Weekly Literature Review

Week 41 · October 5–October 11, 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. Flood susceptibility modelling using advanced ensemble machine learning models
    2. An automated rice mapping method based on flooding signals in synthetic aperture radar time series
    3. Artificial neural network based hybrid modeling approach for flood inundation modeling
    4. Multivariate statistical modelling of the drivers of compound flood events in south Florida
    5. Flood severity mapping from Volunteered Geographic Information by interpreting water level from images containing people: A case study of Hurricane Harvey
    6. Looking through the Lens of schools: Children perception, knowledge, and preparedness of flood disaster risk management in Pakistan
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)—A review
    2. Climate risk: The price of drought
    3. Nano-fertilizers improved drought tolerance in wheat under deficit irrigation
    4. OsmiR535, a Potential Genetic Editing Target for Drought and Salinity Stress Tolerance in Oryza sativa
    5. Silicon-induced postponement of leaf senescence is accompanied by modulation of antioxidative defense and ion homeostasis in mustard (Brassica juncea) seedlings exposed to salinity and drought stress
    6. Increasing risk of meteorological drought in the Lake Urmia basin under climate change: Introducing the precipitation–temperature deciles index
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Using long short-term memory networks for river flow prediction
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health
    2. Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model
    3. Climate change impacts on water resources in the Upper Blue Nile (Abay) River Basin, Ethiopia
    4. Modelling the impacts of climate and land use change on water security in a semi-arid forested watershed using InVEST
    5. Crop switching reduces agricultural losses from climate change in the United States by half under RCP 8.5
    6. Contributions of climate change, elevated atmospheric CO2 and human activities to ET and GPP trends in the Three-North Region of China
    7. Machine learning for geographically differentiated climate change mitigation in urban areas
    8. Educating for resilience: parent and teacher perceptions of children’s emotional needs in response to climate change
    9. Climate change research on transportation systems: Climate risks, adaptation and planning
    10. Rebel with a cause: the framing of climate change and intergenerational justice in the German press treatment of the Fridays for Future protests
    11. Climate change and trend analysis of temperature: the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    12. Use of aviation by climate change researchers: Structural influences, personal attitudes, and information provision
    13. Quantifying the sensitivity of european power systems to energy scenarios and climate change projections
    14. d4PDF: large-ensemble and high-resolution climate simulations for global warming risk assessment
    15. Right-wing ideology reduces the effects of education on climate change beliefs in more developed countries
    16. Relative effects of climate and litter traits on decomposition change with time, climate and trait variability
    17. Climate change and winter outdoor activities in Austria
    18. Impacts of climate change and human activities on the water discharge and sediment load of the Pearl River, southern China
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. GIS-based landslide susceptibility modeling: A comparison between fuzzy multi-criteria and machine learning algorithms
    2. Resolving and Parameterising the Ocean Mesoscale in Earth System Models
    3. Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks
    2. Soil Salinity and Food Security in India
    3. Ultraselective and Highly Permeable Polyamide Nanofilms for Ionic and Molecular Nanofiltration
    4. Water quality assessment of rivers in Lake Chaohu Basin (China) using water quality index
    5. The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives
    6. Hysteresis of tropical forests in the 21st century
    7. Risk of crop failure due to compound dry and hot extremes estimated with nested copulas
    8. Soil dissolved organic carbon in terrestrial ecosystems: Global budget, spatial distribution and controls
    9. Trade-offs and synergies in the water-energy-food nexus: The case of Saskatchewan, Canada
    10. What sets river width?
    11. A systematic literature analysis of the nature and regional distribution of water pollution sources in Nigeria
    12. Targeting the soil quality and soil health concepts when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Green Deal
    13. Monitoring water quality of River Ganga using multivariate techniques and WQI (Water Quality Index) in Western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India
    14. Stable isotope signatures of river and lake water from Poyang Lake, China: Implications for river–lake interactions
    15. Comparison of gradient boosted decision trees and random forest for groundwater potential mapping in Dholpur (Rajasthan), India
    16. Real-time monitoring and prediction of water quality parameters and algae concentrations using microbial potentiometric sensor signals and machine learning tools
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

This week features 6 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from Islam, Zhan et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Flood susceptibility modelling using advanced ensemble machine learning models

Authors: A. Islam, Swapan Talukdar, Susanta Mahato, Sonali Kundu, K. Eibek, Q. Pham et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2020.09.006 · Citations: 551

Matched topics: flood

Abstract Because of the tremendous damage to properties, infrastructures, and human casualties, floods are one of the greatest devastating disasters from nature. Due to the dynamic and complex nature of the flash flood, it is challenging to predict the sites which are vulnerable to flash floods. Therefore, earlier identification of flash flood susceptible sites can be performed using advanced machine learning models for managing flood disasters. In this study, we applied and assessed two new …


An automated rice mapping method based on flooding signals in synthetic aperture radar time series

Authors: Pei Zhan, Wenquan Zhu, Nan Li

Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112112 · Citations: 150

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Artificial neural network based hybrid modeling approach for flood inundation modeling

Authors: Shuai Xie, Wenyan Wu, Sebastian Mooser, Quan J. Wang, Rory Nathan, Yuefei Huang

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125605 · Citations: 119

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Multivariate statistical modelling of the drivers of compound flood events in south Florida

Authors: Robert Jane, Luis Cadavid, Jayantha Obeysekera, Thomas Wahl

Journal: Natural hazards and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/nhess-20-2681-2020 · Citations: 118

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, flood

Abstract. Miami-Dade County (south-east Florida) is among the most vulnerable regions to sea level rise in the United States, due to a variety of natural and human factors. The co-occurrence of multiple, often statistically dependent flooding drivers – termed compound events – typically exacerbates impacts compared with their isolated occurrence. Ignoring dependencies between the drivers will potentially lead to underestimation of flood risk and under-design of flood defence structures. In Mi…


Flood severity mapping from Volunteered Geographic Information by interpreting water level from images containing people: A case study of Hurricane Harvey

Authors: Yu Feng, Claus Brenner, Monika Sester

Journal: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2020.09.011 · Citations: 111

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Looking through the Lens of schools: Children perception, knowledge, and preparedness of flood disaster risk management in Pakistan

Authors: Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, Zaiwu Gong, Muhammad Ali, Ruiling Sun, Syed Asif Ali Naqvi, Muhammad Shoaib Arif

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101907 · Citations: 101

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 6 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Leuschner, Huynh et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)—A review

Authors: Christoph Leuschner

Journal: Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics · DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2020.125576 · Citations: 302

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Climate risk: The price of drought

Authors: Thanh Huynh, Thu‐Ha Nguyen, Cameron Truong

Journal: Journal of Corporate Finance · DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101750 · Citations: 299

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Nano-fertilizers improved drought tolerance in wheat under deficit irrigation

Authors: Kamiar Ahmadian, Jalal Jalilian, Alireza Pirzad

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106544 · Citations: 153

Matched topics: drought, irrigation

Abstract not available.


OsmiR535, a Potential Genetic Editing Target for Drought and Salinity Stress Tolerance in Oryza sativa

Authors: Erkui Yue, Huấn Cao, Bohan Liu

Journal: Plants · DOI: 10.3390/plants9101337 · Citations: 150

Matched topics: drought

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Silicon-induced postponement of leaf senescence is accompanied by modulation of antioxidative defense and ion homeostasis in mustard (Brassica juncea) seedlings exposed to salinity and drought stress

Authors: Saud Alamri, Yanbo Hu, Soumya Mukherjee, Tariq Aftab, Shah Fahad, Ali Raza et al.

Journal: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry · DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.09.038 · Citations: 116

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Increasing risk of meteorological drought in the Lake Urmia basin under climate change: Introducing the precipitation–temperature deciles index

Authors: Mohammad Sadegh Abbasian, Mohammad Reza Najafi, Ahmad Abrishamchi

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125586 · Citations: 81

Matched topics: drought, climate change

Abstract not available.


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.

Using long short-term memory networks for river flow prediction

Authors: Wei Xu, Yanan Jiang, Xiaoli Zhang, Yi Li, Run Zhang, Guangtao Fu

Journal: Hydrology research · DOI: 10.2166/nh.2020.026 · Citations: 99

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river

Abstract Deep learning has made significant advances in methodologies and practical applications in recent years. However, there is a lack of understanding on how the long short-term memory (LSTM) networks perform in river flow prediction. This paper assesses the performance of LSTM networks to understand the impact of network structures and parameters on river flow predictions. Two river basins with different characteristics, i.e., Hun river and Upper Yangtze river basins, are used as case s…


Climate Change and Water Resources

Climate-water interactions are explored in 18 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.

Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health

Authors: Rongbin Xu, Pei Yu, Michael J. Abramson, Fay H. Johnston, Jonathan M. Samet, Michelle L. Bell et al.

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine · DOI: 10.1056/nejmsr2028985 · Citations: 572

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

Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health Wildfires are increasingly common and projected to worsen with climate change. Health consequences include burns and mental health effects, as wel…


Configuration and spin-up of ACCESS-CM2, the new generation Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator Coupled Model

Authors: Daohua Bi, Martin Dix, Simon Marsland, Siobhan O’Farrell, Arnold Sullivan, Roger Bodman et al.

Journal: Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science · DOI: 10.1071/es19040 · Citations: 415

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

A new version of the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator coupled model, ACCESS-CM2, has been developed for a wide range of climate modelling research and applications. In particular, ACCESS-CM2 is one of Australia’s contributions to the World Climate Research Programme’s Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). Compared with the ACCESS1.3 model used for our CMIP5 submission, all model components have been upgraded as well as the coupling framework (OASIS3-MCT…


Climate change impacts on water resources in the Upper Blue Nile (Abay) River Basin, Ethiopia

Authors: Daniel Ayalew Mengistu, Woldeamlak Bewket, Alessandro Dosio, Hans-Juergen Panitz

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125614 · Citations: 177

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, runoff, streamflow, water management, climate change, surface water

Abstract not available.


Modelling the impacts of climate and land use change on water security in a semi-arid forested watershed using InVEST

Authors: Alireza Daneshi, Roy Brouwer, Ali Najafinejad, Mostafa Panahi, Ardavan Zarandian, Fatemeh Fadia Maghsood

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125621 · Citations: 161

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, land surface model, climate change, surface water

Abstract not available.


Crop switching reduces agricultural losses from climate change in the United States by half under RCP 8.5

Authors: James Rising, Naresh Devineni

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18725-w · Citations: 156

Matched topics: hydrologic model, climate change

A key strategy for agriculture to adapt to climate change is by switching crops and relocating crop production. We develop an approach to estimate the economic potential of crop reallocation using a Bayesian hierarchical model of yields. We apply the model to six crops in the United States, and show that it outperforms traditional empirical models under cross-validation. The fitted model parameters provide evidence of considerable existing climate adaptation across counties. If crop locations…


Authors: Shudi Xie, Xingguo Mo, Shi Hu, Suxia Liu

Journal: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology · DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108183 · Citations: 154

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Machine learning for geographically differentiated climate change mitigation in urban areas

Authors: Nikola Milojevic-Dupont, Felix Creutzig

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102526 · Citations: 149

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Educating for resilience: parent and teacher perceptions of children’s emotional needs in response to climate change

Authors: Cambry Baker, Susan Clayton, E.J.W. Bragg

Journal: Environmental Education Research · DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2020.1828288 · Citations: 147

Matched topics: climate change

Children are worried about climate change. Environmental education aims to increase knowledge and pro-environmental behavior but typically gives little attention to meeting children’s emotional needs. This is particularly important as direct and indirect impacts of climate change, including the Australian bushfires in 2019–20, become more salient. This study explored caretaker perceptions of children’s climate change emotions, and the needs and challenges around supporting children, through a…


Climate change research on transportation systems: Climate risks, adaptation and planning

Authors: Tianni Wang, Zhuohua Qu, Zaili Yang, Timothy Nichol, Geoff Clarke, Ying-En Ge

Journal: Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102553 · Citations: 146

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Rebel with a cause: the framing of climate change and intergenerational justice in the German press treatment of the Fridays for Future protests

Authors: Lena von Zabern, Christopher D. Tulloch

Journal: Media Culture & Society · DOI: 10.1177/0163443720960923 · Citations: 130

Matched topics: climate change

This study investigates the representation of the Fridays for Future strikes in the German online newspapers Bild.de, Zeit Online and FAZ.net. Through a qualitative and quantitative content analysis over the time period August 2018 to March 2019, eight frames have been identified. Whereas Zeit Online shows a framing towards intergenerational justice, the coverage of FAZ.net and Bild.de strongly adheres to the protest paradigm. The majority of all articles guarantees protesters a voice, but th…


Climate change and trend analysis of temperature: the case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors: Zinabu Assefa Alemu, Michael O. Dioha

Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH · DOI: 10.1186/s40068-020-00190-5 · Citations: 127

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow, climate change

Abstract Background This paper presents the trend analysis of temperature and the effect of climate variation in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The paper seeks to provide up-to-date information for the better management of climate change in the city. The analysis is based on the temperature difference in the city over two stations—Bole and Entoto. The overall purpose of this study is to investigate the possible trend of temperature variation as well as the effect of climate change in the …


Use of aviation by climate change researchers: Structural influences, personal attitudes, and information provision

Authors: Lorraine Whitmarsh, Stuart Capstick, Isabelle Moore, Jana Katharina Köhler, Corinne Le Quéré

Journal: Global Environmental Change · DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102184 · Citations: 117

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Quantifying the sensitivity of european power systems to energy scenarios and climate change projections

Authors: Hannah Bloomfield, David Brayshaw, Alberto Troccoli, C. M. Goodess, Matteo De Felice, Laurent Dubus et al.

Journal: Renewable Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.125 · Citations: 116

Matched topics: climate change, hydropower

Climate simulations consistently show an increase in European near-surface air temperature by the late 21st century, although projections for near-surface wind speeds and irradiance differ between models, and are accompanied by large natural variability. These factors make it difficult to estimate the effects of physical climate change on power system planning. Here, the impact of climate change on future European power systems is estimated. We show for the first time how a set of divergent f…


d4PDF: large-ensemble and high-resolution climate simulations for global warming risk assessment

Authors: Masayoshi Ishii, Nobuhito Mori

Journal: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science · DOI: 10.1186/s40645-020-00367-7 · Citations: 113

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

Abstract A large-ensemble climate simulation database, which is known as the database for policy decision-making for future climate changes (d4PDF), was designed for climate change risk assessments. Since the completion of the first set of climate simulations in 2015, the database has been growing continuously. It contains the results of ensemble simulations conducted over a total of thousands years respectively for past and future climates using high-resolution global (60 km horizontal mesh)…


Right-wing ideology reduces the effects of education on climate change beliefs in more developed countries

Authors: Gabriela Czarnek, Małgorzata Kossowska, Paulina Szwed

Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-00930-6 · Citations: 111

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Relative effects of climate and litter traits on decomposition change with time, climate and trait variability

Authors: Rafaella Canessa, Liesbeth van den Brink, Alfredo Saldaña, Rodrigo S. Ríos, Stephan Hättenschwiler, Carsten W. Mueller et al.

Journal: Journal of Ecology · DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13516 · Citations: 106

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract Climate and litter quality drive litter decomposition, but there is currently little consensus on their relative importance, likely because studies differ in the duration, the climatic gradients and variability in litter‐trait values. Understanding these drivers is important because they determine the direct and indirect (via vegetation composition) effects of climate change on decomposition and thereby on carbon and nutrient cycling. We studied how microclimate (soil moisture and te…


Climate change and winter outdoor activities in Austria

Authors: Robert Steiger, Andrea Damm, Franz Prettenthaler, Ulrike Pröbstl‐Haider

Journal: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism · DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2020.100330 · Citations: 89

Matched topics: climate change

Winter tourism is an often-mentioned example of industries with high sensitivity to climatic changes. Existing reviews are either focusing on one activity and/or type of tourism or represent a global overview. What is missing are regional or country-specific assessments of both climate change impacts on winter tourism and this sector’s contribution to climate change shedding light on potential vulnerability and adaptation as well as mitigation options of this economic sector. This paper contr…


Impacts of climate change and human activities on the water discharge and sediment load of the Pearl River, southern China

Authors: Xing Wei, Shuqun Cai, Peitong Ni, Weikang Zhan

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73939-8 · Citations: 87

Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow, water management, climate change

t/year, regardless of water discharge, and an abrupt change occurred in 1998. Human activities, especially dam construction contributed 96% to this change, while 4% was due to climate change. El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events are often associated with low precipitation, resulting in low water discharge and sediment load, indicating that changes in ENSO periodicity could affect the inter-annual periodic variations of water discharge and sediment load. As population and economy boom, m…


Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 3 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

GIS-based landslide susceptibility modeling: A comparison between fuzzy multi-criteria and machine learning algorithms

Authors: Sk Ajim Ali, Farhana Parvin, Jana Vojteková, Romulus Costache, Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh, Quoc Bao Pham et al.

Journal: Geoscience Frontiers · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsf.2020.09.004 · Citations: 243

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Hazards and disasters have always negative impacts on the way of life. Landslide is an overwhelming natural as well as man-made disaster that causes loss of natural resources and human properties throughout the world. The present study aimed to assess and compare the prediction efficiency of different models in landslide susceptibility in the Kysuca river basin, Slovakia. In this regard, the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory combining with the analytic network process (FDE…


Resolving and Parameterising the Ocean Mesoscale in Earth System Models

Authors: Helene T. Hewitt, Malcolm Roberts, Pierre Mathiot, Arne Biastoch, Ed Blockley, Eric P. Chassignet et al.

Journal: Current Climate Change Reports · DOI: 10.1007/s40641-020-00164-w · Citations: 175

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract Purpose of Review Assessment of the impact of ocean resolution in Earth System models on the mean state, variability, and future projections and discussion of prospects for improved parameterisations to represent the ocean mesoscale. Recent Findings The majority of centres participating in CMIP6 employ ocean components with resolutions of about 1 degree in their full Earth System models (eddy-parameterising models). In contrast, there are also models submitted to CMIP6 (both DECK and…


Socio-technical scales in socio-environmental modeling: Managing a system-of-systems modeling approach

Authors: Takuya Iwanaga, Hsiao‐Hsuan Wang, Serena H. Hamilton, Volker Grimm, Tomasz E. Koralewski, Alejandro Salado et al.

Journal: Environmental Modelling & Software · DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104885 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model

Abstract not available.


Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 16 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks

Authors: Hanqin Tian, Rongting Xu, Josep G. Canadell, Rona L. Thompson, Wilfried Winiwarter, Parvadha Suntharalingam et al.

Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2780-0 · Citations: 1839

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract not available.


Soil Salinity and Food Security in India

Authors: Pardeep Kumar, Pradeep Sharma

Journal: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.533781 · Citations: 458

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

India would require around 311 Mt of food grains (cereals and pulses) during 2030 to feed around 1.43 Bn people, and the requirement expectedly would further increase to 350 MT by 2050 when India’s population would be around 1.8 Bn. To achieve food security in the country, the attempts need to focus on both area expansion under agriculture as well as rise in crop productivity. Massive urbanization is putting pressure on agricultural lands, resulting in shrinking of land holdings. The possibil…


Ultraselective and Highly Permeable Polyamide Nanofilms for Ionic and Molecular Nanofiltration

Authors: Pulak Sarkar, Solagna Modak, Santanu Karan

Journal: Advanced Functional Materials · DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202007054 · Citations: 356

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract Membranes with ultrahigh ion selectivity and high liquid permeance are needed to produce high‐quality product water with increased recovery and process efficiency in water desalination. The narrow pore size distribution and controlled surface charge in the separation layer of nanofiltration membranes significantly improve the ion selectivity through molecular sieving and Donnan exclusion of co‐ions. Here, the ultraselective and yet highly water permeable polyamide nanofilm composite …


Water quality assessment of rivers in Lake Chaohu Basin (China) using water quality index

Authors: Zhaoshi Wu, Xijun Lai, Kuanyi Li

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107021 · Citations: 216

Matched topics: river

This study aims at assessment the water quality condition in the rivers of Lake Chaohu Basin (LCB), and exploring the crucial parameters affecting its water quality. Four sampling activities were conducted seasonally from April to December in 2018 at 83 sites covering main rivers of LCB. We measured 15 physicochemical parameters, such as turbidity (tur), dissolved oxygen (DO), ammonium (NH4-N), nitrate (NO3-N), and permanganate index (CODMn). There were significant differences of the 15 envir…


The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives

Authors: Franziska Tanneberger, Lea Appulo, Stefan Ewert, Sebastian Lakner, Niall Ó Brolcháin, Jan Peters et al.

Journal: Advanced Sustainable Systems · DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202000146 · Citations: 211

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract Peatlands are lands with a peat layer at the surface, containing a large proportion of organic carbon. Such lands cover ≈1 000 000 km 2 in Europe, which is almost 10% of the total surface area. In many countries, peatlands have been artificially drained over centuries, leading to not only enormous emissions of CO 2 but also soil subsidence, mobilization of nutrients, higher flood risks, and loss of biodiversity. These problems can largely be solved by stopping drainage and rewetting …


Hysteresis of tropical forests in the 21st century

Authors: Arie Staal, Ingo Fetzer, Lan Wang‐Erlandsson, Joyce Bosmans, Stefan C. Dekker, Egbert H. van Nes et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18728-7 · Citations: 184

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Tropical forests modify the conditions they depend on through feedbacks at different spatial scales. These feedbacks shape the hysteresis (history-dependence) of tropical forests, thus controlling their resilience to deforestation and response to climate change. Here, we determine the emergent hysteresis from local-scale tipping points and regional-scale forest-rainfall feedbacks across the tropics under the recent climate and a severe climate-change scenario. By integrating remote sensing, a…


Risk of crop failure due to compound dry and hot extremes estimated with nested copulas

Authors: Andreia Ribeiro, Ana Russo, Célia M. Gouveia, Patrícia Páscoa, Jakob Zscheischler

Journal: Biogeosciences · DOI: 10.5194/bg-17-4815-2020 · Citations: 167

Matched topics: hydrology

Abstract. The interaction between co-occurring drought and hot conditions is often particularly damaging to crop’s health and may cause crop failure. Climate change exacerbates such risks due to an increase in the intensity and frequency of dry and hot events in many land regions. Hence, here we model the trivariate dependence between spring maximum temperature and spring precipitation and wheat and barley yields over two province regions in Spain with nested copulas. Based on the full trivar…


Soil dissolved organic carbon in terrestrial ecosystems: Global budget, spatial distribution and controls

Authors: Ziyu Guo, Yihui Wang, Zhongmei Wan, Yunjiang Zuo, Liyuan He, Dan Li et al.

Journal: Global Ecology and Biogeography · DOI: 10.1111/geb.13186 · Citations: 134

Matched topics: land surface model

Abstract Aims Soil dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a primary form of labile carbon in terrestrial ecosystems, and therefore plays a vital role in soil carbon cycling. This study aims to quantify the budgets of soil DOC at biome and global levels and to examine the variations in soil DOC and their environmental controls. Location Global. Time period 1981–2019. Methods We compiled a global dataset and analysed the concentration and distribution of DOC across 10 biomes. Results Large variation…


Trade-offs and synergies in the water-energy-food nexus: The case of Saskatchewan, Canada

Authors: Lina Wu, Amin Elshorbagy, Saket Pande, La Zhuo

Journal: Resources Conservation and Recycling · DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105192 · Citations: 128

Matched topics: water management, hydropower, irrigation

Abstract not available.


What sets river width?

Authors: Kieran B. J. Dunne, D. J. Jerolmack

Journal: Science Advances · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1505 · Citations: 127

Matched topics: river

One of the simplest questions in riverine science remains unanswered: “What determines the width of rivers?” While myriad environmental and geological factors have been proposed to control alluvial river size, no accepted theory exists to explain this fundamental characteristic of river systems. We combine analysis of a global dataset with a field study to support a simple hypothesis: River geometry adjusts to the threshold fluid entrainment stress of the most resistant material lining the ch…


A systematic literature analysis of the nature and regional distribution of water pollution sources in Nigeria

Authors: Joshua O. Ighalo, Adewale George Adeniyi, Jamiu Adetayo Adeniran, Samuel Ogunniyi

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124566 · Citations: 124

Matched topics: water management, surface water

Abstract not available.


Targeting the soil quality and soil health concepts when aiming for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Green Deal

Authors: Antonello Bonfante, Angelo Basile, J. Bouma

Journal: SOIL · DOI: 10.5194/soil-6-453-2020 · Citations: 104

Matched topics: water management

Abstract. The concepts of soil quality and soil health are widely used as soils receive more attention in the worldwide policy arena. So far, however, the distinction between the two concepts is unclear, and operational procedures for measurement are still being developed. A proposal is made to focus soil health on actual soil conditions, as determined by a limited set of indicators that reflect favourable rooting conditions. In addition, soil quality can express inherent soil conditions in a…


Monitoring water quality of River Ganga using multivariate techniques and WQI (Water Quality Index) in Western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, India

Authors: Deepika Dimri, Achlesh Daverey, Ambika Kumar, Archana Sharma

Journal: Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100375 · Citations: 102

Matched topics: river, runoff, surface water

Abstract not available.


Stable isotope signatures of river and lake water from Poyang Lake, China: Implications for river–lake interactions

Authors: Huawu Wu, Qi Huang, Congsheng Fu, Fan Song, Jinzhao Liu, Jing Li

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125619 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: hydrology, river

Abstract not available.


Comparison of gradient boosted decision trees and random forest for groundwater potential mapping in Dholpur (Rajasthan), India

Authors: Shruti Sachdeva, Bijendra Kumar

Journal: Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment · DOI: 10.1007/s00477-020-01891-0 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: land surface model

Abstract not available.


Real-time monitoring and prediction of water quality parameters and algae concentrations using microbial potentiometric sensor signals and machine learning tools

Authors: Daniel Saboe, Hamidreza Ghasemi, Ming Ming Gao, Mirjana Samardzic, Kiril Hristovski, Dragan Boscovic et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142876 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract not available.


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After deduplication 662
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SOIL 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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