Weekly Literature Review

Week 45 · November 2–November 8, 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. Predicting flood susceptibility using long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network model
    2. Increasing glacial lake outburst flood hazard in response to surge glaciers in the Karakoram
    3. Investigating the influence of three-dimensional building configuration on urban pluvial flooding using random forest algorithm
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Silicon Mitigates Drought Stress in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Through Improving Photosynthetic Pigments, Biochemical and Yield Characters
    2. Comparison of wavelet and empirical mode decomposition hybrid models in drought prediction
    3. Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Sugar Beet Seedlings to Confer Stress Adaptability under Drought Condition
    4. Drought legacy affects microbial community trait distributions related to moisture along a savannah grassland precipitation gradient
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Including Regional Knowledge Improves Baseflow Signature Predictions in Large Sample Hydrology
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. Global food system emissions could preclude achieving the 1.5° and 2°C climate change targets
    2. Impacts of land use, population, and climate change on global food security
    3. European Green Deal – legal and financial challenges of the climate change
    4. Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill
    5. The Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2: large-scale climate features and climate sensitivity
    6. Future impacts of climate change on inland Ramsar wetlands
    7. Farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in South Africa’s Western Cape
    8. Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate
    9. A spatial emergent constraint on the sensitivity of soil carbon turnover to global warming
    10. Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and its potential contribution to UN’s sustainable development goals of zero hunger and no poverty
    11. Climate change perceptions and the adoption of low-carbon agricultural technologies: Evidence from rice production systems in the Yangtze River Basin
    12. Increasing riverine heat influx triggers Arctic sea ice decline and oceanic and atmospheric warming
    13. The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet
    14. Bryophytes are predicted to lag behind future climate change despite their high dispersal capacities
    15. Balancing conflicting mitigation and adaptation behaviours of urban residents under climate change and the urban heat island effect
    16. The Tourism Climate Change Knowledge System
    17. Climate change and predicting future temperature in Iraq using CanESM2 and HadCM3 modeling
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Comparison of Groundwater Storage Changes From GRACE Satellites With Monitoring and Modeling of Major U.S. Aquifers
    2. Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long‐term bare‐fallow soils
    3. The relative contribution of vegetation greening to the hydrological cycle in the Three-North region of China: A modelling analysis
    4. Location-allocation modeling for emergency evacuation planning with GIS and remote sensing: A case study of Northeast Bangladesh
    5. Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Based Ensemble Models for Gully Erosion Susceptibility Assessment
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs
    2. A roadmap for high-resolution satellite soil moisture applications – confronting product characteristics with user requirements
    3. Groundwater quality forecasting using machine learning algorithms for irrigation purposes
    4. Characterization of the hydrochemistry of water resources of the Weibei Plain, Northern China, as well as an assessment of the risk of high groundwater nitrate levels to human health
    5. GmNAC06, a NAC domain transcription factor enhances salt stress tolerance in soybean
    6. Trends in global tropospheric hydroxyl radical and methane lifetime since 1850 from AerChemMIP
    7. AgriSens: IoT-Based Dynamic Irrigation Scheduling System for Water Management of Irrigated Crops
    8. Riverine plastic pollution from fisheries: Insights from the Ganges River system
    9. Untangling global levelised cost of electricity based on multi-factor learning curve for renewable energy: Wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower and bioenergy
    10. Experiment on CO2-brine-rock interaction during CO2 injection and storage in gas reservoirs with aquifer
    11. Large Trees Dominate Carbon Storage in Forests East of the Cascade Crest in the United States Pacific Northwest
    12. Influence of the proportion, height and proximity of vegetation and buildings on urban land surface temperature
    13. Designing Solute-Tailored Selectivity in Membranes: Perspectives for Water Reuse and Resource Recovery
    14. The future of hydropower? A systematic review of the drivers, benefits and governance dynamics of transboundary dams
    15. Dam and reservoir removal projects: a mix of social-ecological trends and cost-cutting attitudes
    16. Potential Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development—The State of the Science
    17. Real-time water level monitoring using live cameras and computer vision techniques
    18. Scale relationship between landscape pattern and water quality in different pollution source areas: A case study of the Fuxian Lake watershed, China
    19. An Abrupt Aging of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Large Arctic Rivers
    20. The water quality and pollution sources assessment of Surma river, Bangladesh using, hydrochemical, multivariate statistical and water quality index methods
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

This week features 3 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from Fang, Bazai et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Predicting flood susceptibility using long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network model

Authors: Zhice Fang, Yi Wang, Ling Peng, H. Hong

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125734 · Citations: 286

Matched topics: flood

Abstract Identifying floods and producing flood susceptibility maps are crucial steps for decision-makers to prevent and manage disasters. Plenty of studies have used machine learning models to produce reliable susceptibility maps. Nevertheless, most studies ignore the importance of developing appropriate feature engineering methods. In this study, we propose a local spatial sequential long short-term memory neural network (LSS-LSTM) for flood susceptibility prediction in Shangyou County, Chi…

Increasing glacial lake outburst flood hazard in response to surge glaciers in the Karakoram

Authors: Nazir Ahmed Bazai, Peng Cui, Paul A. Carling, Hao Wang, Javed Hassan, Dingzhu Liu et al.

Journal: Earth-Science Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103432 · Citations: 222

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Investigating the influence of three-dimensional building configuration on urban pluvial flooding using random forest algorithm

Authors: Jinyao Lin, Xiaoyu He, Siyan Lu, Danyuan Liu, Peiting He

Journal: Environmental Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110438 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 4 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Bukhari, Özger et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Silicon Mitigates Drought Stress in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Through Improving Photosynthetic Pigments, Biochemical and Yield Characters

Authors: Muhammad Adnan Bukhari, Zahoor Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Afzal, Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Nafees et al.

Journal: Silicon · DOI: 10.1007/s12633-020-00797-4 · Citations: 114

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.

Comparison of wavelet and empirical mode decomposition hybrid models in drought prediction

Authors: Mehmet Özger, Eyyup Ensar Başakın, Ömer Ekmekcioğlu, Volkan Hacısüleyman

Journal: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture · DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2020.105851 · Citations: 101

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.

Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Sugar Beet Seedlings to Confer Stress Adaptability under Drought Condition

Authors: Jahirul Islam, Ji Woong Kim, Mst. Kohinoor Begum, Md. Abu Taher Sohel, Young-Seok Lim

Journal: Plants · DOI: 10.3390/plants9111511 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: drought

The present study was conducted to examine the adaptability of 11 sugar beet cultivars grown under drought stress in the controlled glasshouse. The treatment was initiated on 30-day-old sugar beet plants where drought stress was made withholding water supply for consecutive 10 days while control was done with providing water as per requirement. It was observed that drought stress expressively reduced plant growth, photosynthetic pigments, and photosynthetic quantum yield in all the cultivars …

Authors: Ainara Leizeaga, Lettice C. Hicks, Lokeshwaran Manoharan, Christine V. Hawkes, Johannes Rousk

Journal: Journal of Ecology · DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13550 · Citations: 79

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Ecosystem models commonly use stable‐state assumptions to predict responses of soil microbial functions to environmental change. However, past climatic conditions can shape microbial functional responses resulting in a ‘legacy effect’. For instance, exposure to drier conditions in the field may shape how soil microbial communities respond to subsequent drought and drying and rewetting (DRW) events. We investigated microbial tolerance to low moisture levels (‘resistance’) and ability …

Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning

Machine learning and data-driven approaches to streamflow prediction feature prominently with 1 papers. The studies demonstrate continued innovation in hybrid modeling frameworks, signal decomposition techniques, and ensemble methods for improved hydrological forecasting.

Including Regional Knowledge Improves Baseflow Signature Predictions in Large Sample Hydrology

Authors: S. Gnann, H. McMillan, R. Woods, N. Howden

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2020WR028354 · Citations: 112

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

A catchment’s hydrological response is controlled by climatic forcing and by the landscape through which water moves. Yet when we compare large samples of catchments, we often find climate to be the only good predictor of the hydrological response and a lot of variability is left unexplained. This contradicts extensive evidence from field and regional studies which shows the importance of catchment form (e.g., geology) on catchment hydrological processes, particularly on baseflow processes. W…

Climate Change and Water Resources

Climate-water interactions are explored in 17 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.

Global food system emissions could preclude achieving the 1.5° and 2°C climate change targets

Authors: Michael A. Clark, Nina G. G. Domingo, Kimberly K Colgan, S. Thakrar, D. Tilman, J. Lynch et al.

Journal: Science · DOI: 10.1126/science.aba7357 · Citations: 1032

Matched topics: climate change

Thought for food To have any hope of meeting the central goal of the Paris Agreement, which is to limit global warming to 2°C or less, our carbon emissions must be reduced considerably, including those coming from agriculture. Clark et al. show that even if fossil fuel emissions were eliminated immediately, emissions from the global food system alone would make it impossible to limit warming to 1.5°C and difficult even to realize the 2°C target. Thus, major changes in how food is produced are…

Impacts of land use, population, and climate change on global food security

Authors: Amy Molotoks, Pete Smith, T. Dawson

Journal: Food and Energy Security · DOI: 10.1002/fes3.261 · Citations: 539

Matched topics: climate change

In recent years, global hunger has begun to rise, returning to levels from a decade ago. Climate change is a key driver behind these recent rises and is one of the lead-ing causes of severe food crises. When coupled with population growth and land use change, future climate variability is predicted to have profound impacts on global food security. We examine future global impacts of climate variability, population, and land use change on food security to 2050, using the modeling framework FEE…

European Green Deal – legal and financial challenges of the climate change

Authors: Alicja Sikora

Journal: ERA Forum · DOI: 10.1007/s12027-020-00637-3 · Citations: 328

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract The European Green Deal announced by the European Commission in December 2019 is a roadmap meant to foster the transition of the European Union towards the climate-neutral economy by reducing carbon emissions towards 55% by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. By putting the EGD in a boarder perspective of evolving, constitutional rationale of environmental protection in the EU legal order, this contribution examines horizontal, legal dimension and financial implications of …

Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill

Authors: Martin Jakobsson, Larry A. Mayer, Johan Nilsson, Christian Stranne, Brian R. Calder, Matt O’Regan et al.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-020-00043-0 · Citations: 320

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

Abstract The processes controlling advance and retreat of outlet glaciers in fjords draining the Greenland Ice Sheet remain poorly known, undermining assessments of their dynamics and associated sea-level rise in a warming climate. Mass loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased six-fold over the last four decades, with discharge and melt from outlet glaciers comprising key components of this loss. Here we acquired oceanographic data and multibeam bathymetry in the previously uncharted She…

The Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2: large-scale climate features and climate sensitivity

Authors: Alan M. Haywood, Julia C. Tindall, Harry J. Dowsett, Aisling M. Dolan, Kevin M. Foley, Stephen J. Hunter et al.

Journal: Climate of the past · DOI: 10.5194/cp-16-2095-2020 · Citations: 252

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract. The Pliocene epoch has great potential to improve our understanding of the long-term climatic and environmental consequences of an atmospheric CO2 concentration near ∼400 parts per million by volume. Here we present the large-scale features of Pliocene climate as simulated by a new ensemble of climate models of varying complexity and spatial resolution based on new reconstructions of boundary conditions (the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2; PlioMIP2). As a global annu…

Future impacts of climate change on inland Ramsar wetlands

Authors: Yi Xi, Shushi Peng, Philippe Ciais, Youhua Chen

Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-00942-2 · Citations: 249

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

Abstract not available.

Farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in South Africa’s Western Cape

Authors: Katharina Talanow, Emmeline Topp, Jacqueline Loos, Berta Martín‐López

Journal: Journal of Rural Studies · DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.10.026 · Citations: 141

Matched topics: water management, climate change

Abstract not available.

Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate

Authors: Sophie Bestley, Yan Ropert‐Coudert, Susan Bengtson Nash, Cassandra M. Brooks, Cédric Cotté, Meagan Dewar et al.

Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.566936 · Citations: 139

Matched topics: climate change

The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds) - referred to here as top predators - is one of the most iconic components of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean. They play an important role as highly mobile consumers, structuring and connecting pelagic marine food webs and are widely studied relative to other taxa. Many birds and mammals establish dense breeding colonies or use haul-out sites, making them relatively easy to study. Cet…

A spatial emergent constraint on the sensitivity of soil carbon turnover to global warming

Authors: Rebecca Varney, Sarah Chadburn, Pierre Friedlingstein, Eleanor Burke, Charles D. Koven, Gustaf Hugelius et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19208-8 · Citations: 129

Matched topics: earth system model

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Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and its potential contribution to UN’s sustainable development goals of zero hunger and no poverty

Authors: Uttam Khanal, Clevo Wilson, Sanzidur Rahman, Boon L. Lee, Viet‐Ngu Hoang

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124999 · Citations: 119

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Climate change perceptions and the adoption of low-carbon agricultural technologies: Evidence from rice production systems in the Yangtze River Basin

Authors: Wenjing Li, Jorge Ruiz‐Menjivar, Lu Zhang, Junbiao Zhang

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143554 · Citations: 115

Matched topics: river, climate change

Abstract not available.

Increasing riverine heat influx triggers Arctic sea ice decline and oceanic and atmospheric warming

Authors: Hotaek Park, Eiji Watanabe, Youngwook Kim, Igor V. Polyakov, Kazuhiro Oshima, Xiangdong Zhang et al.

Journal: Science Advances · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4699 · Citations: 107

Matched topics: land surface model

Arctic river discharge increased over the last several decades, conveying heat and freshwater into the Arctic Ocean and likely affecting regional sea ice and the ocean heat budget. However, until now, there have been only limited assessments of riverine heat impacts. Here, we adopted a synthesis of a pan-Arctic sea ice-ocean model and a land surface model to quantify impacts of river heat on the Arctic sea ice and ocean heat budget. We show that river heat contributed up to 10% of the regiona…

The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet

Authors: B. Vandecrux, Ruth Mottram, Peter L. Langen, Robert S. Fausto, Martin Olesen, C. Max Stevens et al.

Journal: ˜The œcryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-14-3785-2020 · Citations: 104

Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, earth system model

Abstract. Perennial snow, or firn, covers 80 % of the Greenland ice sheet and has the capacity to retain surface meltwater, influencing the ice sheet mass balance and contribution to sea-level rise. Multilayer firn models are traditionally used to simulate firn processes and estimate meltwater retention. We present, intercompare and evaluate outputs from nine firn models at four sites that represent the ice sheet’s dry snow, percolation, ice slab and firn aquifer areas. The models are forced …

Bryophytes are predicted to lag behind future climate change despite their high dispersal capacities

Authors: F. Zanatta, R. Engler, Flavien Collart, Olivier Broennimann, Rubén G. Mateo, Beáta Papp et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19410-8 · Citations: 103

Matched topics: climate change

The extent to which species can balance out the loss of suitable habitats due to climate warming by shifting their ranges is an area of controversy. Here, we assess whether highly efficient wind-dispersed organisms like bryophytes can keep-up with projected shifts in their areas of suitable climate. Using a hybrid statistical-mechanistic approach accounting for spatial and temporal variations in both climatic and wind conditions, we simulate future migrations across Europe for 40 bryophyte sp…

Balancing conflicting mitigation and adaptation behaviours of urban residents under climate change and the urban heat island effect

Authors: Kayoko Kondo, Leslie Mabon, Yifan Bi, Yulin Chen, Yuriko Hayabuchi

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102585 · Citations: 98

Matched topics: climate change

Under a warming climate and urban heat island effects, cooling behaviours are increasingly important for city dwellers. Cooling actions, especially air conditioning, receive increasing scrutiny in social science, as does engagement and communication on behaviours spanning adaptation and mitigation. In response, this paper evaluates the relation between residents’ adaptation and mitigation behaviours around cooling in Fukuoka, Japan, and draws lessons for communication on encouraging adaptatio…

The Tourism Climate Change Knowledge System

Authors: Johanna Loehr, Susanne Becken

Journal: Annals of Tourism Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2020.103073 · Citations: 90

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Climate change and predicting future temperature in Iraq using CanESM2 and HadCM3 modeling

Authors: Waqed H. Hassan, Basim K. Nile

Journal: Modeling Earth Systems and Environment · DOI: 10.1007/s40808-020-01034-y · Citations: 83

Matched topics: climate change, surface water

Abstract not available.

Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 5 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Comparison of Groundwater Storage Changes From GRACE Satellites With Monitoring and Modeling of Major U.S. Aquifers

Authors: Ashraf Rateb, Bridget R. Scanlon, Donald R. Pool, Alexander Y. Sun, Zizhan Zhang, Jianli Chen et al.

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2020wr027556 · Citations: 167

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

Abstract GRACE satellite data are widely used to estimate groundwater storage (GWS) changes in aquifers globally; however, comparisons with GW monitoring and modeling data are limited. Here we compared GWS changes from GRACE over 15 yr (2002–2017) in 14 major U.S. aquifers with groundwater‐level (GWL) monitoring data in ~23,000 wells and with regional and global hydrologic and land surface models. Results show declining GWS trends from GRACE data in the six southwestern and south‐central U.S….

Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long‐term bare‐fallow soils

Authors: Roberta Farina, Renáta Sándor, Mohamed Abdalla, Jorge Álvaro‐Fuentes, Luca Bechini, Martin A. Bolinder et al.

Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15441 · Citations: 109

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

Simulation models represent soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in global carbon (C) cycle scenarios to support climate-change studies. It is imperative to increase confidence in long-term predictions of SOC dynamics by reducing the uncertainty in model estimates. We evaluated SOC simulated from an ensemble of 26 process-based C models by comparing simulations to experimental data from seven long-term bare-fallow (vegetation-free) plots at six sites: Denmark (two sites), France, Russia, Sweden…

The relative contribution of vegetation greening to the hydrological cycle in the Three-North region of China: A modelling analysis

Authors: Shanshan Meng, Xianhong Xie, Bowen Zhu, Yibing Wang

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125689 · Citations: 95

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, water management

China has implemented a few large-scale afforestation programs in the arid and semi-arid areas, including the north-eastern, northern, and north-western regions, collectively referred to as the Three-North region (TNR), to combat desertification and control dust storms. Although these programs have alleviated environmental problems in the region to a certain extent, the effects of increasing vegetation greenness on the hydrological cycle remain controversial. In this study, the relative effec…

Location-allocation modeling for emergency evacuation planning with GIS and remote sensing: A case study of Northeast Bangladesh

Authors: Mahfuzur Rahman, Ningsheng Chen, Md Monirul Islam, Ashraf Dewan, Hamid Reza Pourghasemi, Rana Muhammad Ali Washakh et al.

Journal: Geoscience Frontiers · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2020.09.022 · Citations: 91

Matched topics: flood

This work developed models to identify optimal spatial distribution of emergency evacuation centers (EECs) such as schools, colleges, hospitals, and fire stations to improve flood emergency planning in the Sylhet region of northeastern Bangladesh. The use of location-allocation models (LAMs) for evacuation in regard to flood victims is essential to minimize disaster risk. In the first step, flood susceptibility maps were developed using machine learning models (MLMs), including: Levenberg–Mar…

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Based Ensemble Models for Gully Erosion Susceptibility Assessment

Authors: Indrajit Chowdhuri, Subodh Chandra Pal, Alireza Arabameri, Asish Saha, Rabin Chakrabortty, Thomas Blaschke et al.

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs12213620 · Citations: 86

Matched topics: hydrologic model, earth system model

The Rarh Bengal region in West Bengal, particularly the eastern fringe area of the Chotanagpur plateau, is highly prone to water-induced gully erosion. In this study, we analyzed the spatial patterns of a potential gully erosion in the Gandheswari watershed. This area is highly affected by monsoon rainfall and ongoing land-use changes. This combination causes intensive gully erosion and land degradation. Therefore, we developed gully erosion susceptibility maps (GESMs) using the machine learn…

Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 20 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs

Authors: Grégoire T. Freschet, Catherine Roumet, Louise H. Comas, Monique Weemstra, A. Glyn Bengough, Boris Rewald et al.

Journal: New Phytologist · DOI: 10.1111/nph.17072 · Citations: 725

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

The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere and geosphere are key determinants of terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite substantial progress made regarding plant belowground components, we are still only beginning to explore the complex relationships between root traits and functions. Drawing on the literature in plant physiology, ecophysiology, ecology, agronomy and soil science, we reviewed 24 aspects of plant and ecosystem functioning and their relationships with a num…

A roadmap for high-resolution satellite soil moisture applications – confronting product characteristics with user requirements

Authors: Jian Peng, Clément Albergel, Anna Balenzano, Luca Brocca, Oliver Cartus, Michael H. Cosh et al.

Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112162 · Citations: 362

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

Soil moisture observations are of broad scientific interest and practical value for a wide range of applications. The scientific community has made significant progress in estimating soil moisture from satellite-based Earth observation data, particularly in operationalizing coarse-resolution (25-50 km) soil moisture products. This review summarizes existing applications of satellite-derived soil moisture products and identifies gaps between the characteristics of currently available soil mois…

Groundwater quality forecasting using machine learning algorithms for irrigation purposes

Authors: Ali el Bilali, A. Taleb, Youssef Brouziyne

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106625 · Citations: 318

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract Using conventional methods to evaluate the irrigation water quality is usually expensive and laborious for the farmers, particularly in developing countries. However, the applications of artificial intelligence models can overcome this issue through forecasting and evaluating the irrigation water quality indexes of aquifer systems using physical parameters as features. This paper aims forecasting the Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), Potential Salinity (PS), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR),…

Characterization of the hydrochemistry of water resources of the Weibei Plain, Northern China, as well as an assessment of the risk of high groundwater nitrate levels to human health

Authors: Jiutan Liu, Yuming Peng, Changsuo Li, Zongjun Gao, Shaojie Chen

Journal: Environmental Pollution · DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115947 · Citations: 209

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.

GmNAC06, a NAC domain transcription factor enhances salt stress tolerance in soybean

Authors: Ming Li, Rui Chen, Qiyan Jiang, Xianjun Sun, Hui Zhang, Zheng Hu

Journal: Plant Molecular Biology · DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01091-y · Citations: 209

Matched topics: irrigation

Key message We found GmNAC06 plays an important role in salt stress responses through the phenotypic, physiological and molecular analyses of OE, VC, and Mutant composite soybean. Abstract Salinization affects 20% of all cultivated land worldwide because of the high salinity of irrigation water and the excessive use of water, and this amount is increasing daily. NAC (NAM, ATAF, and CUC) have been found to be involved in salt stress. In this study, a soybean NAC gene, GmNAC06 (Glyma06g21020.1)…

Authors: David S. Stevenson, Alcide Zhao, Vaishali Naïk, Fiona M. O’Connor, Simone Tilmes, Guang Zeng et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-12905-2020 · Citations: 151

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. We analyse historical (1850–2014) atmospheric hydroxyl (OH) and methane lifetime data from Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6)/Aerosols and Chemistry Model Intercomparison Project (AerChemMIP) simulations. Tropospheric OH changed little from 1850 up to around 1980, then increased by around 9 % up to 2014, with an associated reduction in methane lifetime. The model-derived OH trends from 1980 to 2005 are broadly consistent with trends estimated by several studies th…

AgriSens: IoT-Based Dynamic Irrigation Scheduling System for Water Management of Irrigated Crops

Authors: Sanku Kumar Roy, S. Misra, N. Raghuwanshi, Sajal K. Das

Journal: IEEE Internet of Things Journal · DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.3036126 · Citations: 150

Matched topics: water management, irrigation

In this article, we present the design of an Internet-of-Things (IoT)-based dynamic irrigation scheduling system (AgriSens) for efficient water management of irrigated crop fields. The AgriSens provides real time, automatic, dynamic as well as remote manual irrigation treatment for different growth phases of a crop’s life cycle using IoT. A low-cost water-level sensor is designed to measure the level of water present in a field. We propose an algorithm for automatic dynamic-cum-manual irrigat…

Riverine plastic pollution from fisheries: Insights from the Ganges River system

Authors: Sarah E. Nelms, Emily M. Duncan, Surshti Patel, Ruchi Badola, Sunanda Bhola, Surfarsha Chakma et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143305 · Citations: 144

Matched topics: river

Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear represents a substantial proportion of global marine plastic pollution and can cause significant environmental and socio-economic impacts. Yet little is known about its presence in, and implications for, freshwater ecosystems or its downstream contribution to plastic pollution in the ocean. This study documents fishing gear-related debris in one of the world’s largest plastic pollution contributing river catchments, the Ganges. Riverbank sur…

Untangling global levelised cost of electricity based on multi-factor learning curve for renewable energy: Wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower and bioenergy

Authors: Yue Yao, Jin-hua Xu, Delong Sun

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124827 · Citations: 142

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Renewable energy offers a less expensive source of electricity globally for the energy sector’s transformation towards a sustainable energy system. This paper untangles the driving mechanism behind the global renewable energy levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) development for seven promising renewable energy technologies from 2010 to 2018: onshore wind, offshore wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrating solar power (CSP), geothermal, hydropower and bioenergy. This research provides a…

Experiment on CO2-brine-rock interaction during CO2 injection and storage in gas reservoirs with aquifer

Authors: Yong Tang, Shilai Hu, Youwei He, Yong Wang, Xiaojin Wan, Shuheng Cui et al.

Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal · DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.127567 · Citations: 142

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.

Large Trees Dominate Carbon Storage in Forests East of the Cascade Crest in the United States Pacific Northwest

Authors: David J. Mildrexler, Logan T. Berner, B. E. Law, Richard A. Birdsey, William R. Moomaw

Journal: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change · DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.594274 · Citations: 122

Matched topics: streamflow

Large-diameter trees store disproportionally massive amounts of carbon and are a major driver of carbon cycle dynamics in forests worldwide. In the temperate forests of the western U.S., proposed changes to Forest Plans would significantly weaken protections for a large portion of trees greater than 53 cm (21 inches) in diameter (herein referred to as “large-diameter trees”) across 11.5 million acres (⁓4.7 million ha) of National Forest lands. This study is among the first to report how carbo…

Influence of the proportion, height and proximity of vegetation and buildings on urban land surface temperature

Authors: Cici Alexander

Journal: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation · DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2020.102265 · Citations: 117

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Urban areas are characterised by the dominance of impervious surfaces and decreased presence of vegetation compared to their rural surroundings. The resultant increase in temperature is known to amplify global warming, with negative impacts on health and increased energy requirements for cooling. Intra-urban variations in temperature have received less attention than urban–rural variations, although the former can be even larger than the latter. Land cover composition is known to influence su…

Designing Solute-Tailored Selectivity in Membranes: Perspectives for Water Reuse and Resource Recovery

Authors: Rahul Sujanani, Matthew R. Landsman, Sally Jiao, Joshua D. Moon, M. Scott Shell, Desmond F. Lawler et al.

Journal: ACS Macro Letters · DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00710 · Citations: 105

Matched topics: runoff

Treatment of nontraditional source waters (e.g., produced water, municipal and industrial wastewaters, agricultural runoff) offers exciting opportunities to expand water and energy resources via water reuse and resource recovery. While conventional polymer membranes perform water/ion separations well, they do not provide solute-specific separation, a key component for these treatment opportunities. Herein, we discuss the selectivity limitations plaguing all conventional membranes, which inclu…

The future of hydropower? A systematic review of the drivers, benefits and governance dynamics of transboundary dams

Authors: Cecilia Llamosas, B. Sovacool

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2020.110495 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Transboundary hydropower dams are sources of hydroelectricity supply that sit in shared international rivers or watersheds, and/or generate benefits and costs that flow across national borders. Scholars have been exploring the impacts of hydropower dams at a local, regional and national scale for decades, however the transboundary impacts of hydropower ventures have been less studied. Nonetheless, the advent of a new hydropower boom, where a large proportion of untapped hydropower po…

Authors: Michał Habel, Karl Mechkin, Krescencja Podgórska, Marius Saunes, Zygmunt Babiński, Sergey Chalov et al.

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76158-3 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: hydrology, reservoir, water management, hydropower

The removal of dams and reservoirs may seem to be an unforeseen and sometimes controversial step in water management. The removal of barriers may be different for each country or region, as each differs greatly in terms of politics, economy and social and cultural awareness. This paper addresses the complex problem of removing dams on rivers and their connected reservoirs. We demonstrate the scales of the changes, including their major ecological, economic, and social impacts. Arguments and a…

Potential Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development—The State of the Science

Authors: Andrea Copping, Lenaïg G. Hemery, Dorian M. Overhus, Lysel Garavelli, Mikaela Freeman, Jonathan Whiting et al.

Journal: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · DOI: 10.3390/jmse8110879 · Citations: 91

Matched topics: water management

Marine renewable energy (MRE) harnesses energy from the ocean and provides a low-carbon sustainable energy source for national grids and remote uses. The international MRE industry is in the early stages of development, focused largely on tidal and riverine turbines, and wave energy converters (WECs), to harness energy from tides, rivers, and waves, respectively. Although MRE supports climate change mitigation, there are concerns that MRE devices and systems could affect portions of the marin…

Real-time water level monitoring using live cameras and computer vision techniques

Authors: Navid H. Jafari, Xin Li, Qin Chen, Canyu Le, Logan P. Betzer, Yongqing Liang

Journal: Computers & Geosciences · DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2020.104642 · Citations: 86

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, flood

Abstract not available.

Scale relationship between landscape pattern and water quality in different pollution source areas: A case study of the Fuxian Lake watershed, China

Authors: Shuangyun Peng, Shihua Li

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107136 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: water management, land surface model

Understanding the scale relationship between landscape pattern and water quality is of great significance for improving water pollution and guiding the rational planning of land use in watersheds. At present, most existing studies take the watershed as a whole to explore the scale relationship between landscape pattern and water quality. Research on different types of pollution sources is still lacking. According to the characteristics of the pollution source in the watershed, the study of th…

An Abrupt Aging of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Large Arctic Rivers

Authors: Melissa Schwab, Robert Hilton, Peter A. Raymond, Negar Haghipour, Edwin Amos, Suzanne E. Tank et al.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2020gl088823 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, streamflow

C-depleted DOC to mobilization of previously frozen soil organic matter. We propose export through lateral perennial thaw zones that occurred at the base of the active layer weakened by preceding warm summer and winter seasons. Although we are not yet able to ascertain the broader significance of this “anomalous” mobilization event, it highlights the potential for rapid and large-scale release of aged carbon from permafrost.

The water quality and pollution sources assessment of Surma river, Bangladesh using, hydrochemical, multivariate statistical and water quality index methods

Authors: M. Farhad Howladar, Elora Chakma, Nusrat Jahan Koley, Sabina Islam, Md Abdullah Al Numanbakth, Zia Ahmed et al.

Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100523 · Citations: 81

Matched topics: river, water management

Abstract not available.

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Databases searched 2
Topics searched 16
Total papers fetched 1121
After deduplication 754
After LLM relevance filtering 50
Rejected (not relevant) 704

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Nature Communications 2
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Earth-Science Reviews 1
Environmental Research 1
Silicon 1
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 1
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Journal of Ecology 1
Science 1
Food and Energy Security 1
ERA Forum 1
Communications Earth & Environment 1
Climate of the past 1
Nature Climate Change 1
Journal of Rural Studies 1
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 1
Journal of Cleaner Production 1
Science Advances 1
˜The œcryosphere 1
Sustainable Cities and Society 1
Annals of Tourism Research 1
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 1
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Geoscience Frontiers 1
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New Phytologist 1
Remote Sensing of Environment 1
Environmental Pollution 1
Plant Molecular Biology 1
Atmospheric chemistry and physics 1
IEEE Internet of Things Journal 1
Chemical Engineering Journal 1
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 1
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 1
ACS Macro Letters 1
Scientific Reports 1
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 1
Computers & Geosciences 1
Ecological Indicators 1
Geophysical Research Letters 1
Groundwater for Sustainable Development 1

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

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