australia’s largest total insurance claim for a single flood event. Here we analyse the physical factors underlying this event and compare them with a large dataset of floods in Australia dating back to 1950. Our findings show that February 2022 had the…

Strategic attenuation of Cd accumulation in rice through stage-specific flooding: Synergistic coordination of rhizospheric Cd bioavailability, microbial communities, and iron plaque speciation

Authors: Weijian Wu, Wenjun Yang, Fei Zheng, Qiying Zhang, Qiao Ma, Yingyue Zhao et al.

Journal: Environmental Pollution · DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126455 · Citations: 9

Matched topics: water management, flood

Abstract not available.

Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction

This week’s 9 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.

An XGBoost-SHAP framework for identifying key drivers of urban flooding and developing targeted mitigation strategies

Authors: Xiaoping Fu, Mo Wang, Dongqing Zhang, Fu‐Rong Chen, Xiaotao Peng, Lie Wang et al.

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113579 · Citations: 37

Matched topics: flood, land surface model

• Train a model to identify the driving factors of urban flooding. • Construct a scenario to analysis the spatial heterogeneity of urban flooding. • Propose corresponding adaptive strategies for urban flooding disasters. Urban flooding is a multifaceted and severe issue, exacerbated by global climate change and urban expansion. Hence, it is imperative to investigate effective strategies for mitigating the urban flooding risk. This research proposes an innovative framework to recognize the dri…

Measuring the impact of technological innovation on urban resilience through explainable machine learning: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta region, China

Authors: Shanggang Yin, Rourou Shi, Nannan Wu, Jun Yang

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106457 · Citations: 28

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.

Developing an explainable deep learning module based on the LSTM framework for flood prediction

Authors: Zhi Zhang, Dagang Wang, Yiwen Mei, Jinxin Zhu, Xusha Xiao

Journal: Frontiers in Water · DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2025.1562842 · Citations: 7

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, flood

Long short-term memory (LSTM) networks have become indispensable tools in hydrological modeling due to their ability to capture long-term dependencies, handle non-linear relationships, and integrate multiple data sources but suffer from limited interpretability due to their black box nature. To address this limitation, we propose an explainable module within the LSTM framework, specifically designed for flood prediction across 531 catchments in the contiguous United States. Our approach incor…

SICNetseason V1.0: a transformer-based deep learning model for seasonal Arctic sea ice prediction by incorporating sea ice thickness data

Authors: Yibin Ren, Xiaofeng Li, Yunhe Wang

Journal: Geoscientific Model Development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-18-2665-2025 · Citations: 15

Matched topics: seasonal

Abstract. The Arctic sea ice suffers dramatic retreat in summer and fall, which has far-reaching consequences for the global climate and commercial activities. Accurate seasonal sea ice predictions significantly infer climate change and are crucial for planning commercial activities. However, seasonal prediction of the summer sea ice encounters a significant obstacle known as the spring predictability barrier (SPB): predictions made later than the date of melt onset (roughly May) demonstrate …

Exploring the morpho-tectonic nature, hydrological and physical characteristics of a watershed and prioritizing sub-watersheds surface runoff potentialities by integrating MCDM and ensemble machine learning models

Authors: Sribas Kanji, Subhasish Das

Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125772 · Citations: 10

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff

Much effective rainfall often leads to natural and human-induced hazards when unused. Therefore, monitoring and managing water resources by assessing comprehensive surface runoff (SR) potential is crucial instead of relying on broad sub-watershed (SW) generalizations. This study aims to identify the characteristics of landscape evolution and hydro-physical factors that influence SR. It prioritizes the SR potentials of SWs by examining multi-dimensional aspects of hybrid MCDM models integrated…

Explainable transfer learning for subsurface soil moisture prediction

Authors: Sheng Ye, Yifan Chai, Jiyu Li, Jingkai Wang, X.-B. Deng, Qihua Ran

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133473 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, land surface model

Abstract not available.

InGaZnO Optoelectronic Synaptic Transistor for Reservoir Computing and LSTM‐Based Prediction Model

Authors: Suyong Park, Seong‐Min Kim, Seong‐Min Kim, Sungjoon Kim, Sungjoon Kim, Kyungchul Park et al.

Journal: Advanced Optical Materials · DOI: 10.1002/adom.202500634 · Citations: 14

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract This study presents a reservoir computing (RC) system utilizing an indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO)‐based optoelectronic synaptic transistor (OST) for neuromorphic computing applications. The proposed IGZO‐based OST harnesses the effects of persistent photoconductivity in the IGZO channel and charge trapping at the IGZO/tantalum oxide interface to emulate the short‐term synaptic behavior. By optical stimuli, the device achieves dynamic reservoir states with nonlinear and time‐depende…

A Seasonal Forecasting System for the Sacramento River Basin in California: Coupled Atmospheric–Hydrologic Numerical Model WEHY-HCM Integrated with a Lead Time-Dependent Seasonal Statistical Filter

Authors: M. L. Kavvas, Yoshihiko Iseri, F. Ulloa, N. Imbulana, Zeynep Özcan, E. Snider et al.

Journal: ** · DOI: 10.1061/9780784486184.001 · Citations: 3

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, seasonal

To forecast monthly river flows at Sacramento River Basin in California during February–July period of a year, a numerical atmospheric/hydrologic modeling system was coupled with a statistical updating system to create a seasonal flow forecasting system. This system first dynamically downscales global forecasts of Climate Forecast System Version 2 (CFSV2) to Sacramento River Basin at 9 km resolution by Weather Research Forecast (WRF) atmospheric model. Then, the refined climate forecasts from…

Precipitation Isotopes New Zealand (PINZ): improvements in precipitation isoscapes with machine learning

Authors: Alice F. Hill, Andrew McKenzie, Bruce Dudley, Daniel B. Nelson

Journal: Environmental Chemistry · DOI: 10.1071/en24098 · Citations: 3

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow

Environmental context Stable water isotopes δ18O and δ2H in atmospheric precipitation are valuable hydrologic tracers with varied applications, but measuring them over large scales is impractical. Precipitation isotope models (isoscapes) are instead needed to predict isotopes through space and time. Precipitation isotopes are affected by numerous variables ranging from orographic effects to phase changes to moisture mass origin, making them challenging to predict in complex geographies such a…

Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems

The integration of hydropower with renewable energy systems is addressed by 2 papers this week, focusing on optimal capacity configuration, generation prediction, and climate change adaptation strategies for hybrid energy-water systems. Studies demonstrate the complementary potential of hydro-wind-solar systems and explore machine learning approaches for hydropower generation forecasting.

Identifying Promising Locations for Establishing Hydropower Energy Storage Stations )PHES( Using the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Libya

Authors: S. Mohammed, Y. Yasser, Hamed Algassie, Asma Asma, H. El-khozondar, Monaem Elmnifi et al.

Journal: Solar Energy and Sustainable Development Journal · DOI: 10.51646/jsesd.v14i1.426 · Citations: 13

Matched topics: hydropower

يهدف هذا البحث لتحديد المواقع الواعدة لإنشاء محطات تخزين الطاقة الكهرومائية بالضخ (PHES) في ليبيا باستخدام نظم المعلومات الجغرافية (GIS)، وذلك من خلال التركيز على دمج البيانات الجغرافية والمناخية، وتطبيق معايير محددة لتقييم الملائمة المكانية لهذه المحطات. كما هدفت الدراسة إلى استغلال الإمكانات الطبيعية في المنطقة؛ وذلك لتحقيق أهداف استراتيجية الدولة الليبية في التخفيف من العجز في الشبكة بالإضافة لجعل مساهمة الطاقات المتجددة والنظيفة أكبر من 50% في مزيج الطاقة المنتجة بحلول عام 2050. يساهم هذا…

Complementary operation optimization of cascade hydropower reservoirs and photovoltaic energy using cooperation search algorithm and conditional generative adversarial networks

Authors: Zhong-kai Feng, Xin Wang, Wenjing Niu

Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.136525 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: reservoir, hydropower

Abstract not available.

Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater

Water management research this week spans 5 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.

New approach to predict wastewater quality for irrigation utilizing integrated indexical approaches and hyperspectral reflectance measurements supported with multivariate analysis

Authors: Mohamed Gad, Reda Abd El Hamed, Ezzat A. El Fadaly, Ibrahim Mousa, Aissam Gaagai, Hani Amir Aouissi et al.

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01181-1 · Citations: 13

Matched topics: hydrology, irrigation

= 0.96 and 0.81 for calibration and validation. Finally, hydrochemical analysis established evaporation dominance (Gibbs ratio > 0.8) in 72% of samples, explaining the Ca-Mg-SO4 facies prevalence. While currently validated for Nile Delta conditions, the methodology’s 89% cross-region accuracy in preliminary tests suggests broad applicability to wastewater irrigation schemes. Future implementation should focus on: (1) farmer-adoptable spectral sensors for the identified optimal bands (566-570 …

Assessing groundwater integrity: Insights into non-point source pollution patterns in the Palar River basin

Authors: S. P. Dange, Kumaraguru Arumugam, Sudhakar Reddy Chintala, Julie Ladel, Sai Saraswathi Vijayaraghavalu

Journal: Results in Engineering · DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.105346 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: river, runoff, water management

• Groundwater quality assessment: The Palar River Basin was evaluated for Non-Point Source pollution from industrial, agricultural, and urban sources. • Spatial variability: Analysis of 485 post-monsoon samples revealed significant spatial variability in groundwater quality. • Water Quality Index: Over 70% of samples exceeded drinking water standards. • Sustainable water management: Findings highlight the need for Nature-Based Solutions, aligning with SDGs 6, 11, 12, 13, and 15. Groundwater q…

Impact of soil moisture content on urban tree evaporative cooling and human thermal comfort

Authors: Lucas Gobatti, Peter M. Bach, Max Maurer, João P. Leitão

Journal: npj Urban Sustainability · DOI: 10.1038/s42949-025-00220-0 · Citations: 10

Matched topics: hydrology, water management

Urban temperatures are rising, and urban trees can help mitigate the consequences of heat stress. However, the influence of water availability on the evaporative cooling efficiency of trees across diverse urban settings remains insufficiently understood. We modelled how varying soil moisture, built environment and tree amounts affect human thermal comfort. Our results show that increasing tree cover and maintaining high soil moisture through irrigation can generate areas of ‘no thermal stress…

Deltaic freshwater scarcity driven by unsustainable groundwater-fed irrigation

Authors: Augusto Getirana, Nishan Kumar Biswas, Sujay V. Kumar, Wanshu Nie, S. Ahmad, Fadji Zaouna Maina et al.

Journal: Nature Sustainability · DOI: 10.1038/s41893-025-01566-0 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: runoff, irrigation

Abstract not available.

CONCN: a high-resolution, integrated surface water–groundwater ParFlow modeling platform of continental China

Authors: Chen Yang, Zitong Jia, Wenjie Xu, Zhongwang Wei, Xiaolang Zhang, Yiguang Zou et al.

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-29-2201-2025 · Citations: 3

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow, surface water

Abstract. Large-scale hydrologic modeling at the national scale is an increasingly important effort worldwide to tackle ecohydrologic issues induced by global water scarcity. In this study, a surface water–groundwater integrated hydrologic modeling platform was built using ParFlow, covering the entirety of continental China with a resolution of 30 arcsec. This model, CONCN 1.0, offers a full treatment of 3D variably saturated groundwater by solving Richards’ equation, along with the shallow-w…

Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing

This theme encompasses 11 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.

Geospatial analysis of trace metal pollution and ecological risks in river sediments from agrochemical sources in Morocco’s Sebou basin

Authors: Hatim Sanad, Rachid Moussadek, Latifa Mouhir, Majda Oueld Lhaj, Houria Dakak, Abdelmjid Zouahri

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01199-5 · Citations: 33

Matched topics: hydrology, river, hydropower

) as well as the Pollution Load Index (PLI). revealed that 75% of sites were categorized under “very high pollution”, emphasizing the severity of contamination. Contamination Factor (CF) classified 90% of Cd samples and 100% of As samples as “very high contamination”. Risk indices indicated significant ecological threats, with Cd contributing to an RI exceeding 600 in many areas, signifying “very high risk”. These findings highlight the urgent need for targeted mitigation strategies and susta…

Quantifying the impact of surface roughness on contact angle dynamics under varying conditions

Authors: Mehdi Razavifar, Arastoo Abdi, Ehsan Nikooee, Omidreza Aghili, Masoud Riazi

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01127-7 · Citations: 42

Matched topics: surface water

Despite extensive research in recent years to clarify the role of fluid composition on reservoir wettability, understanding the properties of rock and its solid surface characteristics and their effects on wettability and its alteration remains limited and requires further investigation. This study utilized sandpaper with different roughness levels to examine the effect of roughness on the contact angles of n-heptane, crude oil (CO), brine, and deionized water (DW) with solid surfaces. In a D…

Climate change drives persistent organic pollutant dynamics in marine environments

Authors: Pamela D. Noyes, Daniele A. Miranda, Gabriel Oliveira de Carvalho, Alessandra Perfetti-Bolaño, Yago Guida, Fábio Barbosa Machado Torres et al.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02348-4 · Citations: 28

Matched topics: climate change

Understanding climate change impacts in combination with other anthropogenic stressors, such as chemical pollution, is critical to identifying vulnerable marine ecosystems. This paper presents a systematic review and conceptual model mapping evidence of the marine environmental fate and biological effects of persistent organic pollutants with shifting climate drivers. Increasing ice melt, atmospheric deposition, and sediment remobilization are altering persistent organic pollutant dynamics in…

Improving runoff modelling through strengthened snowmelt and glacier module enhances runoff attribution in a large watershed in Central Asia

Authors: Jianan Yu, Bing Gao, Mingliang Li, Peng Xiao

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133528 · Citations: 7

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

Abstract not available.

Satellite canopy water content from Sentinel-2, Landsat-8 and MODIS: Principle, algorithm and assessment

Authors: Hongliang Ma, Marie Weiss, Daria Malik, Béatrice Berthelot, Marta Yebra, Rachael H. Nolan et al.

Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2025.114801 · Citations: 20

Matched topics: hydrologic model

In spite of the efforts made for canopy water content (CWC) mapping in the community, including vegetation water proxy from microwave-based vegetation optical depth (VOD) as well as optical-based indices, there is still no operational CWC product from optical satellites up to now. To fill this gap, this study proposes a unified algorithm for CWC mapping at both decametric and coarse spatial resolution from several widely used optical satellites. Based on machine learning trained on radiative …

SWOT Captures Hydrologic Waves Traveling Down Rivers

Authors: Hana R. Thurman, George H. Allen, Brent A. Williams, Arnaud Cerbelaud, Cédric H. David

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2024gl113875 · Citations: 8

Matched topics: hydrology, river, surface water

Abstract High discharge events propagate down rivers as flow waves. River wave movements are described theoretically by routing equations or tracked using in‐situ gauge measurements of stage over time at a given location. However, the sparse distribution of gauges makes it challenging to show how stage evolves with along‐river distance as waves propagate downstream. Here we use novel measurements of water surface elevation from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite to detect and an…

Dynamics of suspended sediment sources in the Kuoqionggangri glacier Basin, Tibetan Plateau, under diverse hydrometeorological conditions

Authors: Chao Liu, Fan Zhang, Chen Zeng, Zhao Yang, Wei Yang

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133510 · Citations: 2

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, land surface model

Abstract not available.

Reconstructing Missing Streamflow Data in Mountainous, Snow-Dominated Regions Using Optimized Hybrid Machine Learning

Authors: Burak Çırağ, Reşat Acar, Okan Mert Katipoğlu, Mete Yağanoğlu, Selim Şengül

Journal: Water Resources Management · DOI: 10.1007/s11269-025-04245-z · Citations: 6

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow

Abstract Accurate streamflow estimation is pivotal for hydrological research and water resource management, particularly in mountainous, snow-dominated regions where missing data can significantly impair watershed modeling and water budget evaluations. This study presents an advanced hybrid machine learning framework to impute missing streamflow records at a strategically located observation station within a snow-abundant sub-basin of the Euphrates-Karasu Basin in Erzurum Province, Eastern Tu…

The Curve Number’s Initial Abstraction and Physical Hydrology: ASCE-EWRI CN Hydrology Committee Synthesis

Authors: J. V. Bonta, David A. Chin, Michael S. Johnson, Jim Miller, William P Minervini, John J. Ramírez-Ávila et al.

Journal: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering · DOI: 10.1061/jidedh.ireng-10449 · Citations: 4

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff

The curve number method for estimating rainfall runoff has continually evolved since its creation in the mid-20th century. Because it is inherently an empirical model that is broadly applied to many hydrological applications, the rationales for its parameters have become removed from physical interpretation over its evolution. The ASCE EWRI CN-Hydrology Committee, i.e., some of the foremost experts on this methodology, often finds itself internally at odds regarding many aspects of CN-hydrolo…

Seasonal microplastic pollution in surface water and sediments of the Swat and Kabul Rivers, Pakistan

Authors: Habib Ullah, Saba Hafeez, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Aamir Ahsan Khan, Aitezaz Ahsan Khan, Bushra Khan

Journal: Journal of environmental chemical engineering · DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.117048 · Citations: 4

Matched topics: river, seasonal, surface water

Abstract not available.

Assessing the Performance of HEC-HMS and SWMM Models for Rainfall–Runoff Simulation for Urban Watershed

Authors: Ajay Kalra, Sujan Shrestha, Dewasis Dahal, Mandip Banjara, Bishal Paudel, Ritu Gupta

Journal: ** · DOI: 10.1061/9780784486184.112 · Citations: 3

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow

Understanding the hydrological response of a watershed to rainfall involves comprehending how it translates rainfall into runoff, considering infiltration, surface flow, and groundwater contributions. Simulations of runoff–rainfall are crucial in managing water resources, environmental protection, and infrastructure developments. Several hydrologic models exist from which simulations of runoff–rainfall may be made, but there is a need for an appropriate model that best fits the catchment in q…

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