Weekly Literature Review

Week 32 · August 9–August 15, 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. Causes, impacts and patterns of disastrous river floods
    2. Compound flood potential from storm surge and heavy precipitation in coastal China: dependence, drivers, and impacts
    3. Study on spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of flood and drought disaster impacts on agriculture in China
    4. Voluntary purchases and adverse selection in the market for flood insurance
    5. A new urban hydrological model considering various land covers for flood simulation
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Exacerbated drought impacts on global ecosystems due to structural overshoot
    2. Ameliorative effect of melatonin improves drought tolerance by regulating growth, photosynthetic traits and leaf ultrastructure of maize seedlings
    3. Effect of Drought Stress on Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters, Phytochemical Contents, and Antioxidant Activities in Lettuce Seedlings
    4. Violent conflict exacerbated drought-related food insecurity between 2009 and 2019 in sub-Saharan Africa
    5. Evaluation of seventeen satellite-, reanalysis-, and gauge-based precipitation products for drought monitoring across mainland China
    6. Exogenous brassinosteroid and jasmonic acid improve drought tolerance in Brassica rapa L. genotypes by modulating osmolytes, antioxidants and photosynthetic system
    7. Global Flash Drought Monitoring Using Surface Soil Moisture
    8. The C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor MdZAT10 negatively regulates drought tolerance in apple
    9. Biochar and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated enhanced drought tolerance in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) plant growth, root morphological traits and physiological properties
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Improving streamflow prediction using a new hybrid ELM model combined with hybrid particle swarm optimization and grey wolf optimization
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. Training machine learning models on climate model output yields skillful interpretable seasonal precipitation forecasts
    2. Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments
    3. Implications of climate change for railway infrastructure
    4. Disentangling diverse responses to climate change among global marine ecosystem models
    5. Policy integration and climate change adaptation
    6. Climate change modulates the stratospheric volcanic sulfate aerosol lifecycle and radiative forcing from tropical eruptions
    7. Atmospheric methane underestimated in future climate projections
    8. Mechanisms of Regional Winter Sea-Ice Variability in a Warming Arctic
    9. Extreme rainfall and its impacts in the Brazilian Minas Gerais state in January 2020: Can we blame climate change?
    10. Statistical downscaling techniques for global climate model simulations of temperature and precipitation with application to water resources planning studies
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Hydrologically informed machine learning for rainfall–runoff modelling: towards distributed modelling
    2. How soil erosion and runoff are related to land use, topography and annual precipitation: Insights from a meta-analysis of erosion plots in China.
    3. Digital terrain model elevation corrections using space-based imagery and ICESat-2 laser altimetry
    4. Impact of Land Use Change Due to Urbanisation on Surface Runoff Using GIS-Based SCS–CN Method: A Case Study of Xiamen City, China
    5. Assessing the new Natural Resources Conservation Service water supply forecast model for the American West: A challenging test of explainable, automated, ensemble artificial intelligence
    6. The impact of land use and rainfall patterns on the soil loss of the hillslope
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. The 30 m annual land cover dataset and its dynamics in China from 1990 to 2019
    2. Estimating microbial growth and hydrogen consumption in hydrogen storage in porous media
    3. Acute Toxicity of a Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical, 6PPD Quinone, to Freshwater Fish and Crustacean Species
    4. TempestExtremes v2.1: a community framework for feature detection, tracking, and analysis in large datasets
    5. Global variation in the fraction of leaf nitrogen allocated to photosynthesis
    6. Environmental and Cultivation Factors Affect the Morphology, Architecture and Performance of Root Systems in Soilless Grown Plants
    7. The potential of data driven approaches for quantifying hydrological extremes
    8. Biochar improved soil health and mitigated greenhouse gas emission from controlled irrigation paddy field: Insights into microbial diversity
    9. Assessment of liquid and solid water storage in rock glaciers versus glacier ice in the Austrian Alps
    10. Achieving sustainable development goals in agricultural energy-water-food nexus system: An integrated inexact multi-objective optimization approach
    11. Plant Growth-Promoting Microbe Mediated Uptake of Essential Nutrients (Fe, P, K) for Crop Stress Management: Microbe–Soil–Plant Continuum
    12. Multi-sensor fusion using random forests for daily fractional snow cover at 30 m
    13. Multi-objective optimization of a hydro-wind-photovoltaic power complementary plant with a vibration avoidance strategy
    14. Measurement and driving factors of grey water footprint efficiency in Yangtze River Basin
    15. Crustal Groundwater Volumes Greater Than Previously Thought
    16. Irrigation management in poplar (Populus spp.) plantations: A review
    17. The characteristics and its implications of hydraulic fracturing in hydrate-bearing clayey silt
    18. Detection and Mapping of Active Landslides before Impoundment in the Baihetan Reservoir Area (China) Based on the Time-Series InSAR Method
    19. An assessment of methane gas production from natural gas hydrates: Challenges, technology and market outlook
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

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

Causes, impacts and patterns of disastrous river floods

Authors: B. Merz, G. Blöschl, S. Vorogushyn, F. Dottori, J. Aerts, P. Bates et al.

Journal: Nature Reviews Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43017-021-00195-3 · Citations: 536

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Compound flood potential from storm surge and heavy precipitation in coastal China: dependence, drivers, and impacts

Authors: Jiayi Fang, Jiayi Fang, Thomas Wahl, Jian Fang, Jian Fang, Xun Sun et al.

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-25-4403-2021 · Citations: 108

Matched topics: flood, earth system model

Abstract. The interaction between storm surge and concurrent precipitation is poorly understood in many coastal regions. This paper investigates the potential compound effects from these two flooding drivers along the coast of China for the first time by using the most comprehensive records of storm surge and precipitation. Statistically significant dependence between flooding drivers exists at the majority of locations that are analysed, but the strength of the correlation varies spatially a…


Study on spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of flood and drought disaster impacts on agriculture in China

Authors: Xinjian Guan, Yawen Zang, Yu Meng, Yuan Liu, Hong Lv, Denghua Yan

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102504 · Citations: 80

Matched topics: flood, drought

Abstract not available.


Voluntary purchases and adverse selection in the market for flood insurance

Authors: Jacob T. Bradt, Carolyn Kousky, Oliver Wing

Journal: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2021.102515 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


A new urban hydrological model considering various land covers for flood simulation

Authors: Chen Hu, Jun Xia, Dunxian She, Zhihong Song, Yin Zhang, Si Hong

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126833 · Citations: 70

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, flood, land surface model

Abstract not available.


Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 9 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Zhang, Ahmad et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Exacerbated drought impacts on global ecosystems due to structural overshoot

Authors: Yao Zhang, T. Keenan, Sha Zhou

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution · DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01551-8 · Citations: 218

Matched topics: drought

Vegetation dynamics are affected not only by the concurrent climate but also by memory-induced lagged responses. For example, favourable climate in the past could stimulate vegetation growth to surpass the ecosystem carrying capacity, leaving an ecosystem vulnerable to climate stresses. This phenomenon, known as structural overshoot, could potentially contribute to worldwide drought stress and forest mortality but the magnitude of the impact is poorly known due to the dynamic nature of oversh…


Ameliorative effect of melatonin improves drought tolerance by regulating growth, photosynthetic traits and leaf ultrastructure of maize seedlings

Authors: Shakeel Ahmad, Ihsan Muhammad, Guo Yun Wang, Muhammad Zeeshan, Li Yang, Izhar Ali et al.

Journal: BMC Plant Biology · DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03160-w · Citations: 166

Matched topics: drought

BACKGROUND: Melatonin is considered a potential plant growth regulator to enhance the growth of plants and increase tolerance to various abiotic stresses. Nevertheless, melatonin’s role in mediating stress response in different plant species and growth cycles still needs to be explored. This study was conducted to understand the impact of different melatonin concentrations (0, 50, 100, and 150 μM) applied as a soil drench to maize seedling under drought stress conditions. A decreased irrigati…


Effect of Drought Stress on Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters, Phytochemical Contents, and Antioxidant Activities in Lettuce Seedlings

Authors: Yu Kyeong Shin, Shiva Ram Bhandari, Jung Su Jo, Jae Woo Song, Jun Gu Lee

Journal: Horticulturae · DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7080238 · Citations: 152

Matched topics: drought

This study monitored changes in chlorophyll fluorescence (CF), growth parameters, soil moisture content, phytochemical content (proline, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, total phenol content (TPC), and total flavonoid content (TFC)), and antioxidant activities in 12-day-old lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seedlings grown under drought stress (no irrigation) and control (well irrigated) treatments in controlled conditions for eight days. Measurements occurred at two-day intervals. Among ten CF paramete…


Authors: Weston Anderson, Charles A. Taylor, Sonali McDermid, Elisabeth Kago Ilboudo Nébié, Richard Seager, Wolfram Schlenker et al.

Journal: Nature Food · DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00327-4 · Citations: 123

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Evaluation of seventeen satellite-, reanalysis-, and gauge-based precipitation products for drought monitoring across mainland China

Authors: Linyong Wei, S. S. Jiang, Liliang Ren, Menghao Wang, Linqi Zhang, Yi Liu et al.

Journal: Atmospheric Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105813 · Citations: 104

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Exogenous brassinosteroid and jasmonic acid improve drought tolerance in Brassica rapa L. genotypes by modulating osmolytes, antioxidants and photosynthetic system

Authors: Waseem Ahmad Lone, Neelofar Majeed, Umer Yaqoob, Riffat John

Journal: Plant Cell Reports · DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02763-9 · Citations: 98

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Global Flash Drought Monitoring Using Surface Soil Moisture

Authors: Vinit Sehgal, Nandita Gaur, Binayak P. Mohanty

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr029901 · Citations: 79

Matched topics: drought, land surface model

Abstract Abrupt onset and swift intensification characterize flash droughts. Global surface soil moisture ( θ RS ) from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite can facilitate a near‐real‐time assessment of emerging flash droughts at a 36‐km footprint. However, a robust flash drought monitoring using θ RS must account for the (a) short observation record of SMAP, (b) nonlinear geophysical controls over θ RS dynamics, and (c) emergent meteorological drivers of flash droughts. We pr…


The C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor MdZAT10 negatively regulates drought tolerance in apple

Authors: Kuo Yang, Chong-Yang Li, Jian‐Ping An, Da‐Ru Wang, Xun Wang, Chu‐Kun Wang et al.

Journal: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry · DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.08.014 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Biochar and Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediated enhanced drought tolerance in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) plant growth, root morphological traits and physiological properties

Authors: Dilfuza Jabborova, K. Annapurna, Abdullah M. Al‐Sadi, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Rahul Datta, Ali Tan Kee Zuan

Journal: Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences · DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.08.016 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: drought

) in pot experiments in a net house under drought condition. The results showed that the biochar treatment significantly increased plant growth (the plant height by 14.2%, root dry weight by 30.0%) and root morphological traits (projected area by 22.3% and root diameter by 22.7%) under drought stress. In drought stress, biochar treatment significantly enhanced the chlorophyll ‘a’ content by 32.7%, the AMF spore number by 22.8% and the microbial biomass as compared to the control. Plant growth…


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.

Improving streamflow prediction using a new hybrid ELM model combined with hybrid particle swarm optimization and grey wolf optimization

Authors: Rana Muhammad Adnan, Reham R. Mostafa, Özgür Kişi, Zaher Mundher Yaseen‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, Shamsuddin Shahid, Mohammad Zounemat‐Kermani

Journal: Knowledge-Based Systems · DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2021.107379 · Citations: 214

Matched topics: runoff, streamflow, reservoir

Abstract not available.


Climate Change and Water Resources

Climate-water interactions are explored in 10 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.

Training machine learning models on climate model output yields skillful interpretable seasonal precipitation forecasts

Authors: P. Gibson, W. Chapman, A. Altinok, L. Delle Monache, M. DeFlorio, D. Waliser

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-021-00225-4 · Citations: 157

Matched topics: seasonal, earth system model

A barrier to utilizing machine learning in seasonal forecasting applications is the limited sample size of observational data for model training. To circumvent this issue, here we explore the feasibility of training various machine learning approaches on a large climate model ensemble, providing a long training set with physically consistent model realizations. After training on thousands of seasons of climate model simulations, the machine learning models are tested for producing seasonal fo…


Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments

Authors: A.K. Snover, L.C. Whitely Binder, Jose V. Lopez, Elizabeth Willmott, Jennifer E. Kay, David Howell et al.

Journal: ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington) · DOI: 10.6069/42ojf422 · Citations: 138

Matched topics: streamflow, climate change, hydropower

Abstract not available.


Implications of climate change for railway infrastructure

Authors: Erika J. Palin, Irina Stipanović, Kenneth Gavin, Andrew Quinn

Journal: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change · DOI: 10.1002/wcc.728 · Citations: 133

Matched topics: climate change, earth system model

Abstract Weather phenomena can result in severe impacts on railway infrastructure. In future, projected changes to the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather events could change weather–infrastructure risk profiles. Infrastructure owners and operators need to manage current weather impacts and put in place adequate plans to anticipate and adapt to changes in future weather risks, or mitigate the impacts arising from those risks. The assessment of the risk posed to railway infrastructur…


Disentangling diverse responses to climate change among global marine ecosystem models

Authors: Ryan Heneghan, Eric D. Galbraith, Julia L. Blanchard, Cheryl S. Harrison, Nicolas Barrier, Cathy Bulman et al.

Journal: Progress In Oceanography · DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102659 · Citations: 115

Matched topics: climate change

Climate change is warming the ocean and impacting lower trophic level (LTL) organisms. Marine ecosystem models can provide estimates of how these changes will propagate to larger animals and impact societal services such as fisheries, but at present these estimates vary widely. A better understanding of what drives this inter-model variation will improve our ability to project fisheries and other ecosystem services into the future, while also helping to identify uncertainties in process under…


Policy integration and climate change adaptation

Authors: Robbert Biesbroek

Journal: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability · DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.07.003 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: climate change

Policy integration is considered an important mode to govern cross-cutting policy problems effectively. In the context of climate change adaptation, calls for strengthened policy integration have recently emerged to ensure timely, adequate and effective actions. Though research on climate change adaptation policy integration is still in its infancy, current knowledge from policy studies offers a solid basis for informing future work on adaptation policy integration. This paper reviews the mai…


Climate change modulates the stratospheric volcanic sulfate aerosol lifecycle and radiative forcing from tropical eruptions

Authors: Thomas J. Aubry, John Staunton-Sykes, Lauren Marshall, Jim Haywood, Nathan Luke Abraham, Anja Schmidt

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24943-7 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: climate change, earth system model

Explosive volcanic eruptions affect climate, but how climate change affects the stratospheric volcanic sulfate aerosol lifecycle and radiative forcing remains unexplored. We combine an eruptive column model with an aerosol-climate model to show that the stratospheric aerosol optical depth perturbation from frequent moderate-magnitude tropical eruptions (e.g. Nabro 2011) will be reduced by 75% in a high-end warming scenario compared to today, a consequence of future tropopause height rise and …


Atmospheric methane underestimated in future climate projections

Authors: Thomas Kleinen, Sergey Gromov, B. Steil, Victor Brovkin

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1814 · Citations: 80

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract Methane (CH 4 ) is the second most important naturally occurring greenhouse gas (GHG) after carbon dioxide (Myhre G et al 2013 Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) pp 659–740). For both GHGs, the present-day budget is dominated by anthropogenic emissions (Friedlingstein P et al 2019 Earth Syst. Sci. Data 11 1783–838; Sauno…


Mechanisms of Regional Winter Sea-Ice Variability in a Warming Arctic

Authors: Jakob Dörr, Marius Årthun, Tor Eldevik, Erica Madonna

Journal: Journal of Climate · DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-21-0149.1 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract The Arctic winter sea ice cover is in retreat overlaid by large internal variability. Changes to sea ice are driven by exchange of heat, momentum, and freshwater within and between the ocean and the atmosphere. Using a combination of observations and output from the Community Earth System Model Large Ensemble, we analyze and contrast present and future drivers of the regional winter sea ice cover. Consistent with observations and previous studies, we find that for the recent decades …


Extreme rainfall and its impacts in the Brazilian Minas Gerais state in January 2020: Can we blame climate change?

Authors: Ricardo Dalagnol, Carolina Barnez Gramcianinov, Natália Machado Crespo, Rafael Luiz, Júlio Barboza Chiquetto, Márcia Talita Amorim Marques et al.

Journal: Climate Resilience and Sustainability · DOI: 10.1002/cli2.15 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract In January 2020, an extreme precipitation event occurred over southeast Brazil, with the epicentre in Minas Gerais state. Although extreme rainfall frequently occurs in this region during the wet season, this event led to the death of 56 people, drove thousands of residents into homelessness, and incurred millions of Brazilian Reais (BRL) in financial loss through the cascading effects of flooding and landslides. The main question that arises is: To what extent can we blame climate c…


Statistical downscaling techniques for global climate model simulations of temperature and precipitation with application to water resources planning studies

Authors: Alan F. Hamlet, Eric P. Salathé, Pedro Fernández Carrasco

Journal: ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington) · DOI: 10.6069/bjoayxkb · Citations: 68

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, hydropower

Abstract not available.


Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 6 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Hydrologically informed machine learning for rainfall–runoff modelling: towards distributed modelling

Authors: Herath Mudiyanselage Viraj Vidura Herath, Jayashree Chadalawada, Vladan Babovic

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-25-4373-2021 · Citations: 178

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

Abstract. Despite showing great success of applications in many commercial fields, machine learning and data science models generally show limited success in many scientific fields, including hydrology (Karpatne et al., 2017). The approach is often criticized for its lack of interpretability and physical consistency. This has led to the emergence of new modelling paradigms, such as theory-guided data science (TGDS) and physics-informed machine learning. The motivation behind such approaches i…


Authors: Jianlin Zhao, Zhengang Wang, Yifan Dong, Zhiqiang Yang, Gerard Govers

Journal: Science of the Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149665 · Citations: 127

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract not available.


Digital terrain model elevation corrections using space-based imagery and ICESat-2 laser altimetry

Authors: Lori A. Magruder, Amy Neuenschwander, Brad Klotz

Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112621 · Citations: 103

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

The most prevalent global surface models are derived from space-based technologies. The spatial and temporal coverage of radar and imaging systems have significant advantage over other sensors and platforms. However, these systems are often are challenged in certain environmental conditions to produce accurate elevations as compared to what might achieved with laser altimetry. Radar derived DEM (Digital Elevation Model) elevation accuracy is often less in vegetated regions, as the wavelengths…


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, Bikram Manandhar, Shengping Ding

Journal: Land · DOI: 10.3390/land10080839 · Citations: 83

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…


Assessing the new Natural Resources Conservation Service water supply forecast model for the American West: A challenging test of explainable, automated, ensemble artificial intelligence

Authors: Sean W. Fleming, D. C. Garen, Angus G. Goodbody, Cara S. McCarthy, Lexi C. Landers

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126782 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: hydrologic model, water management

Abstract not available.


The impact of land use and rainfall patterns on the soil loss of the hillslope

Authors: Xianmeng Meng, Yan Zhu, Maosheng Yin, Dengfeng Liu

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95819-5 · Citations: 72

Matched topics: hydrology, runoff

In order to discuss the effect of rainfall patterns and land use types on soil erosion, the experiment is carried out under natural rainfall events on different kinds of runoff plots in Zhangjiachong watershed. Based on the observed data of 44 individual rainfall events including moderate, heavy and storm rainfall, the differences of erosion modulus among hedgerows plots, terrace plots, and slope plots under different rainfall patterns are analyzed. And the effects of hedgerow and terrace pat…


Water Management and Sustainability

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

The 30 m annual land cover dataset and its dynamics in China from 1990 to 2019

Authors: Jie Yang, Xin Huang

Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-3907-2021 · Citations: 3062

Matched topics: climate change, surface water

Abstract. Land cover (LC) determines the energy exchange, water and carbon cycle between Earth’s spheres. Accurate LC information is a fundamental parameter for the environment and climate studies. Considering that the LC in China has been altered dramatically with the economic development in the past few decades, sequential and fine-scale LC monitoring is in urgent need. However, currently, fine-resolution annual LC dataset produced by the observational images is generally unavailable for Ch…


Estimating microbial growth and hydrogen consumption in hydrogen storage in porous media

Authors: Eike Marie Thaysen, Sean McMahon, Gion Strobel, Ian B. Butler, Bryne T. Ngwenya, Niklas Heinemann et al.

Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111481 · Citations: 294

Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model

Abstract not available.


Acute Toxicity of a Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical, 6PPD Quinone, to Freshwater Fish and Crustacean Species

Authors: Kyoshiro Hiki, Kenta Asahina, Kota Kato, Takahiro Yamagishi, Ryo Omagari, Yuichi Iwasaki et al.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology Letters · DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00453 · Citations: 282

Matched topics: runoff, water management

N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone, also known as 6PPD quinone, was recently identified as a toxic chemical that causes acute mortality in coho salmon following exposure to urban runoff. Despite its potential occurrence in receiving waters worldwide, there is no information about the toxicity of 6PPD quinone to other aquatic species. In this study, to assess the aquatic toxicity of 6PPD quinone to freshwater fish and crustacean species, we performed standardized 48–96 …


TempestExtremes v2.1: a community framework for feature detection, tracking, and analysis in large datasets

Authors: Paul Ullrich, Colin M. Zarzycki, Elizabeth McClenny, M. C. Pinheiro, Alyssa M. Stansfield, Kevin A. Reed

Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-5023-2021 · Citations: 180

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. TempestExtremes (TE) is a multifaceted framework for feature detection, tracking, and scientific analysis of regional or global Earth system datasets on either rectilinear or unstructured/native grids. Version 2.1 of the TE framework now provides extensive support for examining both nodal (i.e., pointwise) and areal features, including tropical and extratropical cyclones, monsoonal lows and depressions, atmospheric rivers, atmospheric blocking, precipitation clusters, and heat waves…


Global variation in the fraction of leaf nitrogen allocated to photosynthesis

Authors: Xiangzhong Luo, Trevor F. Keenan, Jing M. Chen, Holly Croft, I. Colin Prentice, Nicholas G. Smith et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25163-9 · Citations: 179

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Plants invest a considerable amount of leaf nitrogen in the photosynthetic enzyme ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (RuBisCO), forming a strong coupling of nitrogen and photosynthetic capacity. Variability in the nitrogen-photosynthesis relationship indicates different nitrogen use strategies of plants (i.e., the fraction nitrogen allocated to RuBisCO; fLNR), however, the reason for this remains unclear as widely different nitrogen use strategies are adopted in photosynthesis mo…


Environmental and Cultivation Factors Affect the Morphology, Architecture and Performance of Root Systems in Soilless Grown Plants

Authors: A. Balliu, Youbin Zheng, Glenda Sallaku, J.A. Fernández, Nazim S. Gruda, Y. Tüzel

Journal: Horticulturae · DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7080243 · Citations: 121

Matched topics: water management

Soilless culture systems are currently one of the fastest-growing sectors in horticulture. The plant roots are confined into a specific rootzone and are exposed to environmental changes and cultivation factors. The recent scientific evidence regarding the effects of several environmental and cultivation factors on the morphology, architecture, and performance of the root system of plants grown in SCS are the objectives of this study. The effect of root restriction, nutrient solution, irrigati…


The potential of data driven approaches for quantifying hydrological extremes

Authors: Sandra Margrit Hauswirth, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Vincent Beijk, Niko Wanders

Journal: Advances in Water Resources · DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.104017 · Citations: 99

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, water management, surface water

Recent droughts in Europe have shown that national water systems are facing increasing challenges when dealing with drought impacts. Especially the Netherlands has seen an increasing need to adapt their water management to improve preparedness for future drought events. Ideally, the necessary information needed for operational water management decisions should be readily available ahead of time and/or computed flexibly and efficiently to ensure sufficient time to evaluate the various manageme…


Biochar improved soil health and mitigated greenhouse gas emission from controlled irrigation paddy field: Insights into microbial diversity

Authors: Zewei Jiang, Shihong Yang, Qingqing Pang, Yi Xu, Xi Chen, Xiao Sun et al.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128595 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.


Assessment of liquid and solid water storage in rock glaciers versus glacier ice in the Austrian Alps

Authors: Thomas Wagner, Simon Seelig, Kay Helfricht, Andrea Fischer, Michael Avian, Karl Krainer et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149593 · Citations: 91

Matched topics: runoff, water management

and an assumed ice content of 40% within the permafrost body, ice volumes are estimated to be 0.93 Gigatons. This corresponds to 8.3% of the ice volume estimated for the most recent glacier inventory of the Austrian Alps. Thus, with the currently available data, a water equivalent ratio of ~1: 12 for rock glacier ice versus glacier ice is estimated. In addition to the solid water storage, the dynamic storage potential within rock glaciers in liquid form needs to be considered. While this volu…


Achieving sustainable development goals in agricultural energy-water-food nexus system: An integrated inexact multi-objective optimization approach

Authors: Qiong Yue, Hui Wu, Youzhi Wang, Ping Guo

Journal: Resources Conservation and Recycling · DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105833 · Citations: 87

Matched topics: reservoir, water management

Abstract not available.


Plant Growth-Promoting Microbe Mediated Uptake of Essential Nutrients (Fe, P, K) for Crop Stress Management: Microbe–Soil–Plant Continuum

Authors: Swati Pattnaik, Balaram Mohapatra, Abhishek Gupta

Journal: Frontiers in Agronomy · DOI: 10.3389/fagro.2021.689972 · Citations: 87

Matched topics: water management

The indiscriminate and intensive use of agrochemicals in developing nations to enhance crop productivity has posed an alarming threat to soil quality, fertility, biodiversity, food safety, agricultural sustainability, and groundwater quality, thus critically affecting planetary health and food productivity. Additionally, both abiotic and biotic stresses and developmental disorders, i.e., disease susceptibility, hormonal imbalance, and nutritional deficiency, are the major constraints on crop …


Multi-sensor fusion using random forests for daily fractional snow cover at 30 m

Authors: Karl Rittger, Mitchell Krock, William Kleiber, Edward H. Bair, M. J. Brodzik, Thomas R. Stephenson et al.

Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112608 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: hydrology

In addition to providing water for nearly 2 billion people, snow drives resource selection by wildlife and influences the behavior and demography of many species. Because snow cover is highly spatially and temporally variable, mapping its extent using currently available satellite data remains a challenge. At present, there are no sensors acquiring daily data of Earth’s entire surface at fine spatial resolutions (< 30 m) in wavelengths required for snow cover retrieval, namely: visible, near-…


Multi-objective optimization of a hydro-wind-photovoltaic power complementary plant with a vibration avoidance strategy

Authors: Hualin Xiong, Mònica Egusquiza, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Juan I. Pérez‐Díaz, Guoxiu Sun, Eduard Egusquiza et al.

Journal: Applied Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117459 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: hydrology, hydropower

Abstract not available.


Measurement and driving factors of grey water footprint efficiency in Yangtze River Basin

Authors: Tianbo Fu, Changxin Xu, Lihua Yang, Siyu Hou, Qing Xia

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149587 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: river

Water shortages and poor water quality have become an urgent problem that is constraining the sustainable development of China. Grey water has been found to bring greater stress on the water supply than freshwater consumption, and the grey water footprint (GWF) has received significant attention as a comprehensive indicator to assess wastewater pollution. In this study, we analysed the grey water footprint in the Yangtze River Basin from 2003 to 2017 and established a Logarithmic mean divisia…


Crustal Groundwater Volumes Greater Than Previously Thought

Authors: Grant Ferguson, Jennifer C. McIntosh, Oliver Warr, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, C. J. Ballentine, J. S. Famiglietti et al.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2021gl093549 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract Global groundwater volumes in the upper 2 km of the Earth’s continental crust—critical for water security—are well estimated. Beyond these depths, a vast body of largely saline and non‐potable groundwater exists down to at least 10 km—a volume that has not yet been quantified reliably at the global scale. Here, we estimate the amount of groundwater present in the upper 10 km of the Earth’s continental crust by examining the distribution of sedimentary and crystalline rocks with depth…


Irrigation management in poplar (Populus spp.) plantations: A review

Authors: Benye Xi, B. Clothier, M. Coleman, J. Duan, Wei Hu, Doudou Li et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.FORECO.2021.119330 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract Poplar (Populus spp.) is widely planted around the world and has been closely linked to human beings since ancient times due to its multiple beneficial utilizations both for the environment and society. As one of the fastest-growing tree species in temperate zones, the high growth rate of poplar is associated with its high water-demand, which makes it vulnerable to water deficits. To maintain and improve the productivity and quality of poplar plantations, by alleviating the impact of…


The characteristics and its implications of hydraulic fracturing in hydrate-bearing clayey silt

Authors: Yiming Sun, Shouding Li, Cheng Lü, Shimin Liu, Weichang Chen, Xiao Li

Journal: Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering · DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2021.104189 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.


Detection and Mapping of Active Landslides before Impoundment in the Baihetan Reservoir Area (China) Based on the Time-Series InSAR Method

Authors: Jiawei Dun, Wenkai Feng, Xiaoyu Yi, Guoqiang Zhang, Mingtang Wu

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs13163213 · Citations: 70

Matched topics: reservoir

Many potential landslides occured in the Baihetan reservoir area before impoundment. After impoundment, these landslides may still slide, affecting the safe operation of the reservoir area (e.g., causing barrier lakes and floods). Identifying the locations of landslides and their distribution pattern has attracted attention in China and globally. In addition, due to the rolling terrain of the reservoir area, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging will affect the interactive synthetic aperture…


An assessment of methane gas production from natural gas hydrates: Challenges, technology and market outlook

Authors: Rashid Shaibu, Chico Sambo, Boyun Guo, Anireju Dudun

Journal: ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH · DOI: 10.46690/ager.2021.03.07 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: reservoir

Natural gas hydrates are enormous energy resources occurring in the permafrost and under deep ocean sediments. However, the commercial or sustained production of this resource with currently available technology remains a technical, environmental, and economic challenge, albeit a few production tests have been conducted to date. One of the major challenges has been sand production due to the unconsolidated nature of hydrate bearing formations. This review presents progress in methane gas prod…


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Databases searched 2
Topics searched 16
Total papers fetched 958
After deduplication 695
After LLM relevance filtering 50
Rejected (not relevant) 645

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Journal of Hydrology 2
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The Science of The Total Environment 2
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 1
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 1
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Nature Ecology & Evolution 1
BMC Plant Biology 1
Nature Food 1
Atmospheric Research 1
Plant Cell Reports 1
Water Resources Research 1
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 1
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 1
Knowledge-Based Systems 1
Communications Earth & Environment 1
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change 1
Progress In Oceanography 1
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 1
Environmental Research Letters 1
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Climate Resilience and Sustainability 1
Science of the Total Environment 1
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Scientific Reports 1
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Resources Conservation and Recycling 1
Frontiers in Agronomy 1
Applied Energy 1
Geophysical Research Letters 1
Unknown 1
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering 1
Remote Sensing 1
ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH 1

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