Weekly Literature Review

Week 30 · July 26–August 1, 2021

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. How far spatial resolution affects the ensemble machine learning based flood susceptibility prediction in data sparse region
    2. Global compound floods from precipitation and storm surge: Hazards and the roles of cyclones
    3. Modeling Daily Floods in the Lancang‐Mekong River Basin Using an Improved Hydrological‐Hydrodynamic Model
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Investigating the Propagation From Meteorological to Hydrological Drought by Introducing the Nonlinear Dependence With Directed Information Transfer Index
    2. The application of biochar alleviated the adverse effects of drought on the growth, physiology, yield and quality of rapeseed through regulation of soil status and nutrients availability
    3. Agricultural Drought Prediction Based on Conditional Distributions of Vine Copulas
    4. Observed changes in seasonal drought characteristics and their possible potential drivers over Pakistan
    5. Efficient Regulation of CO2 Assimilation Enables Greater Resilience to High Temperature and Drought in Maize
    6. Tolerance to salinity and drought stresses in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) seedlings inoculated with indigenous stress-tolerant PGPR isolates
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Deep learning hybrid model with Boruta-Random forest optimiser algorithm for streamflow forecasting with climate mode indices, rainfall, and periodicity
    2. Ensemble streamflow forecasting over a cascade reservoir catchment with integrated hydrometeorological modeling and machine learning
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. A sustainable development pathway for climate action within the UN 2030 Agenda
    2. The trap of climate change-induced “natural” disasters and inequality
    3. Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: A Systematic Literature Review (2016–2020)
    4. Exploring machine learning potential for climate change risk assessment
    5. Climate change action as a project of identity: Eight meta-analyses
    6. Pathways to sustaining tuna-dependent Pacific Island economies during climate change
    7. Human-wildlife conflict under climate change
    8. Predicting climate change impacts on potential worldwide distribution of fall armyworm based on CMIP6 projections
    9. Combined control of multiple extreme climate stressors on autumn vegetation phenology on the Tibetan Plateau under past and future climate change
    10. Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems
    11. The role of non-cognitive skills in farmers’ adoption of climate change mitigation measures
    12. Structures and Deformation in Glaciers and Ice Sheets
    13. Impacts of climate change and afforestation on vegetation dynamic in the Mu Us Desert, China
    14. Assessing the effectiveness of green roofs in enhancing the energy and indoor comfort resilience of urban buildings to climate change: Methodology proposal and application
    15. Determinants of choice of climate change adaptation practices by smallholder pineapple farmers in the semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana
    16. The impact of climate change in wheat and barley yields in the Iberian Peninsula
    17. Assessing of impact climate parameters on the gap between hydropower supply and electricity demand by RCPs scenarios and optimized ANN by the improved Pathfinder (IPF) algorithm
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Increasing precipitation variability on daily-to-multiyear time scales in a warmer world
    2. Conservation management decreases surface runoff and soil erosion
    3. Forests buffer against variations in precipitation
    4. Effects of length and application rate of rice straw mulch on surface runoff and soil loss under laboratory simulated rainfall
    5. Identifying influencing groundwater parameter on human health associate with irrigation indices using the Automatic Linear Model (ALM) in a semi-arid region in India
    6. Past variations and future projection of runoff in typical basins in 10 water zones, China
    7. Comparison of physical and data-driven models to forecast groundwater level changes with the inclusion of GRACE – A case study over the state of Victoria, Australia
    8. Impact of Land Use Change Due to Urbanisation on Surface Runoff Using GIS-Based SCS–CN Method: A Case Study of Xiamen City, China
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. FLUXNET-CH 4 : a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands
    2. Assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation in the arid regions using irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and GIS-Zoning maps: Case study from Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
    3. Pervasive changes in stream intermittency across the United States
    4. A transfer Learning-Based LSTM strategy for imputing Large-Scale consecutive missing data and its application in a water quality prediction system
    5. Irrigated areas drive irrigation water withdrawals
    6. Anthropogenic forcing and response yield observed positive trend in Earth’s energy imbalance
    7. Spatiotemporal Methane Emission From Global Reservoirs
    8. Quantifying diurnal and seasonal variation of surface urban heat island intensity and its associated determinants across different climatic zones over Indian cities
    9. Evaluation of an urban drainage system and its resilience using remote sensing and GIS
    10. Continuous input of organic ultraviolet filters and benzothiazoles threatens the surface water and sediment of two major rivers in the Pearl River Basin
    11. Reanalysis in Earth System Science: Toward Terrestrial Ecosystem Reanalysis
    12. Land use effects on soil hydraulic properties and the contribution of soil organic carbon
    13. A large-scale comparison of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining (AI&DM) techniques in simulating reservoir releases over the Upper Colorado Region
    14. South American fires and their impacts on ecosystems increase with continued emissions
  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 Saha, Lai et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

How far spatial resolution affects the ensemble machine learning based flood susceptibility prediction in data sparse region

Authors: Tamal Kanti Saha, Swades Pal, Swapan Talukdar, Sandipta Debanshi, Rumki Khatun, Pankaj Singha et al.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113344 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Global compound floods from precipitation and storm surge: Hazards and the roles of cyclones

Authors: Yangchen Lai, Jianfeng Li, Xihui Gu, Cancan Liu, Yongqin David Chen

Journal: Journal of Climate · DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-21-0050.1 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: flood

Abstract During simultaneous or successive occurrences of precipitation and storm surges, the interplay of the two types of extremes can exacerbate the impact to a greater extent than either of them in isolation. The compound flood hazards from precipitation and storm surges vary across regions of the world because of the various weather conditions. By analyzing in- situ observations of precipitation and storm surges across the globe, we found that the return periods of compound floods with m…


Modeling Daily Floods in the Lancang‐Mekong River Basin Using an Improved Hydrological‐Hydrodynamic Model

Authors: Jie Wang, Xiaobo Yun, Yadu Pokhrel, Dai Yamazaki, Qiudong Zhao, Aifang Chen et al.

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr029734 · Citations: 65

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, flood

Abstract Daily floods including event, characteristic, extreme and inundation in the Lancang‐Mekong River Basin (LMRB), crucial for flood projection and forecasting, have not been adequately modeled. An improved hydrological‐hydrodynamic model (VIC and CaMa‐Flood) considering regional parameterization was developed to simulate the flood dynamics over the basin from 1967 to 2015. The flood elements were extracted from daily time series and evaluated at both local and regional scales using the …


Drought Analysis and Prediction

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

Investigating the Propagation From Meteorological to Hydrological Drought by Introducing the Nonlinear Dependence With Directed Information Transfer Index

Authors: Zhaoqiang Zhou, Haiyun Shi, Qiang Fu, Yibo Ding, Tianxiao Li, Suning Liu

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr030028 · Citations: 166

Matched topics: runoff, drought

Abstract Meteorological drought is the fuse of hydrological drought, and understanding the propagation mechanisms from meteorological to hydrological drought is of great significance to the monitoring and prevention of hydrological drought. Besides the linear dependence, this study thoroughly investigated the propagation from meteorological to hydrological drought by introducing the nonlinear dependence with directed information transfer index (DITI) for the first time. In this study, the sta…


The application of biochar alleviated the adverse effects of drought on the growth, physiology, yield and quality of rapeseed through regulation of soil status and nutrients availability

Authors: Zaid Khan, Mohammad Nauman Khan, Kangkang Zhang, Tao Luo, Kunmiao Zhu, Liyong Hu

Journal: Industrial Crops and Products · DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2021.113878 · Citations: 158

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Agricultural Drought Prediction Based on Conditional Distributions of Vine Copulas

Authors: Haijiang Wu, Xiaoling Su, Vijay P. Singh, Kai Feng, Jiping Niu

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr029562 · Citations: 115

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Monitoring and prediction of agricultural drought are paramount to food security at the global and regional scales, particularly under the influence of climate change and anthropogenic activities. Soil moisture is an effective indicator for monitoring and characterizing agricultural drought. Soil moisture (agricultural drought) is mainly affected by precipitation (meteorological drought) and temperature (hot conditions). Owing to the flexibility of vine copulas in handling multidimen…


Observed changes in seasonal drought characteristics and their possible potential drivers over Pakistan

Authors: Irfan Ullah, Xieyao Ma, Jun Yin, Farhan Saleem, Sidra Syed, Abubaker Omer et al.

Journal: International Journal of Climatology · DOI: 10.1002/joc.7321 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: drought, seasonal

Abstract Long‐term drought monitoring and its assessment are of great importance for meteorological disaster risk management. The recurrent spells of heat waves and droughts have severely affected the environmental conditions worldwide, including Pakistan. The present work sought to investigate the spatiotemporal changes in drought characteristics over Pakistan during Rabi and Kharif cropping seasons. The role of large‐scale circulation and interannual mode of climate variability is further e…


Efficient Regulation of CO2 Assimilation Enables Greater Resilience to High Temperature and Drought in Maize

Authors: Pedro M. P. Correia, Anabela Bernardes da Silva, Margarida Vaz, Elizabete Carmo‐Silva, Jorge Marques da Silva

Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science · DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.675546 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: drought

activities of key enzymes for carboxylation (phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase), decarboxylation (NADP-malic enzyme), and carbon fixation (Rubisco). Both genotypes successfully acclimatized to the high temperature, although with different mechanisms: while B73 maintained the photosynthetic rates by increasing stomatal conductance (gs), P0023 maintained gs and showed limited transpiration. When WD was experienced in combination with high temperatures, limited transpiration allowed water-savings …


Tolerance to salinity and drought stresses in pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) seedlings inoculated with indigenous stress-tolerant PGPR isolates

Authors: Mojdeh Khalilpour, Vahid Mozafari, Payman Abbaszadeh‐Dahaji

Journal: Scientia Horticulturae · DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110440 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning

Machine learning and data-driven approaches to streamflow prediction feature prominently with 2 papers. The studies demonstrate continued innovation in hybrid modeling frameworks, signal decomposition techniques, and ensemble methods for improved hydrological forecasting.

Deep learning hybrid model with Boruta-Random forest optimiser algorithm for streamflow forecasting with climate mode indices, rainfall, and periodicity

Authors: A. A. M. Ahmed, R. Deo, Qianqian Feng, A. Ghahramani, N. Raj, Zhenliang Yin et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.JHYDROL.2021.126350 · Citations: 126

Matched topics: streamflow

Abstract Long-term forecasting of any hydrologic phenomena is essential for strategic environmental planning, hydrologic and other forms of structural design, agriculture, and water resources management. Climate mode indices, utilising machine learning methods, are frequently considered as predictor variables in order to forecast several different hydrological variables. In this study, a feature selection algorithm based on two different deep learning models, i.e., long short-term memory and …


Ensemble streamflow forecasting over a cascade reservoir catchment with integrated hydrometeorological modeling and machine learning

Authors: Junjiang Liu, Xing Yuan, Junhan Zeng, Yang Jiao, Yong Li, Lihua Zhong et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.5194/hess-2021-393 · Citations: 78

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

Abstract. A popular way to forecast streamflow is to use bias-corrected meteorological forecast to drive a calibrated hydrological model, but these hydrometeorological approaches have deficiency over small catchments due to uncertainty in meteorological forecasts and errors from hydrological models, especially over catchments that are regulated by dams and reservoirs. For a cascade reservoir catchment, the discharge of the upstream reservoir contributes to an important part of the streamflow …


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.

A sustainable development pathway for climate action within the UN 2030 Agenda

Authors: Bjoern Soergel, Elmar Kriegler, Isabelle Weindl, Sebastian Rauner, Alois Dirnaichner, Constantin Ruhe et al.

Journal: Nature Climate Change · DOI: 10.1038/s41558-021-01098-3 · Citations: 515

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

Abstract not available.


The trap of climate change-induced “natural” disasters and inequality

Authors: Federica Cappelli, Valeria Costantini, Davide Consoli

Journal: Global Environmental Change · DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102329 · Citations: 210

Matched topics: climate change

The purpose of the present paper is to disentangle the mechanisms that connect climate change-induced disasters, inequality and vulnerability by accounting for both directions of causality. We do so by means of a simultaneous equations approach on a panel of 149 countries from 1992 to 2018. The empirical analysis reveals that countries with higher levels of income inequality suffer greater damages when hit by a natural disaster. At the same time, inequality is found to increase the number of …


Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: A Systematic Literature Review (2016–2020)

Authors: Scott Allan Orr, Jenny Richards, Sandra Fatorić

Journal: The Historic Environment Policy & Practice · DOI: 10.1080/17567505.2021.1957264 · Citations: 204

Matched topics: climate change

<p>Research focusing on climate change and cultural heritage informs heritage management and policy. Fatorić and Seekamp assessed this field up to 2015, highlighting the need for periodic reassessment of the field given the observed growth and research that documents how cultural heritage contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Five years on, this systematic review reflects on the state of the art by evaluating 165 publications (2016–2020) about cultural heritage and cl…


Exploring machine learning potential for climate change risk assessment

Authors: Federica Zennaro, Elisa Furlan, Christian Simeoni, Silvia Torresan, Sinem Aslan, Andrea Critto et al.

Journal: Earth-Science Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103752 · Citations: 124

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Climate change action as a project of identity: Eight meta-analyses

Authors: Štěpán Veselý, Torsten Masson, Parissa Chokrai, Anna Maria Becker, Immo Fritsche, Christian A. Klöckner et al.

Journal: Global Environmental Change · DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102322 · Citations: 123

Matched topics: climate change

Identity can improve our understanding of personal climate action, particularly when climate action becomes an expression of a person’s self. However, it is unclear which kind of self or identity is most relevant. Building on a comprehensive series of eight meta-analyses (using data from 188 published articles, N = 414,282 participants) this research systematically compares how strongly climate-friendly intentions and behaviors are associated with place identity, personal connectedness to nat…


Pathways to sustaining tuna-dependent Pacific Island economies during climate change

Authors: Johann D. Bell, Inna Senina, Tim Adams, Olivier Aumont, Beatriz Calmettes, Sangaalofa Clark et al.

Journal: Nature Sustainability · DOI: 10.1038/s41893-021-00745-z · Citations: 121

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract Climate-driven redistribution of tuna threatens to disrupt the economies of Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and sustainable management of the world’s largest tuna fishery. Here we show that by 2050, under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario (RCP 8.5), the total biomass of three tuna species in the waters of ten Pacific SIDS could decline by an average of 13% (range = −5% to −20%) due to a greater proportion of fish occurring in the high seas. The potential implicat…


Human-wildlife conflict under climate change

Authors: Briana Abrahms

Journal: Science · DOI: 10.1126/science.abj4216 · Citations: 102

Matched topics: climate change

Climate change is intensifying conflicts between people and wildlife


Predicting climate change impacts on potential worldwide distribution of fall armyworm based on CMIP6 projections

Authors: R. Maruthadurai, Bappa Das, R. Ramesh

Journal: Journal of Pest Science · DOI: 10.1007/s10340-021-01411-1 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Combined control of multiple extreme climate stressors on autumn vegetation phenology on the Tibetan Plateau under past and future climate change

Authors: Peng Li, Zelin Liu, Xiaolu Zhou, Binggeng Xie, Zhongwu Li, Yunpeng Luo et al.

Journal: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology · DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108571 · Citations: 89

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Multiple climate change-driven tipping points for coastal systems

Authors: Patrick L. Barnard, Jenifer E. Dugan, Henry M. Page, Nathan Wood, Juliette Finzi Hart, Daniel R. Cayan et al.

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94942-7 · Citations: 88

Matched topics: climate change

As the climate evolves over the next century, the interaction of accelerating sea level rise (SLR) and storms, combined with confining development and infrastructure, will place greater stresses on physical, ecological, and human systems along the ocean-land margin. Many of these valued coastal systems could reach “tipping points,” at which hazard exposure substantially increases and threatens the present-day form, function, and viability of communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Determ…


The role of non-cognitive skills in farmers’ adoption of climate change mitigation measures

Authors: Cordelia Kreft, Robert Huber, David Wuepper, Robert Finger

Journal: Ecological Economics · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107169 · Citations: 84

Matched topics: climate change

Farmers’ adoption of climate change mitigation measures is key to successfully reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. This article investigates the role of non-cognitive skills, namely self-efficacy and locus of control, in farmers’ uptake of mitigation measures. The study is based on a combination of survey and census data from 105 farmers in Switzerland. Almost all farmers in our sample already adopt some of the considered measures to reduce greenhouse gases on their farm. On average…


Structures and Deformation in Glaciers and Ice Sheets

Authors: Stephen J. A. Jennings, Michael J. Hambrey

Journal: Reviews of Geophysics · DOI: 10.1029/2021rg000743 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: hydrology

Abstract The aims of this review are to: (a) describe and interpret structures in valley glaciers in relation to strain history; and (b) to explore how these structures inform our understanding of the kinematics of large ice masses, and a wide range of other aspects of glaciology. Structures in glaciers give insight as to how ice deforms at the macroscopic and larger scale. Structures also provide information concerning the deformation history of ice masses over centuries and millennia. From …


Impacts of climate change and afforestation on vegetation dynamic in the Mu Us Desert, China

Authors: Zenghui Sun, Zhongan Mao, Liangyan Yang, Zhe Liu, Jichang Han, Huanyuan Wanag et al.

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108020 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: climate change

As an important part of the terrestrial ecosystem, vegetation is commonly used as an indicator to evaluate climate change and ecological restoration efforts. In China’s farming-pastoral areas, the Mu Us Desert is a typical area utilizing desertification control methods where vegetation cover has significantly changed in recent years. It is important to assess how climate change and afforestation affect vegetation activity dynamic in this region. This study aims to investigate the relationship…


Assessing the effectiveness of green roofs in enhancing the energy and indoor comfort resilience of urban buildings to climate change: Methodology proposal and application

Authors: Laura Cirrincione, Antonino Marvuglia, Gianluca Scaccianoce

Journal: Building and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108198 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: runoff, climate change

Abstract not available.


Determinants of choice of climate change adaptation practices by smallholder pineapple farmers in the semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana

Authors: Philip Antwi‐Agyei, Esther Ako Wiafe, Kofi Amanor, Frank Baffour‐Ata, Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe

Journal: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2021.100140 · Citations: 72

Matched topics: climate change

This paper explored the extent to which the awareness of climate change affects the choice of climate change adaptation practice by smallholder pineapple farmers. This study used a cross-sectional data collected from 150 farmers in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality, Ghana. We applied the Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to identify sub-population of pineapple farmers based on their awareness levels of climate change and socioeconomic characteristics. We then used a multinomial logistic regression …


The impact of climate change in wheat and barley yields in the Iberian Peninsula

Authors: Virgílio A. Bento, Andreia Ribeiro, Ana Russo, Célia M. Gouveia, Rita M. Cardoso, Pedro M. M. Soares

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95014-6 · Citations: 68

Matched topics: climate change

The impact of climate change on wheat and barley yields in two regions of the Iberian Peninsula is here examined. Regression models are developed by using EURO-CORDEX regional climate model (RCM) simulations, forced by ERA-Interim, with monthly maximum and minimum air temperatures and monthly accumulated precipitation as predictors. Additionally, RCM simulations forced by different global climate models for the historical period (1972-2000) and mid-of-century (2042-2070; under the two emissio…


Assessing of impact climate parameters on the gap between hydropower supply and electricity demand by RCPs scenarios and optimized ANN by the improved Pathfinder (IPF) algorithm

Authors: Rui Hou, Shanshan Li, Minrong Wu, Guowen Ren, Wei Gao, Majid Khayatnezhad et al.

Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.121621 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract not available.


Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 8 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Increasing precipitation variability on daily-to-multiyear time scales in a warmer world

Authors: Wenxia Zhang, Kalli Furtado, Peili Wu, Tianjun Zhou, Robin Chadwick, Charline Marzin et al.

Journal: Science Advances · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf8021 · Citations: 385

Matched topics: hydrologic model

The hydrological cycle intensifies under global warming with precipitation increases. How the increased precipitation varies temporally at a given location has vital implications for regional climates and ecosystem services. On the basis of ensemble climate model projections under a high-emission scenario, here, we show that approximately two-thirds of land on Earth will face a “wetter and more variable” hydroclimate on daily to multiyear time scales. This means wider swings between wet and d…


Conservation management decreases surface runoff and soil erosion

Authors: Xuan Du, J.‐S. Jian, Can Du, R. Stewart

Journal: International Soil and Water Conservation Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2021.08.001 · Citations: 164

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract not available.


Forests buffer against variations in precipitation

Authors: John C. O’Connor, Stefan C. Dekker, Arie Staal, Obbe A. Tuinenburg, Karin T. Rebel, Maria J. Santos

Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15763 · Citations: 87

Matched topics: hydrology

Atmospheric moisture recycling effectively increases the amount of usable water over land as the water can undergo multiple precipitation-evapotranspiration cycles. Differences in land cover and climate regulate the evapotranspiration flux. Forests can have deep roots that access groundwater facilitating transpiration throughout the dry season independent of precipitation. This stable transpiration buffers the forest against precipitation variability. However, it is not known whether the buff…


Effects of length and application rate of rice straw mulch on surface runoff and soil loss under laboratory simulated rainfall

Authors: M. Parhizkar, M. Shabanpour, M. Lucas‐Borja, D. Zema, Siyue Li, N. Tanaka et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsrc.2020.12.002 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract Forest land affected by deforestation yields high soil and water losses. Suitable management practices need to be found that can reduce these losses and achieve ecological and hydrological sustainability of the deforested areas. Mulch has been found to be effective in reducing soil losses; straw mulch is easy to apply, contributes soil organic matter, and is efficient since the day of application. However, the complex effects of rice straw mulch with different application rates and l…


Identifying influencing groundwater parameter on human health associate with irrigation indices using the Automatic Linear Model (ALM) in a semi-arid region in India

Authors: Balamurugan Panneerselvam, Kirubakaran Muniraj, Maciej Thomas, Nagavinothini Ravichandran, Butsawan Bidorn

Journal: Environmental Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111778 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.


Past variations and future projection of runoff in typical basins in 10 water zones, China

Authors: Xiaoxiang Guan, Jianyun Zhang, Zhenxin Bao, Cuishan Liu, Junliang Jin, Guoqing Wang

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149277 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract not available.


Comparison of physical and data-driven models to forecast groundwater level changes with the inclusion of GRACE – A case study over the state of Victoria, Australia

Authors: Wenjie Yin, Zongwen Fan, Natthachet Tangdamrongsub, Litang Hu, Menglin Zhang

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126735 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: land surface model

Abstract not available.


Impact of Land Use Change Due to Urbanisation on Surface Runoff Using GIS-Based SCS–CN Method: A Case Study of Xiamen City, China

Authors: Sabita Shrestha, Shenghui Cui, Lilai Xu, Lihong Wang, B. Manandhar, Shengping Ding

Journal: Land · DOI: 10.3390/land10080839 · Citations: 70

Matched topics: runoff

Rapid urban development results in visible changes in land use due to increase in impervious surfaces from human construction and decrease in pervious areas. Urbanisation influences the hydrological cycle of an area, resulting in less infiltration, higher flood peak, and surface runoff. This study analysed the impact of land use change due to urbanisation on surface runoff, using the geographic information system (GIS)-based soil conservation service curve number (SCS–CN) method, during the p…


Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 14 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

FLUXNET-CH 4 : a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands

Authors: Kyle Delwiche, Sara Knox, Avni Malhotra, Etienne Fluet‐Chouinard, Gavin McNicol, Sarah Féron et al.

Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-3607-2021 · Citations: 186

Matched topics: seasonal

Abstract. Methane (CH4) emissions from natural landscapes constitute roughly half of global CH4 contributions to the atmosphere, yet large uncertainties remain in the absolute magnitude and the seasonality of emission quantities and drivers. Eddy covariance (EC) measurements of CH4 flux are ideal for constraining ecosystem-scale CH4 emissions due to quasi-continuous and high-temporal-resolution CH4 flux measurements, coincident carbon dioxide, water, and energy flux measurements, lack of ecos…


Assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation in the arid regions using irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and GIS-Zoning maps: Case study from Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE

Authors: M. Batarseh, E. Imreizeeq, Seyda Tilev, Mohammad Al Alaween, W. Suleiman, Abdulla Mohammed Al Remeithi et al.

Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/J.GSD.2021.100611 · Citations: 165

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract The present study developed an Irrigation Water Quality Index (IWQI) and GIS-Zoning maps for assessing groundwater resources for irrigation purposes in Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE. The calculated IWQI values varied from 8.78 to 77.44 and 52% of the samples categorized under severe irrigation restrictions, where groundwater can be used for irrigation of high salt tolerance plants only. While, 44% of the investigated wells located within the high restriction category, 3% within moderate res…


Pervasive changes in stream intermittency across the United States

Authors: Samuel C. Zipper, John C. Hammond, Margaret Shanafield, Margaret Zimmer, Thibault Datry, C. Nathan Jones et al.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac14ec · Citations: 153

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, water management

Abstract Non-perennial streams are widespread, critical to ecosystems and society, and the subject of ongoing policy debate. Prior large-scale research on stream intermittency has been based on long-term averages, generally using annually aggregated data to characterize a highly variable process. As a result, it is not well understood if, how, or why the hydrology of non-perennial streams is changing. Here, we investigate trends and drivers of three intermittency signatures that describe the …


A transfer Learning-Based LSTM strategy for imputing Large-Scale consecutive missing data and its application in a water quality prediction system

Authors: Chen Zeng, Huan Xu, Peng Jiang, Shanen Yu, Guang Lin, Igor Bychkov et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126573 · Citations: 150

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.


Irrigated areas drive irrigation water withdrawals

Authors: Arnald Puy, Emanuele Borgonovo, Samuele Lo Piano, Simon A. Levin, Andrea Saltelli

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24508-8 · Citations: 121

Matched topics: water management, land surface model, irrigation

A sustainable management of global freshwater resources requires reliable estimates of the water demanded by irrigated agriculture. This has been attempted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through country surveys and censuses, or through Global Models, which compute irrigation water withdrawals with sub-models on crop types and calendars, evapotranspiration, irrigation efficiencies, weather data and irrigated areas, among others. Here we demonstrate that these strategies err on …


Anthropogenic forcing and response yield observed positive trend in Earth’s energy imbalance

Authors: Shiv Priyam Raghuraman, David Paynter, V. Ramaswamy

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24544-4 · Citations: 113

Matched topics: earth system model

, but the contributing drivers have yet to be understood. Using climate model simulations, we show that it is exceptionally unlikely (<1% probability) that this trend can be explained by internal variability. Instead, TEEI is achieved only upon accounting for the increase in anthropogenic radiative forcing and the associated climate response. TEEI is driven by a large decrease in reflected solar radiation and a small increase in emitted infrared radiation. This is because recent changes in fo…


Spatiotemporal Methane Emission From Global Reservoirs

Authors: Matthew S. Johnson, Elaine Matthews, David Bastviken, Bridget R. Deemer, Jinyang Du, Vanessa Genovese

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences · DOI: 10.1029/2021jg006305 · Citations: 99

Matched topics: reservoir, hydropower

Abstract Inland aquatic systems, such as reservoirs, contribute substantially to global methane (CH 4 ) emissions; yet are among the most uncertain components of the total CH 4 budget. Reservoirs have received recent attention as they may generate high CH 4 fluxes. Improved quantification of these CH 4 fluxes, particularly their spatiotemporal distribution, is key to realistically incorporating them in CH 4 modeling and budget studies. Here we report on a new global, gridded (0.25° lat × 0.25…


Quantifying diurnal and seasonal variation of surface urban heat island intensity and its associated determinants across different climatic zones over Indian cities

Authors: Pir Mohammad, Ajanta Goswami

Journal: GIScience & Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2021.1940739 · Citations: 94

Matched topics: seasonal

Surface urban heat island (SUHI) is a major anthropogenic alteration of Earth’s surface and can influence the local thermal environment by altering the surface energy flux balances. Researchers have paid much attention to SUHI studies in the last decades; still, its geospatial variability over a larger area is poorly understood. Detailed research is required to understand the mechanism and dynamics of SUHI along with its different driving variables. Hence in this study, we quantified the diur…


Evaluation of an urban drainage system and its resilience using remote sensing and GIS

Authors: Guru Chythanya Guptha, Sabyasachi Swain, Nadhir Al‐Ansari, Ajay Kumar Taloor, Deen Dayal

Journal: Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100601 · Citations: 88

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.


Continuous input of organic ultraviolet filters and benzothiazoles threatens the surface water and sediment of two major rivers in the Pearl River Basin

Authors: Li‐Xin Hu, Yuxiao Cheng, Dan Wu, Lei Fan, Jiahui Zhao, Qian Xiong et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149299 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: river, surface water

Abstract not available.


Reanalysis in Earth System Science: Toward Terrestrial Ecosystem Reanalysis

Authors: Roland Baatz, Harrie‐Jan Hendricks Franssen, E. S. Euskirchen, Debjani Sihi, Michael C. Dietze, Stefano Ciavatta et al.

Journal: Reviews of Geophysics · DOI: 10.1029/2020rg000715 · Citations: 76

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

Abstract A reanalysis is a physically consistent set of optimally merged simulated model states and historical observational data, using data assimilation. High computational costs for modeled processes and assimilation algorithms has led to Earth system specific reanalysis products for the atmosphere, the ocean and the land separately. Recent developments include the advanced uncertainty quantification and the generation of biogeochemical reanalysis for land and ocean. Here, we review atmosp…


Land use effects on soil hydraulic properties and the contribution of soil organic carbon

Authors: Zihuan Fu, Wei Hu, Mike Beare, Steve Thomas, Sam Carrick, John Dando et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126741 · Citations: 70

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Abstract not available.


A large-scale comparison of Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining (AI&DM) techniques in simulating reservoir releases over the Upper Colorado Region

Authors: Tiantian Yang, Lujun Zhang, Taereem Kim, Yang Hong, Di Zhang, Qidong Peng

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126723 · Citations: 68

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, reservoir

Abstract not available.


South American fires and their impacts on ecosystems increase with continued emissions

Authors: Chantelle Burton, Douglas I. Kelley, Chris Jones, Richard Betts, Manoel Cardoso, Liana O. Anderson

Journal: Climate Resilience and Sustainability · DOI: 10.1002/cli2.8 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract Unprecedented fire events in recent years are leading to a demand for improved understanding of how climate change is already affecting fires, and how this could change in the future. Increased fire activity in South America is one of the most concerning of all the recent events, given the potential impacts on local ecosystems and the global climate from the loss of large carbon stores under future socio‐environmental change. However, due to the complexity of interactions and feedbac…


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