Weekly Literature Review
Week 38 · September 14–September 20, 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
- Executive Summary
- Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment
- Convolutional neural network approach for spatial prediction of flood hazard at national scale of Iran
- Observed changes in flood hazard in Africa
- Sustainability of rice-based livelihoods in the upper floodplains of Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Prospects and challenges
- Exploring the best sequence LSTM modeling architecture for flood prediction
- Multidimensional flood risk management under climate changes: Bibliometric analysis, trends and strategic guidelines for decision-making in urban dynamics
- Drought Analysis and Prediction
- CRISPR/Cas9 targeted mutagenesis of SlLBD40, a lateral organ boundaries domain transcription factor, enhances drought tolerance in tomato
- Sucrose transport in response to drought and salt stress involves ABA‐mediated induction of OsSWEET13 and OsSWEET15 in rice
- Drought Characteristics Derived Based on the Standardized Streamflow Index: A Large Sample Comparison for Parametric and Nonparametric Methods
- Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
- Climate Change and Water Resources
- A quantitative framework reveals ecological drivers of grassland microbial community assembly in response to warming
- Climate Change News Risk and Corporate Bond Returns
- ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century
- The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6
- Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP)
- Tropical and Mediterranean biodiversity is disproportionately sensitive to land-use and climate change
- Evaluating Climate Models with the CLIVAR 2020 ENSO Metrics Package
- Evaluating permafrost physics in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 (CMIP6) models and their sensitivity to climate change
- Effectiveness of passive design strategies in responding to future climate change for residential buildings in hot and humid Hong Kong
- Potential impacts of mercury released from thawing permafrost
- Differing Trends in United States and European Severe Thunderstorm Environments in a Warming Climate
- A protocol for calculating basal melt rates in the ISMIP6 Antarctic ice sheet projections
- Assessing concurrent effects of climate change on hydropower supply, electricity demand, and greenhouse gas emissions in the Upper Yangtze River Basin of China
- The impact of strategic climate legislation: evidence from expert interviews on the UK Climate Change Act
- Public attitudes towards climate change: A cross-country analysis
- Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
- A Global, Continental, and Regional Analysis of Changes in Extreme Precipitation
- Global scale error assessments of soil moisture estimates from microwave-based active and passive satellites and land surface models over forest and mixed irrigated/dryland agriculture regions
- Extreme precipitation in the tropics is closely associated with long-lived convective systems
- The Community Firn Model (CFM) v1.0
- Assessing the degree of detail of temperature-based snow routines for runoff modelling in mountainous areas in central Europe
- Increased extreme precipitation challenges nitrogen load management to the Gulf of Mexico
- An investigation of weighting schemes suitable for incorporating large ensembles into multi-model ensembles
- Water Management and Sustainability
- Damage accelerates ice shelf instability and mass loss in Amundsen Sea Embayment
- Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes
- Large-Scale Boron-Lined Neutron Detection Systems as a 3He Alternative for Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing
- Riverine transport and water-sediment exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) along the middle-lower Yangtze River, China
- Comparison of different irrigation methods to synergistically improve maize’s yield, water productivity and economic benefits in an arid irrigation area
- Development and validation of the CHIRTS-daily quasi-global high-resolution daily temperature data set
- Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
- Hydrological management constraints on the chemistry of dissolved organic matter in the Three Gorges Reservoir
- Comparison among different ASEAN water quality indices for the assessment of the spatial variation of surface water quality in the Selangor river basin, Malaysia
- Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe
- Identifying opportunities to improve management of water stress in banana production
- A Remotely Sensed Assessment of Surface Ecological Change over the Gomishan Wetland, Iran
- How to design optimal eDNA sampling strategies for biomonitoring in river networks
- Seasonal Forecast Skill of ENSO Teleconnection Maps
- Effects of phosphorus-fertigation on emitter clogging in drip irrigation system with saline water
- Ameliorants and salt tolerant varieties improve rice-wheat production in soils undergoing sodification with alkali water irrigation in Indo–Gangetic Plains of India
- Exploring the factors causing the poor performance of most irrigation schemes in post-independence sub-Saharan Africa
- Mapping snow cover from daily Collection 6 MODIS products over Austria
- Effects of the combination of mulching and deficit irrigation on the soil water and heat, growth and productivity of apples
- Statistics
- 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 Khosravi, Tramblay et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.
Convolutional neural network approach for spatial prediction of flood hazard at national scale of Iran
Authors: Khabat Khosravi, Mahdi Panahi, Ali Golkarian, Saskia Keesstra, Patricia Saco, Dieu Tien Bui et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125552 · Citations: 204
Matched topics: flood
Abstract not available.
Observed changes in flood hazard in Africa
Authors: Yves Tramblay, Gabriele Villarini, Wei Zhang
Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abb90b · Citations: 95
Matched topics: streamflow, flood, land surface model
Abstract Floods represent a major natural hazard in Africa, causing over 27 000 fatalities during the period 1950–2019. Despite its relevance, little is known about changes in flood hazard across this continent due to the lack of long-term high-quality streamflow records. Here we use a newly assembled discharge dataset of African rivers, and provide a long-term comprehensive view of flood hazard across this continent. We show that the annual maximum peak discharge does not exhibit a monotonic…
Sustainability of rice-based livelihoods in the upper floodplains of Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Prospects and challenges
Authors: Dung Duc Tran, Loc Ho Huu, Long Phi Hoang, Tien Duy Pham, Au Hai Nguyen
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106495 · Citations: 93
Matched topics: water management
Abstract not available.
Exploring the best sequence LSTM modeling architecture for flood prediction
Authors: Wei Li, Amin Kiaghadi, Clint Dawson
Journal: Neural Computing and Applications · DOI: 10.1007/s00521-020-05334-3 · Citations: 79
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, flood
Abstract not available.
Multidimensional flood risk management under climate changes: Bibliometric analysis, trends and strategic guidelines for decision-making in urban dynamics
Authors: Lucas Borges Leal da Silva, Marcelo Hazin Alencar, Adiel Teixeira de Almeida
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101865 · Citations: 76
Matched topics: flood, climate change
Abstract not available.
Drought Analysis and Prediction
Drought research this week encompasses 3 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Liu, Mathan et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
CRISPR/Cas9 targeted mutagenesis of SlLBD40, a lateral organ boundaries domain transcription factor, enhances drought tolerance in tomato
Authors: Lun Liu, Jialong Zhang, Jiayi Xu, Yafei Li, Luqin Guo, Zhirong Wang et al.
Journal: Plant Science · DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110683 · Citations: 177
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
Sucrose transport in response to drought and salt stress involves ABA‐mediated induction of OsSWEET13 and OsSWEET15 in rice
Authors: Jyotirmaya Mathan, Anuradha Singh, Aashish Ranjan
Journal: Physiologia Plantarum · DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13210 · Citations: 170
Matched topics: drought
Abiotic stresses, including drought and salinity, negatively affect plant development and physiology at molecular and metabolic levels. Sucrose transport, mediating distribution of photosynthates in plant, is a key physiological process impacted by drought and salinity stresses, as sucrose is a prime energy and signaling molecule as well as an osmolyte. Therefore, understanding the effects of abiotic stresses on sucrose transport and transporters, and underlying genetic and molecular mechanis…
Drought Characteristics Derived Based on the Standardized Streamflow Index: A Large Sample Comparison for Parametric and Nonparametric Methods
Authors: E. Tijdeman, Kerstin Stahl, L. Tallaksen
Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2019WR026315 · Citations: 118
Matched topics: streamflow, drought
The streamflow drought hazard can be characterized in a variety of ways, including using different indices. Traditionally, percentile‐based indices, such as Q95 (the flow exceeded 95% of time), have been used by the hydrological community. Recently, the use of anomaly indices such as the Standardized Streamflow Index (SSI), a probability index‐based approach adopted from the climatological community, has increased in popularity. The SSI can be calculated based on various (non)parametric metho…
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 Convolutional Neural Networks for Streamflow Projection in California
Authors: Shiheng Duan, Paul Ullrich, Lele Shu
Journal: Frontiers in Water · DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2020.00028 · Citations: 77
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow
In this study, a novel temporal convolutional neural network model is developed for long-term streamflow projection in California within the CAMELS watershed regions. The ensemble performance of the model is first compared with other machine learning models for streamflow prediction. The model is further assessed through comparison with reduced models and using different hyperparameters, with results suggesting that this model correctly ascertains the physical relationship between input varia…
Climate Change and Water Resources
Climate-water interactions are explored in 15 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.
A quantitative framework reveals ecological drivers of grassland microbial community assembly in response to warming
Authors: Daliang Ning, Mengting Yuan, Linwei Wu, Ya Zhang, Xue Guo, Xishu Zhou et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18560-z · Citations: 1253
Matched topics: drought
Unraveling the drivers controlling community assembly is a central issue in ecology. Although it is generally accepted that selection, dispersal, diversification and drift are major community assembly processes, defining their relative importance is very challenging. Here, we present a framework to quantitatively infer community assembly mechanisms by phylogenetic bin-based null model analysis (iCAMP). iCAMP shows high accuracy (0.93-0.99), precision (0.80-0.94), sensitivity (0.82-0.94), and …
Climate Change News Risk and Corporate Bond Returns
Authors: Thanh Huynh, Ying Xia
Journal: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis · DOI: 10.1017/s0022109020000757 · Citations: 526
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract We examine whether climate change news risk is priced in corporate bonds. We estimate bond covariance with a climate change news index and find that bonds with a higher climate change news beta earn lower future returns, consistent with the asset pricing implications of demand for bonds with high potential to hedge against climate risk. Moreover, when investors are concerned about climate risk, they are willing to pay higher prices for bonds issued by firms with better environmental …
ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century
Authors: Hélène Seroussi, Sophie Nowicki, A. J. Payne, Heiko Goelzer, William H. Lipscomb, Ayako Abe‐Ouchi et al.
Journal: The cryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-14-3033-2020 · Citations: 505
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model, surface water, earth system model
Abstract. Ice flow models of the Antarctic ice sheet are commonly used to simulate its future evolution in response to different climate scenarios and assess the mass loss that would contribute to future sea level rise. However, there is currently no consensus on estimates of the future mass balance of the ice sheet, primarily because of differences in the representation of physical processes, forcings employed and initial states of ice sheet models. This study presents results from ice flow …
The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: a multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6
Authors: Heiko Goelzer, Sophie Nowicki, A. J. Payne, Eric Larour, Hélène Seroussi, William H. Lipscomb et al.
Journal: The cryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-14-3071-2020 · Citations: 377
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model
Abstract. The Greenland ice sheet is one of the largest contributors to global mean sea-level rise today and is expected to continue to lose mass as the Arctic continues to warm. The two predominant mass loss mechanisms are increased surface meltwater run-off and mass loss associated with the retreat of marine-terminating outlet glaciers. In this paper we use a large ensemble of Greenland ice sheet models forced by output from a representative subset of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Proje…
Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP)
Authors: Sainan Sun, Frank Pattyn, Erika Simon, Torsten Albrecht, Stephen Cornford, Reinhard Calov et al.
Journal: Journal of Glaciology · DOI: 10.1017/jog.2020.67 · Citations: 269
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model, earth system model
Abstract Antarctica’s ice shelves modulate the grounded ice flow, and weakening of ice shelves due to climate forcing will decrease their ‘buttressing’ effect, causing a response in the grounded ice. While the processes governing ice-shelf weakening are complex, uncertainties in the response of the grounded ice sheet are also difficult to assess. The Antarctic BUttressing Model Intercomparison Project (ABUMIP) compares ice-sheet model responses to decrease in buttressing by investigating the …
Tropical and Mediterranean biodiversity is disproportionately sensitive to land-use and climate change
Authors: Tim Newbold, Philippa Oppenheimer, Adrienne Etard, Jessica J. Williams
Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution · DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-01303-0 · Citations: 255
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Evaluating Climate Models with the CLIVAR 2020 ENSO Metrics Package
Authors: Yann Planton, Éric Guilyardi, Andrew T. Wittenberg, Jiwoo Lee, Peter J. Gleckler, Tobias Bayr et al.
Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-19-0337.1 · Citations: 247
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
Abstract El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mode of interannual climate variability on the planet, with far-reaching global impacts. It is therefore key to evaluate ENSO simulations in state-of-the-art numerical models used to study past, present, and future climate. Recently, the Pacific Region Panel of the International Climate and Ocean: Variability, Predictability and Change (CLIVAR) Project, as a part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), led a community-wide e…
Evaluating permafrost physics in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 (CMIP6) models and their sensitivity to climate change
Authors: Eleanor Burke, Yu Zhang, Gerhard Krinner
Journal: The cryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-14-3155-2020 · Citations: 205
Matched topics: hydrology, climate change
Abstract. Permafrost is a ubiquitous phenomenon in the Arctic. Its future evolution is likely to control changes in northern high-latitude hydrology and biogeochemistry. Here we evaluate the permafrost dynamics in the global models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (present generation – CMIP6; previous generation – CMIP5) along with the sensitivity of permafrost to climate change. Whilst the northern high-latitude air temperatures are relatively well simulated by the …
Effectiveness of passive design strategies in responding to future climate change for residential buildings in hot and humid Hong Kong
Authors: Sheng Liu, Yu Ting Kwok, Kevin Ka‐Lun Lau, Wanlu Ouyang, Edward Ng
Journal: Energy and Buildings · DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110469 · Citations: 167
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Potential impacts of mercury released from thawing permafrost
Authors: Kevin Schaefer, Yasin Elshorbany, Elchin Jafarov, Paul F. Schuster, Robert G. Striegl, Kimberly P. Wickland et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18398-5 · Citations: 158
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model, earth system model
Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element that bonds with organic matter and, when converted to methylmercury, is a potent neurotoxicant. Here we estimate potential future releases of Hg from thawing permafrost for low and high greenhouse gas emissions scenarios using a mechanistic model. By 2200, the high emissions scenario shows annual permafrost Hg emissions to the atmosphere comparable to current global anthropogenic emissions. By 2100, simulated Hg concentrations in the Yukon River i…
Differing Trends in United States and European Severe Thunderstorm Environments in a Warming Climate
Authors: Mateusz Taszarek, John T. Allen, Harold E. Brooks, Natalia Pilguj, Bartosz Czernecki
Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-20-0004.1 · Citations: 142
Matched topics: land surface model
Abstract Long-term trends in the historical frequency of environments supportive of atmospheric convection are unclear, and only partially follow the expectations of a warming climate. This uncertainty is driven by the lack of unequivocal changes in the ingredients for severe thunderstorms (i.e., conditional instability, sufficient low-level moisture, initiation mechanism, and vertical wind shear). ERA5 hybrid-sigma data allow for superior characterization of thermodynamic parameters includin…
A protocol for calculating basal melt rates in the ISMIP6 Antarctic ice sheet projections
Authors: Nicolas C. Jourdain, Xylar Asay‐Davis, Tore Hattermann, Fiammetta Straneo, Hélène Seroussi, Christopher M. Little et al.
Journal: The cryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-14-3111-2020 · Citations: 133
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
Abstract. Climate model projections have previously been used to compute ice shelf basal melt rates in ice sheet models, but the strategies employed – e.g., ocean input, parameterization, calibration technique, and corrections – have varied widely and are often ad hoc. Here, a methodology is proposed for the calculation of circum-Antarctic basal melt rates for floating ice, based on climate models, that is suitable for ISMIP6, the Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project for CMIP6 (6th Coupled…
Assessing concurrent effects of climate change on hydropower supply, electricity demand, and greenhouse gas emissions in the Upper Yangtze River Basin of China
Authors: Pengcheng Qin, Hongmei Xu, Min Liu, Chan Xiao, Kate Forrest, Scott Samuelsen et al.
Journal: Applied Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115694 · Citations: 112
Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, climate change, hydropower
Abstract not available.
The impact of strategic climate legislation: evidence from expert interviews on the UK Climate Change Act
Authors: Alina Averchenkova, Samuel Fankhauser, Jared Finnegan
Journal: Climate Policy · DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2020.1819190 · Citations: 96
Matched topics: climate change
This paper assesses the importance of a strategic legal framework for action against climate change, using the UK Climate Change Act as an example. Passed in 2008, the Climate Change Act is one of the earliest and most prominent examples of framework legislation on climate change. It contains several innovative features that have since been replicated in other framework laws. We use stakeholder interviews to assess the strengths of the Act and whether it has succeeded in creating an integrate…
Public attitudes towards climate change: A cross-country analysis
Authors: Gizem Arıkan, Defne Günay
Journal: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations · DOI: 10.1177/1369148120951013 · Citations: 84
Matched topics: climate change
Addressing climate change requires international effort from both governments and the public. Climate change concern is a crucial variable influencing public support for measures to address climate change. Combining country-level data with data from the Pew Research Center Spring 2015 Global Attitudes Survey, we test whether perceived threats from climate change influence climate change concern. We distinguish between personal threat and planetary threat and we find that both threats have sub…
Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 7 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.
A Global, Continental, and Regional Analysis of Changes in Extreme Precipitation
Authors: Qiaohong Sun, Xuebin Zhang, Francis W. Zwiers, Seth Westra, Lisa V. Alexander
Journal: Journal of Climate · DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-19-0892.1 · Citations: 385
Matched topics: hydrologic model, land surface model
Abstract This paper provides an updated analysis of observed changes in extreme precipitation using high-quality station data up to 2018. We examine changes in extreme precipitation represented by annual maxima of 1-day (Rx1day) and 5-day (Rx5day) precipitation accumulations at different spatial scales and attempt to address whether the signal in extreme precipitation has strengthened with several years of additional observations. Extreme precipitation has increased at about two-thirds of sta…
Global scale error assessments of soil moisture estimates from microwave-based active and passive satellites and land surface models over forest and mixed irrigated/dryland agriculture regions
Authors: Hyunglok Kim, Jean‐Pierre Wigneron, Sujay V. Kumar, Jianzhi Dong, Wolfgang Wagner, Michael H. Cosh et al.
Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112052 · Citations: 128
Matched topics: land surface model, irrigation
Abstract not available.
Extreme precipitation in the tropics is closely associated with long-lived convective systems
Authors: Rémy Roca, Thomas Fiolleau
Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-020-00015-4 · Citations: 108
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model
Abstract Water and energy cycles are linked to global warming through the water vapor feedback and heavy precipitation events are expected to intensify as the climate warms. For the mid-latitudes, extreme precipitation theory has been successful in explaining the observations, however, studies of responses in the tropics have diverged. Here we present an analysis of satellite-derived observations of daily accumulated precipitation and of the characteristics of convective systems throughout th…
The Community Firn Model (CFM) v1.0
Authors: C. Max Stevens, Vincent Verjans, J. Lundin, Emma C. Kahle, Annika N. Horlings, Brita I. Horlings et al.
Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-13-4355-2020 · Citations: 105
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model, earth system model
Abstract. Models that simulate the evolution of polar firn are important for several applications in glaciology, including converting ice-sheet elevation change measurements to mass change and interpreting climate records in ice cores. We have developed the Community Firn Model (CFM), an open-source, modular model framework designed to simulate numerous physical processes in firn. The modules include firn densification, heat transport, meltwater percolation and refreezing, water isotope diffu…
Assessing the degree of detail of temperature-based snow routines for runoff modelling in mountainous areas in central Europe
Authors: Marc Girons Lopez, Marc Vis, Michal Jeníček, Nena Grießinger, Jan Seibert
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-24-4441-2020 · Citations: 88
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow
Abstract. Snow processes are a key component of the water cycle in mountainous areas as well as in many areas of the mid and high latitudes of the Earth. The complexity of these processes, coupled with the limited data available on them, has led to the development of different modelling approaches aimed at improving our understanding of these processes and supporting decision-making and management practices. Physically based approaches, such as the energy balance method, provide the best repr…
Increased extreme precipitation challenges nitrogen load management to the Gulf of Mexico
Authors: Chaoqun Lü, Jien Zhang, Hanqin Tian, William G. Crumpton, Matthew J. Helmers, Wei‐Jun Cai et al.
Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-020-00020-7 · Citations: 87
Matched topics: runoff, streamflow, land surface model
Abstract Although the hypoxia formation in the Gulf of Mexico is predominantly driven by increased riverine nitrogen (N) export from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River basin, it remains unclear how hydroclimate extremes affect downstream N loads. Using a process-based hydro-ecological model, we reveal that over 60% of the land area of the Basin has experienced increasing extreme precipitation since 2000, and this area yields over 80% of N leaching loss across the region. Despite occurring in ~…
An investigation of weighting schemes suitable for incorporating large ensembles into multi-model ensembles
Authors: Anna Merrifield, Lukas Brunner, Ruth Lorenz, Iselin Medhaug, Reto Knutti
Journal: Earth System Dynamics · DOI: 10.5194/esd-11-807-2020 · Citations: 81
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
Abstract. Multi-model ensembles can be used to estimate uncertainty in projections of regional climate, but this uncertainty often depends on the constituents of the ensemble. The dependence of uncertainty on ensemble composition is clear when single-model initial condition large ensembles (SMILEs) are included within a multi-model ensemble. SMILEs allow for the quantification of internal variability, a non-negligible component of uncertainty on regional scales, but may also serve to inapprop…
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.
Damage accelerates ice shelf instability and mass loss in Amundsen Sea Embayment
Authors: Stef Lhermitte, Sainan Sun, Christopher A. Shuman, Bert Wouters, Frank Pattyn, Jan Wuite et al.
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1912890117 · Citations: 285
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model
Pine Island Glacier and Thwaites Glacier in the Amundsen Sea Embayment are among the fastest changing outlet glaciers in West Antarctica with large consequences for global sea level. Yet, assessing how much and how fast both glaciers will weaken if these changes continue remains a major uncertainty as many of the processes that control their ice shelf weakening and grounding line retreat are not well understood. Here, we combine multisource satellite imagery with modeling to uncover the rapid…
Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes
Authors: Adrian L. Collins, M. S. A. Blackwell, Pascal Boeckx, Charlotte‐Anne Chivers, Monica B. Emelko, Olivier Evrard et al.
Journal: Journal of Soils and Sediments · DOI: 10.1007/s11368-020-02755-4 · Citations: 209
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, land surface model
PURPOSE: This review of sediment source fingerprinting assesses the current state-of-the-art, remaining challenges and emerging themes. It combines inputs from international scientists either with track records in the approach or with expertise relevant to progressing the science. METHODS: Web of Science and Google Scholar were used to review published papers spanning the period 2013-2019, inclusive, to confirm publication trends in quantities of papers by study area country and the types of …
Large-Scale Boron-Lined Neutron Detection Systems as a 3He Alternative for Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing
Authors: Jannis Weimar, Markus Köhli, Christian Budach, Ulrich Schmidt
Journal: Frontiers in Water · DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2020.00016 · Citations: 134
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, land surface model
Cosmic-Ray neutron sensors are widely used to determine soil moisture on the hectare scale. Precise measurements, especially in the case of mobile application, demand for neutron detectors with high counting rates and high signal-to-noise ratios. For a long time Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing (CRNS) instruments have relied on $^3$He as an efficient neutron converter. Its ongoing scarcity demands for technological solutions using alternative converters, which are $^6$Li and $^{10}$B. Recent develo…
Riverine transport and water-sediment exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) along the middle-lower Yangtze River, China
Authors: Zhonghua Zhao, Xionghu Gong, Lu Zhang, Miao Jin, Yongjiu Cai, Xiaolong Wang
Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123973 · Citations: 131
Matched topics: river, runoff
Abstract not available.
Comparison of different irrigation methods to synergistically improve maize’s yield, water productivity and economic benefits in an arid irrigation area
Authors: Tibin Zhang, Yufeng Zou, Isaya Kisekka, Asim Biswas, Huanjie Cai
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106497 · Citations: 123
Matched topics: irrigation
Abstract not available.
Development and validation of the CHIRTS-daily quasi-global high-resolution daily temperature data set
Authors: A. Verdin, Chris Funk, Pete Peterson, M. F. Landsfeld, Cascade Tuholske, Kathryn Grace
Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00643-7 · Citations: 111
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, land surface model
We present a high-resolution daily temperature data set, CHIRTS-daily, which is derived by merging the monthly Climate Hazards center InfraRed Temperature with Stations climate record with daily temperatures from version 5 of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Re-Analysis. We demonstrate that remotely sensed temperature estimates may more closely represent true conditions than those that rely on interpolation, especially in regions with sparse in situ data. By leveraging r…
Low elevation of Svalbard glaciers drives high mass loss variability
Authors: Brice Noël, Constantijn L. Jakobs, Ward van Pelt, Stef Lhermitte, Bert Wouters, Jack Kohler et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18356-1 · Citations: 104
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, land surface model
Compared to other Arctic ice masses, Svalbard glaciers are low-elevated with flat interior accumulation areas, resulting in a marked peak in their current hypsometry (area-elevation distribution) at ~450 m above sea level. Since summer melt consistently exceeds winter snowfall, these low-lying glaciers can only survive by refreezing a considerable fraction of surface melt and rain in the porous firn layer covering their accumulation zones. We use a high-resolution climate model to show that m…
Hydrological management constraints on the chemistry of dissolved organic matter in the Three Gorges Reservoir
Authors: Ding He, Kai Wang, Yu Pang, Chen He, Penghui Li, Yunyun Li et al.
Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116413 · Citations: 101
Matched topics: reservoir
Abstract not available.
Comparison among different ASEAN water quality indices for the assessment of the spatial variation of surface water quality in the Selangor river basin, Malaysia
Authors: Yong Jie Wong, Yoshihisa Shimizu, Kai He, Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman
Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08543-4 · Citations: 99
Matched topics: river, surface water
Abstract not available.
Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe
Authors: Francesco María Sabatini, William S. Keeton, Marcus Lindner, Miroslav Svoboda, Pieter Johannes Verkerk, Jürgen Bauhus et al.
Journal: Diversity and Distributions · DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13158 · Citations: 97
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model
Abstract Aims Primary forests are critical for forest biodiversity and provide key ecosystem services. In Europe, these forests are particularly scarce and it is unclear whether they are sufficiently protected. Here we aim to: (a) understand whether extant primary forests are representative of the range of naturally occurring forest types, (b) identify forest types which host enough primary forest under strict protection to meet conservation targets and (c) highlight areas where restoration i…
Identifying opportunities to improve management of water stress in banana production
Authors: Niranjan Panigrahi, Andrew J. Thompson, Sergio Zubelzu, Jerry Knox
Journal: Scientia Horticulturae · DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109735 · Citations: 91
Matched topics: runoff, water management
Abstract not available.
A Remotely Sensed Assessment of Surface Ecological Change over the Gomishan Wetland, Iran
Authors: Salman Qureshi, Seyed Kazem Alavipanah, M. V. Konyushkova, Naeim Mijani, Solmaz Fathololomi, Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei et al.
Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs12182989 · Citations: 87
Matched topics: land surface model
Due to the excessive use of natural resources in the contemporary world, the importance of ecological and environmental condition modeling has increased. Wetlands and cities represent the natural and artificial strategic areas that affect ecosystem conditions. Changes in the ecological conditions of these areas have a great impact on the conditions of the global ecosystem. Therefore, modeling spatiotemporal variations of the ecological conditions in these areas is critical. This study was aim…
How to design optimal eDNA sampling strategies for biomonitoring in river networks
Authors: Luca Carraro, Julian B. Stauffer, Florian Altermatt
Journal: Environmental DNA · DOI: 10.1002/edn3.137 · Citations: 86
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river
Abstract The current biodiversity crisis calls for appropriate methods for assessing biodiversity. In this respect, environmental DNA (eDNA) holds great promise, especially for aquatic ecosystems. While initial eDNA studies assessed biodiversity at single sites, technology now allows analyzing samples from many points simultaneously. However, the selection of these sites has been mostly motivated on an ad‐hoc basis. To this end, hydrology‐based models might offer a unique guidance on where to…
Seasonal Forecast Skill of ENSO Teleconnection Maps
Authors: Nathan Lenssen, Lisa Goddard, Simon J. Mason
Journal: Weather and Forecasting · DOI: 10.1175/waf-d-19-0235.1 · Citations: 86
Matched topics: streamflow, seasonal, land surface model
Abstract El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant source of seasonal climate predictability. This study quantifies the historical impact of ENSO on seasonal precipitation through an update of the global ENSO teleconnection maps of Mason and Goddard. Many additional teleconnections are detected due to better handling of missing values and 20 years of additional, higher quality data. These global teleconnection maps are used as deterministic and probabilistic empirical seasonal forec…
Effects of phosphorus-fertigation on emitter clogging in drip irrigation system with saline water
Authors: Tahir Muhammad, Bo Zhou, Zeyuan Liu, Xiuzhi Chen, Yunkai Li
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106392 · Citations: 84
Matched topics: irrigation
Abstract not available.
Ameliorants and salt tolerant varieties improve rice-wheat production in soils undergoing sodification with alkali water irrigation in Indo–Gangetic Plains of India
Authors: Parvender Sheoran, Nirmalendu Basak, Ashwani Kumar, Rajender Kumar Yadav, Randhir Singh, R.P. Sharma et al.
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106492 · Citations: 84
Matched topics: irrigation
Abstract not available.
Exploring the factors causing the poor performance of most irrigation schemes in post-independence sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Vibeke Bjornlund, Henning Bjørnlund, André van Rooyen
Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development · DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2020.1808448 · Citations: 81
Matched topics: water management, irrigation
This article explores the factors causing the current poor performance \nof most government irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan \nAfrica. The literature review finds that the poor performance is not \nprimarily caused by socioeconomic and biophysical conditions \ninherent to sub-Saharan Africa. African farmers have adapted to \ndiverse biophysical conditions and expanded or contracted their \narea under agricultural water management in response to market \nsignals. R…
Mapping snow cover from daily Collection 6 MODIS products over Austria
Authors: Rui Tong, Juraj Párajka, Jürgen Komma, Günter Blöschl
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125548 · Citations: 75
Matched topics: hydrologic model
Abstract not available.
Effects of the combination of mulching and deficit irrigation on the soil water and heat, growth and productivity of apples
Authors: Yang Liao, Hongxia Cao, Wen-Kai Xue, Xing Liu
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106482 · Citations: 74
Matched topics: irrigation
Abstract not available.
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| Databases searched | 2 |
| Topics searched | 16 |
| Total papers fetched | 1098 |
| After deduplication | 712 |
| After LLM relevance filtering | 50 |
| Rejected (not relevant) | 662 |
Papers by journal
| Journal | Papers |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Water Management | 5 |
| The cryosphere | 4 |
| Nature Communications | 3 |
| Journal of Hydrology | 2 |
| Frontiers in Water | 2 |
| Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | 2 |
| Communications Earth & Environment | 2 |
| Environmental Research Letters | 1 |
| Neural Computing and Applications | 1 |
| International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction | 1 |
| Plant Science | 1 |
| Physiologia Plantarum | 1 |
| Water Resources Research | 1 |
| Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis | 1 |
| Journal of Glaciology | 1 |
| Nature Ecology & Evolution | 1 |
| Energy and Buildings | 1 |
| Applied Energy | 1 |
| Climate Policy | 1 |
| The British Journal of Politics and International Relations | 1 |
| Journal of Climate | 1 |
| Remote Sensing of Environment | 1 |
| Geoscientific model development | 1 |
| Hydrology and earth system sciences | 1 |
| Earth System Dynamics | 1 |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 1 |
| Journal of Soils and Sediments | 1 |
| Journal of Hazardous Materials | 1 |
| Scientific Data | 1 |
| Water Research | 1 |
| Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 1 |
| Diversity and Distributions | 1 |
| Scientia Horticulturae | 1 |
| Remote Sensing | 1 |
| Environmental DNA | 1 |
| Weather and Forecasting | 1 |
| International Journal of Water Resources Development | 1 |
Filtering Criteria
Topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, runoff, streamflow, reservoir, water management, flood, drought, seasonal, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, surface water, irrigation, earth system model
Databases: Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex