Weekly Literature Review

Week 14 · March 30–April 5, 2020

50 relevant papers found across 6 themes

Executive Summary

This week’s review covers 50 papers across Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment, Drought Analysis and Prediction, Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning, Climate Change and Water Resources, Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration, and Water Management and Sustainability.


Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment
    1. Rapid and robust monitoring of flood events using Sentinel-1 and Landsat data on the Google Earth Engine
    2. Joint Trends in Flood Magnitudes and Spatial Extents Across Europe
    3. A GIS-based spatial multi-index model for flood risk assessment in the Yangtze River Basin, China
    4. Evaluation of enhanced oil recovery potential using gas/water flooding in a tight oil reservoir
    5. Flood Inundation Mapping and Impact Assessment Using Multi-Temporal Optical and SAR Satellite Data: a Case Study of 2017 Flood in Darbhanga District, Bihar, India
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Responses to drought stress in Prunus sargentii and Larix kaempferi seedlings using morphological and physiological parameters
    2. Arabidopsis thaliana trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene TPPI enhances drought tolerance by regulating stomatal apertures
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Streamflow and rainfall forecasting by two long short-term memory-based models
    2. Streamflow forecasting using extreme gradient boosting model coupled with Gaussian mixture model
    3. Large decrease in streamflow and sediment load of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau driven by future climate change: A case study in Lhasa River Basin
    4. A comprehensive assessment framework for quantifying climatic and anthropogenic contributions to streamflow changes: A case study in a typical semi-arid North China basin
    5. Comparison of short-term streamflow forecasting using stochastic time series, neural networks, process-based, and Bayesian models
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. Version 4 of the CRU TS monthly high-resolution gridded multivariate climate dataset
    2. Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California
    3. Evaluation of global terrestrial evapotranspiration using state-of-the-art approaches in remote sensing, machine learning and land surface modeling
    4. Tourism and climate change: evaluating the extent of policy integration
    5. Can we trust remote sensing evapotranspiration products over Africa?
    6. Mountain Ecosystems as Natural Laboratories for Climate Change Experiments
    7. Operational Global Actual Evapotranspiration: Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination
    8. Mental health and climate change: tackling invisible injustice
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects
    2. ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) and ASTER Global Water Body Dataset (ASTWBD)
    3. The Chemistry Mechanism in the Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2)
    4. The InVEST Habitat Quality Model Associated with Land Use/Cover Changes: A Qualitative Case Study of the Winike Watershed in the Omo-Gibe Basin, Southwest Ethiopia
    5. Monthly runoff time series prediction by variational mode decomposition and support vector machine based on quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization
    6. Long-term effectiveness of sustainable land management practices to control runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss and the role of rainfall intensity in Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems
    7. Soil CO2 emission in response to organic amendments, temperature, and rainfall
    8. Surface runoff in urban areas: The role of residential cover and urban growth form
    9. CN-China: Revised runoff curve number by using rainfall-runoff events data in China.
    10. Modelling past and future peatland carbon dynamics across the pan‐Arctic
    11. The critical role of humidity in modeling summer electricity demand across the United States
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for engineering geology applications
    2. Optimal power peak shaving using hydropower to complement wind and solar power uncertainty
    3. Appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes in Central Telangana, India
    4. The surface tension of surfactant-containing, finite volume droplets
    5. Multi-criteria decision analysis for delineation of groundwater potential zones in a tropical river basin using remote sensing, GIS and analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
    6. The river–groundwater interface as a hotspot for arsenic release
    7. Soil moisture experiment in the Luan River supporting new satellite mission opportunities
    8. Machine Learning-Based CYGNSS Soil Moisture Estimates over ISMN sites in CONUS
    9. Remote Sensing of River Discharge: A Review and a Framing for the Discipline
    10. East Siberian Arctic inland waters emit mostly contemporary carbon
    11. A research agenda for the future of urban water management: Exploring the potential of non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions.
    12. Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth
    13. Comprehensive isoprene and terpene gas-phase chemistry improves simulated surface ozone in the southeastern US
    14. Artificial neural network based production forecasting for a hydrocarbon reservoir under water injection
    15. Merging the arts and sciences for collaborative sustainability action: a methodological framework
    16. Impacts of land-use changes on the groundwater recharge in the Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
    17. Analytical study on the relationship between land surface temperature and land use/land cover indices
    18. Trait velocities reveal that mortality has driven widespread coordinated shifts in forest hydraulic trait composition
    19. Spatiotemporal pattern of trade-offs and synergistic relationships among multiple ecosystem services in an arid inland river basin in NW China
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

This week features 5 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from DeVries, Kemter et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Rapid and robust monitoring of flood events using Sentinel-1 and Landsat data on the Google Earth Engine

Authors: B. DeVries, Chengquan Huang, J. Armston, Wenli Huang, John W. Jones, M. Lang

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.111664 · Citations: 382

Matched topics: flood

Abstract Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors represent an indispensable data source for flood disaster planners and responders, given their ability to image the Earth’s surface nearly independently of weather conditions and time of day. The decision by the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus program to open data from its Sentinel-1 SAR satellites to the public marks the first time global, operational SAR data have been made freely available. Combined with the emergence of cloud computin…


Authors: Matthias Kemter, Bruno Merz, Norbert Marwan, Sergiy Vorogushyn, Günter Blöschl

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2020gl087464 · Citations: 166

Matched topics: flood

The magnitudes of river floods in Europe have been observed to change, but their alignment with changes in the spatial coverage or extent of individual floods has not been clear. We analyze flood magnitudes and extents for 3,872 hydrometric stations across Europe over the past five decades and classify each flood based on antecedent weather conditions. We find positive correlations between flood magnitudes and extents for 95% of the stations. In central Europe and the British Isles, the assoc…


A GIS-based spatial multi-index model for flood risk assessment in the Yangtze River Basin, China

Authors: Dingfan Zhang, Xiaogang Shi, He Xu, Qiaonan Jing, Xicai Pan, Ting Liu et al.

Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review · DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106397 · Citations: 160

Matched topics: river, flood, hydropower

Abstract not available.


Evaluation of enhanced oil recovery potential using gas/water flooding in a tight oil reservoir

Authors: Xiang Zhou, Yongchao Wang, Liehui Zhang, Kewei Zhang, Qi Jiang, Hongbin Pu et al.

Journal: Fuel · DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117706 · Citations: 102

Matched topics: reservoir, flood

Abstract not available.


Flood Inundation Mapping and Impact Assessment Using Multi-Temporal Optical and SAR Satellite Data: a Case Study of 2017 Flood in Darbhanga District, Bihar, India

Authors: Gaurav Tripathi, Arvind Chandra Pandey, Bikash Ranjan Parida, Amit Kumar

Journal: Water Resources Management · DOI: 10.1007/s11269-020-02534-3 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: hydrologic model, flood

Abstract not available.


Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 2 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Bhusal, Lin et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Responses to drought stress in Prunus sargentii and Larix kaempferi seedlings using morphological and physiological parameters

Authors: Narayan Bhusal, Minsu Lee, Ah Reum Han, Areum Han, Hyun Seok Kim

Journal: Forest Ecology and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118099 · Citations: 178

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Arabidopsis thaliana trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase gene TPPI enhances drought tolerance by regulating stomatal apertures

Authors: Qingfang Lin, Song Wang, Yihang Dao, Jianyong Wang, Kai Wang

Journal: Journal of Experimental Botany · DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa173 · Citations: 99

Matched topics: drought

Transpiration occurs through stomata. The alteration of stomatal apertures in response to drought stress is an important process associated with water use efficiency (WUE). Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP) family genes have been reported to participate in adjustment of stomatal aperture. However, there have been no reports of the trehalose metabolism pathway genes improving WUE, and the upstream signalling pathway modulating these genes is not clear. Here, we demonstrate that a member …


Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning

Machine learning and data-driven approaches to streamflow prediction feature prominently with 5 papers. The studies demonstrate continued innovation in hybrid modeling frameworks, signal decomposition techniques, and ensemble methods for improved hydrological forecasting.

Streamflow and rainfall forecasting by two long short-term memory-based models

Authors: Lingling Ni, Dong Wang, V. Singh, Jianfeng Wu, Yuankun Wang, Yuwei Tao et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124296 · Citations: 273

Matched topics: streamflow

Abstract Prediction of streamflow and rainfall is important for water resources planning and management. In this study, we developed two hybrid models, based on long short-term memory network (LSTM), for monthly streamflow and rainfall forecasting. One model, wavelet-LSTM (namely, WLSTM), applied a trous algorithm of wavelet transform to do series decomposition, and the other, convolutional LSTM (namely, CLSTM), coupled convolutional neural network to extract temporal features. Two streamflow…


Streamflow forecasting using extreme gradient boosting model coupled with Gaussian mixture model

Authors: Lingling Ni, Dong Wang, Jianfeng Wu, Yuankun Wang, Yuwei Tao, Jianyun Zhang et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124901 · Citations: 257

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow, water management

Abstract not available.


Large decrease in streamflow and sediment load of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau driven by future climate change: A case study in Lhasa River Basin

Authors: Peipei Tian, Hongwei Lu, W. Feng, Yanlong Guan, Yuxuan Xue

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104340 · Citations: 170

Matched topics: streamflow

Abstract The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is one of the most sensitive areas to climate change, and fully understanding the impacts of climate on the hydrological process in this region is desired. This study explores the impacts of climate change on the hydrological processes of the Lhasa River Basin (LRB) in QTP based on the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The model is fed with bias-corrected future climatic data derived from three global circulation models (ACCESS1.3, MRI-CGCM3, an…


A comprehensive assessment framework for quantifying climatic and anthropogenic contributions to streamflow changes: A case study in a typical semi-arid North China basin

Authors: Ke Zhang, Gebdang B. Ruben, Xin Li, Zhijia Li, Zhongbo Yu, Jun Xia et al.

Journal: Environmental Modelling & Software · DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104704 · Citations: 99

Matched topics: streamflow

Abstract not available.


Comparison of short-term streamflow forecasting using stochastic time series, neural networks, process-based, and Bayesian models

Authors: Moges B. Wagena, D. Goering, A. Collick, E. Bock, D. Fuka, A. Buda et al.

Journal: Environmental Modelling & Software · DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104669 · Citations: 93

Matched topics: streamflow

Abstract Streamflow forecasts are essential for water resources management. Although there are many methods for forecasting streamflow, real-time forecasts remain challenging. This study evaluates streamflow forecasts using a process-based model (Soil and Water Assessment Tool-Variable Source Area model-SWAT-VSA), a stochastic model (Artificial Neural Network -ANN), an Auto-Regressive Moving-Average (ARMA) model, and a Bayesian ensemble model that utilizes the SWAT-VSA, ANN, and ARMA results….


Climate Change and Water Resources

Climate-water interactions are explored in 8 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.

Version 4 of the CRU TS monthly high-resolution gridded multivariate climate dataset

Authors: Ian Harris, Timothy J. Osborn, P. D. Jones, David Lister

Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-0453-3 · Citations: 4650

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, drought, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, earth system model

CRU TS (Climatic Research Unit gridded Time Series) is a widely used climate dataset on a 0.5° latitude by 0.5° longitude grid over all land domains of the world except Antarctica. It is derived by the interpolation of monthly climate anomalies from extensive networks of weather station observations. Here we describe the construction of a major new version, CRU TS v4. It is updated to span 1901-2018 by the inclusion of additional station observations, and it will be updated annually. The inte…


Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme autumn wildfire conditions across California

Authors: Michael Goss, Daniel L. Swain, John T. Abatzoglou, Ali Sarhadi, Crystal A. Kolden, Park Williams et al.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab83a7 · Citations: 625

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract California has experienced devastating autumn wildfires in recent years. These autumn wildfires have coincided with extreme fire weather conditions during periods of strong offshore winds coincident with unusually dry vegetation enabled by anomalously warm conditions and late onset of autumn precipitation. In this study, we quantify observed changes in the occurrence and magnitude of meteorological factors that enable extreme autumn wildfires in California, and use climate model simu…


Evaluation of global terrestrial evapotranspiration using state-of-the-art approaches in remote sensing, machine learning and land surface modeling

Authors: Shufen Pan, Naiqing Pan, Hanqin Tian, Pierre Friedlingstein, Stephen Sitch, Hao Shi et al.

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-24-1485-2020 · Citations: 343

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, land surface model, surface water, earth system model

Abstract. Evapotranspiration (ET) is critical in linking global water, carbon and energy cycles. However, direct measurement of global terrestrial ET is not feasible. Here, we first reviewed the basic theory and state-of-the-art approaches for estimating global terrestrial ET, including remote-sensing-based physical models, machine-learning algorithms and land surface models (LSMs). We then utilized 4 remote-sensing-based physical models, 2 machine-learning algorithms and 14 LSMs to analyze t…


Tourism and climate change: evaluating the extent of policy integration

Authors: Susanne Becken, Emma Whittlesea, Johanna Loehr, Daniel Scott

Journal: Journal of Sustainable Tourism · DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2020.1745217 · Citations: 228

Matched topics: climate change

Climate change poses complex challenges and addressing these requires increasing integration across policy domains. This research developed a framework to assess policy integration between the tourism and climate change domains by examining coverage, scope, materiality and alignment. A database of 101 policy documents was compiled, representing 61 countries over 17 years. Only 37 documents covered the tourism-climate nexus substantially, suggesting climate change has not yet become a priority…


Can we trust remote sensing evapotranspiration products over Africa?

Authors: Imeshi Weerasinghe, W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, Marloes Mul, Jia Li, Ann van Griensven

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-24-1565-2020 · Citations: 166

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

Abstract. Evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the most important components in the water cycle. However, there are relatively few direct measurements of ET available (e.g. using flux towers). Nevertheless, various disciplines, ranging from hydrology to agricultural and climate sciences, require information on the spatial and temporal distribution of ET at regional and global scales. Due to the limited data availability, attention has turned toward satellite-based products to fill observational …


Mountain Ecosystems as Natural Laboratories for Climate Change Experiments

Authors: Richard Tito, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Kenneth J. Feeley

Journal: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change · DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00038 · Citations: 137

Matched topics: climate change

Experimental studies are needed to empirically examine the effects of climate change on terrestrial organisms and to serve as the basis for predictions and management practices. As such, designing and implementing experimental systems that can simulate complex changes in the natural environment is currently a major area of interest of climate change science. Most climate change experiments (e.g., infrared heaters, open-top chambers) are typically performed within small, controlled environment…


Operational Global Actual Evapotranspiration: Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination

Authors: G. B. Senay, Stefanie Kagone, Naga Manohar Velpuri

Journal: Sensors · DOI: 10.3390/s20071915 · Citations: 103

Matched topics: hydrologic model, water management, drought, land surface model, surface water

Satellite-based actual evapotranspiration (ETa) is becoming increasingly reliable and available for various water management and agricultural applications from water budget studies to crop performance monitoring. The Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) model is currently used by the US Geological Survey (USGS) Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) to routinely produce and post multitemporal ETa and ETa anomalies online for drought monitoring and early warning purpo…


Mental health and climate change: tackling invisible injustice

Authors: Harriet Ingle, Michael Mikulewicz

Journal: The Lancet Planetary Health · DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30081-4 · Citations: 102

Matched topics: climate change

The degree of distress a person feels about climate change is often related to how directly their environment is altered or threatened.1Coyle KJ van Susteren L The psychological effects of global warming on the United States: and why the US mental health care system is not adequately prepared.https://nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/Global-Warming/Reports/Psych_effects_Climate_Change_Ex_Sum_3_23.ashxncbiDate: February 2012Date accessed: February 14, 2020Google Scholar In countries hit by disasters we are…


Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 11 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects

Authors: Clara Deser, Flavio Lehner, Keith B. Rodgers, Toby R. Ault, Thomas L. Delworth, Pedro DiNezio et al.

Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0731-2 · Citations: 921

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, land surface model, climate change, earth system model

Abstract not available.


ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) and ASTER Global Water Body Dataset (ASTWBD)

Authors: Michael J. Abrams, Robert E. Crippen, Hiroyuki Fujisada

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs12071156 · Citations: 372

Matched topics: land surface model, surface water

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a 14-channel imaging instrument operating on NASA’s Terra satellite since 1999. ASTER’s visible–near infrared (VNIR) instrument, with three bands and a 15 m Instantaneous field of view (IFOV), is accompanied by an additional band using a second, backward-looking telescope. Collecting along-track stereo pairs, the geometry produces a base-to-height ratio of 0.6. In August 2019, the ASTER Science Team released Version…


The Chemistry Mechanism in the Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2)

Authors: L. Emmons, R. Schwantes, J. Orlando, G. Tyndall, D. Kinnison, J. Lamarque et al.

Journal: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems · DOI: 10.1029/2019MS001882 · Citations: 334

Matched topics: earth system model

The Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2) includes a detailed representation of chemistry throughout the atmosphere in the Community Atmosphere Model with chemistry and Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model configurations. These model configurations use the Model for Ozone and Related chemical Tracers (MOZART) family of chemical mechanisms, covering the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower thermosphere. The new MOZART tropospheric chemistry scheme (T1) has a number of …


The InVEST Habitat Quality Model Associated with Land Use/Cover Changes: A Qualitative Case Study of the Winike Watershed in the Omo-Gibe Basin, Southwest Ethiopia

Authors: Abreham Berta Aneseyee, Tomasz Noszczyk, Teshome Soromessa, Eyasu Elias

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs12071103 · Citations: 265

Matched topics: land surface model, hydropower

The contribution of biodiversity to the global economy, human survival, and welfare has been increasing significantly, but the anthropogenic pressure as a threat to the pristine habitat has followed. This study aims to identify habitat suitability, analyze the change in habitat quality from 1988 to 2018, and to investigate the correlation between impact factors and habitat quality. The InVEST habitat quality model was used to analyze the spatiotemporal change in habitat quality in individual …


Monthly runoff time series prediction by variational mode decomposition and support vector machine based on quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization

Authors: Zhong-kai Feng, Wen-jing Niu, Zheng-yang Tang, Zhi-qiang Jiang, Yang Xu, Yi Liu et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124627 · Citations: 210

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract Accurate monthly runoff prediction plays an important role in the planning and management of water resources. However, owing to climate changes and human activities, natural runoff often contains a variety of frequency components, and existing monthly runoff estimation techniques may fail to capture potential change processes effectively. To overcome this problem, we have developed a hybrid model for monthly runoff prediction. First, observed runoff is decomposed into several subcomp…


Long-term effectiveness of sustainable land management practices to control runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss and the role of rainfall intensity in Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems

Authors: M. Martínez‐Mena, E. Carrillo-López, C. Boix‐Fayos, M. Almagro, N. Franco, E. Díaz‐Pereira et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104352 · Citations: 201

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract Mediterranean environments are especially susceptible to soil erosion and to inappropriate soil management, leading to accelerated soil loss. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices (such as reduced tillage, no-tillage, cover crops, etc.,) have the potential to reduce soil, organic carbon (OC), and nutrient losses by erosion. However, the effectivity of these practices is site-dependent and varies under different rainfall conditions. The objective of this paper was to evaluate th…


Soil CO2 emission in response to organic amendments, temperature, and rainfall

Authors: Ram L. Ray, Richard W. Griffin, Ali Fares, Almoutaz Elhassan, Ripendra Awal, Selamawit Woldesenbet et al.

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62267-6 · Citations: 146

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

emissions during the growth periods of collard greens under changing temperatures using different organic amendments, and application rates.


Surface runoff in urban areas: The role of residential cover and urban growth form

Authors: Chao Xu, Mohammad A. Rahman, Dagmar Haase, Yiping Wu, Meirong Su, Stephan Pauleit

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121421 · Citations: 116

Matched topics: runoff, surface water

Abstract not available.


CN-China: Revised runoff curve number by using rainfall-runoff events data in China.

Authors: Huishu Lian, H. Yen, Jr‐Chuan Huang, Qingyu Feng, Lihuan Qin, M. A. Bashir et al.

Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115767 · Citations: 112

Matched topics: runoff

The curve number (CN) method developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1954 is the most common adopted method to estimate surface runoff. For years, applicability of the CN method is a conundrum when implementing to other countries. Specifically, countries with more complex natural environment may require more dedicated adjustments. Therefore, the current CN look-up table provided by USDA might not be appropriate and could be questionable to be applied directly to reg…


Modelling past and future peatland carbon dynamics across the pan‐Arctic

Authors: Nitin Chaudhary, Sebastian Westermann, Shubhangi Lamba, Narasinha Shurpali, A. Britta K. Sannel, Guy Schurgers et al.

Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15099 · Citations: 108

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

levels. On the other hand, we project that areas which will experience reduced precipitation rates and those without permafrost will lose more carbon in the near future, particularly peatlands located in the European region and between 45 and 55°N latitude. Overall, we found that rapid global warming could reduce the carbon sink capacity of the northern peatlands in the coming decades.


The critical role of humidity in modeling summer electricity demand across the United States

Authors: Debora Maia‐Silva, Rohini Kumar, Roshanak Nateghi

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15393-8 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: earth system model

Cooling demand is projected to increase under climate change. However, most of the existing projections are based on rising air temperatures alone, ignoring that rising temperatures are associated with increased humidity; a lethal combination that could significantly increase morbidity and mortality rates during extreme heat events. We bridge this gap by identifying the key measures of heat stress, considering both air temperature and near-surface humidity, in characterizing the climate sensi…


Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 19 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for engineering geology applications

Authors: Daniele Giordan, Marc Adams, Irene Aicardi, Maria Alicandro, Paolo Allasia, Marco Baldo et al.

Journal: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment · DOI: 10.1007/s10064-020-01766-2 · Citations: 322

Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model

Abstract This paper represents the result of the IAEG C35 Commission “Monitoring methods and approaches in engineering geology applications” workgroup aimed to describe a general overview of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their potentiality in several engineering geology applications. The use of UAV has progressively increased in the last decade and nowadays started to be considered a standard research instrument for the acquisition of images and other information on demand over an area …


Optimal power peak shaving using hydropower to complement wind and solar power uncertainty

Authors: Benxi Liu, J. Lund, Shengli Liao, Xiaoyu Jin, Lingjun Liu, Chun-tian Cheng

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112628 · Citations: 186

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Booming renewable energy development, such as wind and solar power, with their intermittency and uncertainty characteristics, pose challenges for power grid dispatching, especially for power grid peak shaving. In this paper, coordinated operation of hydropower and renewable energy in a provincial power grid is explored to alleviate fluctuation and aid peak shaving. Considering their aggregate effect, this study aggregates wind power plants and solar power plants into a virtual wind p…


Appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes in Central Telangana, India

Authors: Narsimha Adimalla, R. Dhakate, Anusree Kasarla, A. Taloor

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100334 · Citations: 182

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract Groundwater is only an important water resources for drinking and irrigation in the central Telangana, India. Rapid growth in the population and intensive irrigation practises has become stress on groundwater, the available groundwater are being depleted and its quality has also deteriorated. For this reason, a total of 105 groundwater samples collected from semi-arid region of central Telangana, were executed in order to evaluate its suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes….


The surface tension of surfactant-containing, finite volume droplets

Authors: Bryan R. Bzdek, Jonathan P. Reid, Jussi Malila, Nønne L. Prisle

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1915660117 · Citations: 180

Matched topics: surface water

Surface tension influences the fraction of atmospheric particles that become cloud droplets. Although surfactants are an important component of aerosol mass, the surface tension of activating aerosol particles is still unresolved, with most climate models assuming activating particles have a surface tension equal to that of water. By studying picoliter droplet coalescence, we demonstrate that surfactants can significantly reduce the surface tension of finite-sized droplets below the value for…


Multi-criteria decision analysis for delineation of groundwater potential zones in a tropical river basin using remote sensing, GIS and analytical hierarchy process (AHP)

Authors: A. Achu, Jobin Thomas, R. Reghunath

Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100365 · Citations: 174

Matched topics: river

Abstract The present study emphasizes the effectiveness of the integration of remote sensing, GIS and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) techniques in groundwater management, specifically in the delineation of the groundwater potential zones (GWPZs). In this study, various geoenvironmental factors, such as lithology, geomorphology, land use/land cover, the density of lineaments and stream network, slope, and soil texture are used to identify the GWPZs and to classify the spatially distributed…


The river–groundwater interface as a hotspot for arsenic release

Authors: Ilka Wallis, Henning Prommer, Michael Berg, Adam J. Siade, Jing Sun, Rolf Kipfer

Journal: Nature Geoscience · DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0557-6 · Citations: 166

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Soil moisture experiment in the Luan River supporting new satellite mission opportunities

Authors: T. Zhao, Jiancheng Shi, Liqing Lv, Hongxin Xu, Deqing Chen, Qian Cui et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.111680 · Citations: 161

Matched topics: river

Abstract The Soil Moisture Experiment in the Luan River (SMELR) was conducted from 2017 to 2018 in the semi-arid Luan River watershed located in the North of China. One of the objectives of SMELR is to serve as an assessment tool and demonstration for a new Terrestrial Water Resources Satellite (TWRS) concept with one-dimensional synthetic aperture microwave techniques, for which soil moisture retrieval under variable satellite observing configurations (mainly in terms of incidence angels) is…


Machine Learning-Based CYGNSS Soil Moisture Estimates over ISMN sites in CONUS

Authors: Volkan Senyurek, Fangni Lei, Dylan Boyd, Mehmet Kurum, Ali Cafer Gürbüz, Robert Moorhead

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs12071168 · Citations: 155

Matched topics: land surface model

Soil moisture (SM) derived from satellite-based remote sensing measurements plays a vital role for understanding Earth’s land and near-surface atmosphere interactions. Bistatic Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Reflectometry (GNSS-R) has emerged in recent years as a new domain of microwave remote sensing with great potential for SM retrievals, particularly at high spatio-temporal resolutions. In this work, a machine learning (ML)-based framework is presented for obtaining SM data prod…


Remote Sensing of River Discharge: A Review and a Framing for the Discipline

Authors: C. Gleason, M. Durand

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs12071107 · Citations: 154

Matched topics: river

Remote sensing of river discharge (RSQ) is a burgeoning field rife with innovation. This innovation has resulted in a highly non-cohesive subfield of hydrology advancing at a rapid pace, and as a result misconceptions, mis-citations, and confusion are apparent among authors, readers, editors, and reviewers. While the intellectually diverse subfield of RSQ practitioners can parse this confusion, the broader hydrology community views RSQ as a monolith and such confusion can be damaging. RSQ has…


East Siberian Arctic inland waters emit mostly contemporary carbon

Authors: Joshua Dean, Ove H. Meisel, Melanie Martyn Rosco, Luca Belelli Marchesini, Mark H. Garnett, Henk Lenderink et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15511-6 · Citations: 136

Matched topics: hydrology

were younger than dissolved and particulate organic carbon, suggesting emissions were primarily fuelled by contemporary carbon decomposition. Our findings reveal that inland water carbon emissions from permafrost landscapes may be more sensitive to changes in contemporary carbon turnover than the release of pre-aged carbon from thawing permafrost.


A research agenda for the future of urban water management: Exploring the potential of non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions.

Authors: Sabine Hoffmann, U. Feldmann, P. Bach, C. Binz, M. Farrelly, N. Frantzeskaki et al.

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology · DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05222 · Citations: 127

Matched topics: water management

Recent developments in high- and middle-income countries have exhibited a shift from conventional urban water systems to alternative solutions that are more diverse in source separation, decentralization, and modularization. These solutions include non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid systems to address such pressing global challenges as climate change, eutrophication, and rapid urbanization. They close loops, recover valuable resources, and adapt quickly to changing boundary conditions such as p…


Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth

Authors: Johann Philipp Klages, Ulrich Salzmann, Torsten Bickert, Claus‐Dieter Hillenbrand, Karsten Gohl, Gerhard Kühn et al.

Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2148-5 · Citations: 122

Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model

Abstract not available.


Comprehensive isoprene and terpene gas-phase chemistry improves simulated surface ozone in the southeastern US

Authors: Rebecca H. Schwantes, L. K. Emmons, John J. Orlando, M. C. Barth, Geoffrey S. Tyndall, Samuel R. Hall et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-3739-2020 · Citations: 117

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. Ozone is a greenhouse gas and air pollutant that is harmful to human health and plants. During the summer in the southeastern US, many regional and global models are biased high for surface ozone compared to observations. Past studies have suggested different solutions including the need for updates to model representation of clouds, chemistry, ozone deposition, and emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) or biogenic hydrocarbons. Here, due to the high biogenic emissions in the southeast…


Artificial neural network based production forecasting for a hydrocarbon reservoir under water injection

Authors: Berihun Mamo Negash, Atta Dennis Yaw

Journal: Petroleum Exploration and Development · DOI: 10.1016/s1876-3804(20)60055-6 · Citations: 104

Matched topics: reservoir

As the conventional prediction methods for production of waterflooding reservoirs have some drawbacks, a production forecasting model based on artificial neural network was proposed, the simulation process by this method was presented, and some examples were illustrated. A workflow that involves a physics-based extraction of features was proposed for fluid production forecasting to improve the prediction effect. The Bayesian regularization algorithm was selected as the training algorithm of t…


Merging the arts and sciences for collaborative sustainability action: a methodological framework

Authors: Carlie D. Trott, Trevor L. Even, Susan M. Frame

Journal: Sustainability Science · DOI: 10.1007/s11625-020-00798-7 · Citations: 100

Matched topics: hydrology

Abstract This manuscript explores the possibilities and challenges of art–science integration in facilitating collaborative sustainability action in local settings. To date, much sustainability education is prescriptive, rather than participatory, and most integrated art–science programming aims for content learning, rather than societal change. What this means is that learners are more often taught “what is” than invited to imagine “what if?” In order to envision and enact sustainable altern…


Impacts of land-use changes on the groundwater recharge in the Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Authors: Riwaz Kumar Adhikari, S. Mohanasundaram, Sangam Shrestha

Journal: Environmental Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109440 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Abstract not available.


Analytical study on the relationship between land surface temperature and land use/land cover indices

Authors: Subhanil Guha, Himanshu Govil, Neetu Gill, Anindita Dey

Journal: Annals of GIS · DOI: 10.1080/19475683.2020.1754291 · Citations: 94

Matched topics: drought

The present study focuses on the estimating land surface temperature (LST) of Raipur City in India emphasizing the urban heat island (UHI) and non-UHI inside the city boundary and their relationship with normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference water index, normalized difference built-up index, and normalized multi-band drought index. The entire study has been performed on four multi-date Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor images taken from four…


Trait velocities reveal that mortality has driven widespread coordinated shifts in forest hydraulic trait composition

Authors: Anna T. Trugman, Leander D. L. Anderegg, John D. Shaw, William R. L. Anderegg

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1917521117 · Citations: 93

Matched topics: drought, earth system model

Understanding the driving mechanisms behind existing patterns of vegetation hydraulic traits and community trait diversity is critical for advancing predictions of the terrestrial carbon cycle because hydraulic traits affect both ecosystem and Earth system responses to changing water availability. Here, we leverage an extensive trait database and a long-term continental forest plot network to map changes in community trait distributions and quantify “trait velocities” (the rate of change in c…


Spatiotemporal pattern of trade-offs and synergistic relationships among multiple ecosystem services in an arid inland river basin in NW China

Authors: Jinghu Pan, Shimei Wei, Zhen Li

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106345 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: river

Ecosystem services (ES) are essential for the well-being of humans, and their measurement is an effective approach for estimating regional sustainability. In this study, the Jiayuguan-Jiuquan region (JJR) was selected as a typical arid inland river basin. Four key ES in 2000 and 2010, such as, food provision, carbon storage, soil conservation, and water retention, were calculated by using several models. The spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of ES were interpreted. And the trade-off…


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