Weekly Literature Review
Week 50 · December 13–December 19, 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
- Executive Summary
- Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment
- An integrated flood risk assessment approach based on coupled hydrological-hydraulic modeling and bottom-up hazard vulnerability analysis
- The new historical flood of 2021 in the Amazon River compared to major floods of the 21st century: Atmospheric features in the context of the intensification of floods
- 160 glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) across the Tropical Andes since the Little Ice Age
- Flood Risk Assessment of Metro System Using Improved Trapezoidal Fuzzy AHP: A Case Study of Guangzhou
- Drought Analysis and Prediction
- Ecosystem fluxes during drought and recovery in an experimental forest
- The increasing contribution of potential evapotranspiration to severe droughts in the Yellow River basin
- AP2/ERF transcription factor GmDREB1 confers drought tolerance in transgenic soybean by interacting with GmERFs
- Spatiotemporal variability analysis of standardized precipitation indexed droughts using wavelet transform
- A composite drought index developed for detecting large-scale drought characteristics
- Hydrological drought variability and its teleconnections with climate indices
- Optical and Thermal Remote Sensing for Monitoring Agricultural Drought
- Assessment of spatiotemporal trend of precipitation indices and meteorological drought characteristics in the Mahi River basin, India
- Contrasting drivers of belowground nitrogen cycling in a montane grassland exposed to a multifactorial global change experiment with elevated CO2, warming, and drought
- Exogenous Putrescine Alleviates Drought Stress by Altering Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging and Biosynthesis of Polyamines in the Seedlings of Cabernet Sauvignon
- Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization and Expression Analysis of the CIPK Gene Family in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and the Role of StCIPK10 in Response to Drought and Osmotic Stress
- Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
- Climate Change and Water Resources
- Scaling up nature-based solutions for climate-change adaptation: Potential and benefits in three European cities
- Brief communication: A roadmap towards credible projections of ice sheet contribution to sea level
- Dynamic vulnerability of ecological systems to climate changes across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China
- Recent increase in the observation-derived land evapotranspiration due to global warming
- Predicting current and future distributions of Mentha pulegium L. in Tunisia under climate change conditions, using the MaxEnt model
- Young people’s engagement with climate change issues through digital media – a content analysis
- A large West Antarctic Ice Sheet explains early Neogene sea-level amplitude
- Stability of the Foundation of Buried Energy Pipeline in Permafrost Region
- Beyond climate change. Multi-attribute decision making for a sustainability assessment of energy system transformation pathways
- How does rural labor migration affect crop diversification for adapting to climate change in the Hehuang Valley, Tibetan Plateau?
- Projection of Agricultural Water Stress for Climate Change Scenarios: A Regional Case Study of Iraq
- Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
- Perspectives on tipping points in integrated models of the natural and human Earth system: cascading effects and telecoupling
- GMD perspective: The quest to improve the evaluation of groundwater representation in continental- to global-scale models
- Convolutional neural network-based statistical post-processing of ensemble precipitation forecasts
- Soil enzymes as indicators of soil function: A step toward greater realism in microbial ecological modeling
- Ecological security assessment for megacities in the Yangtze River basin: Applying improved emergy-ecological footprint and DEA-SBM model
- Triple collocation-based error estimation and data fusion of global gridded precipitation products over the Yangtze River basin
- Use of Abstraction and Discharge Data to Improve the Performance of a National‐Scale Hydrological Model
- Modeling of land use and land cover change dynamics for future projection of the Amazon number curve
- Water Management and Sustainability
- Distance sampling surveys reveal 17 million vertebrates directly killed by the 2020’s wildfires in the Pantanal, Brazil
- Increased labor losses and decreased adaptation potential in a warmer world
- What Do the Australian Black Summer Fires Signify for the Global Fire Crisis?
- Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations
- Spatial-temporal dynamic evaluation of the ecosystem service value from the perspective of “production-living-ecological” spaces: A case study in Dongliao River Basin, China
- Estimation of spatio-temporal groundwater storage variations in the Lower Transboundary Indus Basin using GRACE satellite
- Comparison of potential drinking water source contamination across one hundred U.S. cities
- Landsat observations of chlorophyll-a variations in Lake Taihu from 1984 to 2019
- Interactions between surface water and groundwater in selected tributaries of the Wei River (China) revealed by hydrochemistry and stable isotopes
- Hydropower production prediction using artificial neural networks: an Ecuadorian application case
- Existence of a continental-scale river system in eastern Tibet during the late Cretaceous–early Palaeogene
- Review of Soil Salinity and Sodicity Challenges to Crop Production in the Lowland Irrigated Areas of Ethiopia and Its Management Strategies
- Sustainable water use through multiple cropping systems and precision irrigation
- Rescue of groundwater level time series: How to visually identify and treat errors
- Seasonal nitrogen fluxes of the Lena River Delta
- Statistics
- Filtering Criteria
Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment
This week features 4 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from Zhang, Espinoza et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.
An integrated flood risk assessment approach based on coupled hydrological-hydraulic modeling and bottom-up hazard vulnerability analysis
Authors: Ke Zhang, Md Halim Shalehy, Gazi Tawfiq Ezaz, Arup K. Chakraborty, Kazi Mushfique Mohib, Linxin Liu
Journal: Environmental Modelling & Software · DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105279 · Citations: 127
Matched topics: hydrologic model, flood
Abstract not available.
The new historical flood of 2021 in the Amazon River compared to major floods of the 21st century: Atmospheric features in the context of the intensification of floods
Authors: Jhan Carlo Espinoza, José A. Marengo, Jochen Schöngart, Juan C. Jiménez‐Muñoz
Journal: Weather and Climate Extremes · DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2021.100406 · Citations: 122
Matched topics: river, flood
In June 2021 a new extreme flood was reported in the Amazon Basin, the largest hydrological system on Earth. During this event water level was above 29 m (the emergency threshold) for 91 days at Manaus station (Brazil), surpassing even the previous historical flood of 2012. Since the late 1990s, 9 extreme floods occurred, while only 8 events were reported from 1903 to 1998. Here we report that the 2021 flood is associated with an intensification of the atmospheric upward motion in the norther…
160 glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) across the Tropical Andes since the Little Ice Age
Authors: Adam Emmer, Joanne L. Wood, Simon J. Cook, Stephan Harrison, Ryan Wilson, Alejandro Díaz‐Moreno et al.
Journal: Global and Planetary Change · DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103722 · Citations: 66
Matched topics: flood
Assessing the extent to which glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are increasing in frequency in modern times and whether their incidence is driven by anthropogenic climate change requires historical context. However, progress on this issue is hampered by incomplete GLOF inventories, especially in remote mountain regions. Here, we exploit high-resolution, multi-temporal satellite and aerial imagery, and documentary data to identify GLOF events across the glacierized Cordilleras of Peru and B…
Flood Risk Assessment of Metro System Using Improved Trapezoidal Fuzzy AHP: A Case Study of Guangzhou
Authors: Guangpeng Wang, Lianyou Liu, Peijun Shi, Guoming Zhang, Jifu Liu
Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs13245154 · Citations: 59
Matched topics: flood
Metro systems have become high-risk entities due to the increased frequency and severity of urban flooding. Therefore, understanding the flood risk of metro systems is a prerequisite for mega-cities’ flood protection and risk management. This study proposes a method for accurately assessing the flood risk of metro systems based on an improved trapezoidal fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP). We applied this method to assess the flood risk of 14 lines and 268 stations of the Guangzhou Metro….
Drought Analysis and Prediction
Drought research this week encompasses 11 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Werner, Wang et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
Ecosystem fluxes during drought and recovery in an experimental forest
Authors: Christiane Werner, Laura Meredith, S. Nemiah Ladd, Johannes Ingrisch, Angelika Kübert, Joost van Haren et al.
Journal: Science · DOI: 10.1126/science.abj6789 · Citations: 145
Matched topics: drought
O label pulses and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in an enclosed experimental rainforest. Ecosystem dynamics were driven by different plant functional group responses to drought. Drought-sensitive canopy trees dominated total fluxes but also exhibited the strongest response to topsoil drying. Although all canopy-forming trees had access to deep water, these reserves were spared until late in the drought. Belowground carbon transport was slowed, yet allocation of fresh carbon to VOCs remain…
The increasing contribution of potential evapotranspiration to severe droughts in the Yellow River basin
Authors: Yaping Wang, Shuai Wang, Wenwu Zhao, Yanxu Liu
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127310 · Citations: 94
Matched topics: river, water management, drought
Abstract not available.
AP2/ERF transcription factor GmDREB1 confers drought tolerance in transgenic soybean by interacting with GmERFs
Authors: Kai Chen, Wensi Tang, Yongbin Zhou, Jun Chen, Zhao‐Shi Xu, Rui Ma et al.
Journal: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry · DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.12.014 · Citations: 76
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
Spatiotemporal variability analysis of standardized precipitation indexed droughts using wavelet transform
Authors: Kai Lun Chong, Yuk Feng Huang, Chai Hoon Koo, Ali Najah Ahmed, Ahmed El‐Shafie
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127299 · Citations: 71
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
A composite drought index developed for detecting large-scale drought characteristics
Authors: Muhammad Abrar Faiz, Yongqiang Zhang, Xuanze Zhang, Ning Ma, Santosh Aryal, Trinh Thi Viet Ha et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127308 · Citations: 66
Matched topics: runoff, drought, seasonal
Abstract not available.
Hydrological drought variability and its teleconnections with climate indices
Authors: Mohamed Abdelkader, Cahit Yerdelen
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127290 · Citations: 63
Matched topics: streamflow, drought
Abstract not available.
Optical and Thermal Remote Sensing for Monitoring Agricultural Drought
Authors: Qiming Qin, Zihua Wu, Tianyuan Zhang, Vasit Sagan, Zhaoxu Zhang, Yao Zhang et al.
Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs13245092 · Citations: 60
Matched topics: streamflow, drought, earth system model
By effectively observing the land surface and obtaining farmland conditions, satellite remote sensing has played an essential role in agricultural drought monitoring over past decades. Among all remote sensing techniques, optical and thermal remote sensing have the most extended history of being utilized in drought monitoring. The primary goal of this paper is to illustrate how optical and thermal remote sensing have been and will be applied in the monitoring, assessment, and prediction of ag…
Assessment of spatiotemporal trend of precipitation indices and meteorological drought characteristics in the Mahi River basin, India
Authors: Aditya Sharma, Devesh Sharma, S. K. Panda
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127314 · Citations: 57
Matched topics: river, water management, drought
Abstract not available.
Contrasting drivers of belowground nitrogen cycling in a montane grassland exposed to a multifactorial global change experiment with elevated CO2, warming, and drought
Authors: Tania L. Maxwell, Alberto Canarini, Ivana Bogdanovic, Theresa Böckle, Victoria Martin, Lisa Noll et al.
Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16035 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: drought, seasonal
) to controls via microbial turnover and soil organic N availability under the pulse disturbance (drought). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study which analyzed the individual versus combined effects of multiple global change factors and of seasonality on soil organic N processes and thereby strongly contributes to our understanding of terrestrial N cycling in a future world.
Exogenous Putrescine Alleviates Drought Stress by Altering Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging and Biosynthesis of Polyamines in the Seedlings of Cabernet Sauvignon
Authors: Jiaqi Zhao, Xuefei Wang, Xing-Bo Pan, Qianqian Jiang, Zhumei Xi
Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science · DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.767992 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: drought
), while it decreased the antioxidant enzyme activity and the net photosynthesis rate (Pn). However, the application of Put alleviated the effects of drought stress by altering ROS scavenging, enhancing the antioxidant system, and increasing the net Pn. Put distinctly increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT), as well as the contents of ascorbic acid (AsA) and glutathione (GSH). Meanwhile, exogenous Put also promoted the metabolism of endogenou…
Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization and Expression Analysis of the CIPK Gene Family in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and the Role of StCIPK10 in Response to Drought and Osmotic Stress
Authors: Rui Ma, Weigang Liu, Shigui Li, Xi Zhu, Jiangwei Yang, Ning Zhang et al.
Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences · DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413535 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: drought
was significantly induced by drought, PEG6000 and ABA. StCIPK10 enhances both the ability of potato to scavenge reactive oxygen species and the content of corresponding osmoregulation substances, thereby strengthening tolerance to drought and osmotic stress. StCIPK10 is located at the intersection between the abscisic acid and abiotic stress signaling pathways, which control both root growth and stomatal closure in potato. In addition, StCIPK10 interacts with StCBL1, StCBL4, StCBL6, StCBL7, S…
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 in the WRF-Hydro model with LSTM networks
Authors: Kyeungwoo Cho, Yeonjoo Kim
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127297 · Citations: 310
Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow
Researchers have attempted to use machine learning algorithms to replace physically based models for streamflow prediction. Although existing studies have contributed to improving machine learning methods, they still have weaknesses, such as large dataset requirements and overfitting. Therefore, we propose an approach that combines the Weather Research and Forecasting hydrological modeling system (WRF-Hydro) and the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network, i.e., WRF-Hydro-LSTM, to improve strea…
Climate Change and Water Resources
Climate-water interactions are explored in 11 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.
Scaling up nature-based solutions for climate-change adaptation: Potential and benefits in three European cities
Authors: Chiara Cortinovis, Peter Olsson, Niklas Boke-Olén, Katarina Hedlund
Journal: Urban forestry & urban greening · DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127450 · Citations: 120
Matched topics: runoff, climate change
Many exemplary projects have demonstrated that Nature-based Solutions (NBS) can contribute to climate change adaptation, but now the challenge is to scale up their use. Setting realistic policy goals requires knowing the amount of different NBS types that can fit in the urban space and the benefits that can be expected. This research aims to assess the potential for a full-scale implementation of NBS for climate-change adaptation in European cities, the expected benefits and co-benefits, and …
Brief communication: A roadmap towards credible projections of ice sheet contribution to sea level
Authors: Andy Aschwanden, T. C. Bartholomaus, Douglas Brinkerhoff, Martin Truffer
Journal: The cryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-15-5705-2021 · Citations: 109
Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model
Abstract. Accurately projecting mass loss from ice sheets is of critical societal importance. However, despite recent improvements in ice sheet models, our analysis of a recent effort to project ice sheet contribution to future sea level suggests that few models reproduce historical mass loss accurately and that they appear much too confident in the spread of predicted outcomes. The inability of models to reproduce historical observations raises concerns about the models’ skill at projecting …
Dynamic vulnerability of ecological systems to climate changes across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China
Authors: Qiang Zhang, Ruyue Yuan, Vijay P. Singh, Chong‐Yu Xu, Keke Fan, Zexi Shen et al.
Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108483 · Citations: 109
Matched topics: climate change
At present, climate change has brought huge challenges to vegetation and ecosystems. As the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is a sensitive area of global climate change, the dynamic assessment of its ecological vulnerability is very important. In order to better quantify the relative size of the ecological vulnerability of the QTP, this study starts from the background characteristics and dynamic change process of the ecosystem, by fitting the vegetation index net primary productivity (NPP) and t…
Recent increase in the observation-derived land evapotranspiration due to global warming
Authors: Ren Wang, Longhui Li, Pierre Gentine, Yao Zhang, Jianyao Chen, Xingwei Chen et al.
Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4291 · Citations: 100
Matched topics: hydrologic model, land surface model
Abstract Estimates of change in global land evapotranspiration (ET) are necessary for understanding the terrestrial hydrological cycle under changing environments. However, large uncertainties still exist in our estimates, mostly related to the uncertainties in upscaling in situ observations to large scale under non-stationary surface conditions. Here, we use machine learning models, artificial neural network and random forest informed by ground observations and atmospheric boundary layer the…
Predicting current and future distributions of Mentha pulegium L. in Tunisia under climate change conditions, using the MaxEnt model
Authors: Zayneb Soilhi, Najla Sayari, Nadia Benalouache, Mounir Mekki
Journal: Ecological Informatics · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101533 · Citations: 78
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Young people’s engagement with climate change issues through digital media – a content analysis
Authors: Sarah Parry, Sofi Rose McCarthy, Jennie Clark
Journal: Child and Adolescent Mental Health · DOI: 10.1111/camh.12532 · Citations: 75
Matched topics: climate change
BACKGROUND: The reporting of climate change issues through social media can influence young people’s mental health and engagement. However, there has been little research undertaken directly with young people in relation to social and digital media’s reporting of climate change, and how this is experienced by young people. METHOD: This study aimed to explore the interface between climate change and social media reporting for young people. A two-stage iterative approach to recruitment and data…
A large West Antarctic Ice Sheet explains early Neogene sea-level amplitude
Authors: James Marschalek, L. Zurli, F. Talarico, Tina van de Flierdt, Pieter Vermeesch, Andrew Carter et al.
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04148-0 · Citations: 69
Matched topics: earth system model
Abstract not available.
Stability of the Foundation of Buried Energy Pipeline in Permafrost Region
Authors: Yan Li, Huijun Jin, Zhi Wen, Xinze Li, Qi Zhang
Journal: Geofluids · DOI: 10.1155/2021/3066553 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: hydrology
During operation, a buried pipeline is threatened by a variety of geological hazards, particularly in permafrost regions, where freezing-thawing disasters have a significant influence on the integrity and safety of the buried pipelines. The topographical environmental conditions along the pipeline, as well as the influence of frost heave and thaw settlement on the pipeline’s foundation soil, must be considered in the design and construction stage. Theoretical analysis, numerical modeling, fie…
Beyond climate change. Multi-attribute decision making for a sustainability assessment of energy system transformation pathways
Authors: Heidi Hottenroth, Claudia Sutardhio, Anke Weidlich, Ingela Tietze, Sonja Simon, Wolfgang Hauser et al.
Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111996 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: climate change
A multitude of pathways for decarbonizing energy systems have been formulated. In the development of these scenarios, the focus is often only on system costs at a given CO2 emission reduction. However, when assessing the sustainability of energy systems in a broader sense, many more aspects need to be considered: In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, energy systems induce further environmental and socio-economic impacts and must meet requirements for security of supply and cost efficiency….
How does rural labor migration affect crop diversification for adapting to climate change in the Hehuang Valley, Tibetan Plateau?
Authors: Yihao Zhang, Ya Wu, Jianzhong Yan, Ting Peng
Journal: Land Use Policy · DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105928 · Citations: 53
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Projection of Agricultural Water Stress for Climate Change Scenarios: A Regional Case Study of Iraq
Authors: Saleem A. Salman, Shamsuddin Shahid, Ahmad Sharafati, Golam Saleh Ahmed Salem, Amyrhul Abu Bakar, Aitazaz A. Farooque et al.
Journal: Agriculture · DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11121288 · Citations: 53
Matched topics: climate change
Assessment of possible changes in crops water stress due to climate alteration is essential for agricultural planning, particularly in arid regions where water supply is the major challenge for agricultural development. This study aims to project climatic water availability (CWA) and crop water demand (CWD) to outline the possible future agricultural water stress of Iraq for different radiative concentration pathways (RCPs). The ensemble means of downscaled precipitation and temperature proje…
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.
Perspectives on tipping points in integrated models of the natural and human Earth system: cascading effects and telecoupling
Authors: Christian L. E. Franzke, Alessio Ciullo, Elisabeth Gilmore, Denise Margaret Matias, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Anton Orlov et al.
Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac42fd · Citations: 258
Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model
Abstract The Earth system and the human system are intrinsically linked. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have led to the climate crisis, which is causing unprecedented extreme events and could trigger Earth system tipping elements. Physical and social forces can lead to tipping points and cascading effects via feedbacks and telecoupling, but the current generation of climate-economy models do not generally take account of these interactions and feedbacks. Here, we show the importance o…
GMD perspective: The quest to improve the evaluation of groundwater representation in continental- to global-scale models
Authors: Tom Gleeson, Thorsten Wagener, Petra Döll, Samuel C. Zipper, Charles P. West, Yoshihide Wada et al.
Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-7545-2021 · Citations: 116
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, land surface model, earth system model
Abstract. Continental- to global-scale hydrologic and land surface models increasingly include representations of the groundwater system. Such large-scale models are essential for examining, communicating, and understanding the dynamic interactions between the Earth system above and below the land surface as well as the opportunities and limits of groundwater resources. We argue that both large-scale and regional-scale groundwater models have utility, strengths, and limitations, so continued …
Convolutional neural network-based statistical post-processing of ensemble precipitation forecasts
Authors: Wentao Li, Baoxiang Pan, Jiangjiang Xia, Qingyun Duan
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127301 · Citations: 104
Matched topics: hydrologic model
Abstract not available.
Soil enzymes as indicators of soil function: A step toward greater realism in microbial ecological modeling
Authors: Gangsheng Wang, Qun Gao, Yunfeng Yang, Sarah E. Hobbie, Peter B. Reich, Jizhong Zhou
Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16036 · Citations: 98
Matched topics: hydrology, earth system model
concentration. Our results demonstrated that using enzymes as indicators of soil function and validating model predictions with functional gene abundances in ecosystem modeling can provide a basis for testing hypotheses about microbially mediated biogeochemical processes in response to environmental changes. Further development and applications of the modeling framework presented here will enable microbial ecologists to address ecosystem-level questions beyond empirical observations, toward m…
Ecological security assessment for megacities in the Yangtze River basin: Applying improved emergy-ecological footprint and DEA-SBM model
Authors: Yue Liu, Ying Qu, Yaodong Cang, Xiangan Ding
Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108481 · Citations: 84
Matched topics: river
Environmental problems caused by intensive economic development and rapid urbanization have seriously constrained the sustainable development of social economy. Ecological security assessments have become an effective tool for measuring the unsustainability bottom line. Although Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Hefei, Chongqing, and Chengdu are developed megacities in the Yangtze River basin of China, they are located in a fragile ecological environment. The megacities of the Yangt…
Triple collocation-based error estimation and data fusion of global gridded precipitation products over the Yangtze River basin
Authors: Cheng Chen, Mengnan He, Qiuwen Chen, Jianyun Zhang, Zhe Li, Zhiyuan Wang et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127307 · Citations: 62
Matched topics: river
Abstract not available.
Use of Abstraction and Discharge Data to Improve the Performance of a National‐Scale Hydrological Model
Authors: Ponnambalam Rameshwaran, Victoria A. Bell, Matthew Brown, Helen Davies, Alison L. Kay, Alison C. Rudd et al.
Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr029787 · Citations: 59
Matched topics: hydrologic model, land surface model
Abstract Across the UK, water abstracted from ground, surface, and tidal stores is regulated through a system of licenses to protect both the sources and the environment. Similar permits are required for discharging wastewater to rivers or onto the ground. These abstractions and discharges can have a significant impact on UK Rivers, but measurements are not readily available, which discourages their use in hydrological models of river flows. However, these very unique data sets provide a mean…
Modeling of land use and land cover change dynamics for future projection of the Amazon number curve
Authors: Josias da Silva Cruz, Cláudio José Cavalcante Blanco, José Francisco de Oliveira‐Júnior
Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152348 · Citations: 54
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff
Abstract not available.
Water Management and Sustainability
Water management research spans 15 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.
Distance sampling surveys reveal 17 million vertebrates directly killed by the 2020’s wildfires in the Pantanal, Brazil
Authors: Walfrido Moraes Tomás, Christian Niel Berlinck, Rafael Morais Chiaravalloti, Gabriel Paganini Faggioni, Christine Strüssmann, Renata Libonati et al.
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02844-5 · Citations: 151
Matched topics: earth system model
Anthropogenic factors have significantly influenced the frequency, duration, and intensity of meteorological drought in many regions of the globe, and the increased frequency of wildfires is among the most visible consequences of human-induced climate change. Despite the fire role in determining biodiversity outcomes in different ecosystems, wildfires can cause negative impacts on wildlife. We conducted ground surveys along line transects to estimate the first-order impact of the 2020 wildfir…
Increased labor losses and decreased adaptation potential in a warmer world
Authors: Luke Parsons, Drew Shindell, Michelle Tigchelaar, Yuqiang Zhang, June T. Spector
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27328-y · Citations: 116
Matched topics: earth system model
Working in hot and potentially humid conditions creates health and well-being risks that will increase as the planet warms. It has been proposed that workers could adapt to increasing temperatures by moving labor from midday to cooler hours. Here, we use reanalysis data to show that in the current climate approximately 30% of global heavy labor losses in the workday could be recovered by moving labor from the hottest hours of the day. However, we show that this particular workshift adaptation…
What Do the Australian Black Summer Fires Signify for the Global Fire Crisis?
Authors: Rachael H. Nolan, David M. J. S. Bowman, Hamish Clarke, Katharine Haynes, Mark K. J. Ooi, Owen Price et al.
Journal: Fire · DOI: 10.3390/fire4040097 · Citations: 112
Matched topics: earth system model
The 2019–20 Australian fire season was heralded as emblematic of the catastrophic harm wrought by climate change. Similarly extreme wildfire seasons have occurred across the globe in recent years. Here, we apply a pyrogeographic lens to the recent Australian fires to examine the range of causes, impacts and responses. We find that the extensive area burnt was due to extreme climatic circumstances. However, antecedent hazard reduction burns (prescribed burns with the aim of reducing fuel loads…
Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations
Authors: Wilken‐Jon von Appen, Anya M. Waite, Melanie Bergmann, Christina Bienhold, Olaf Boebel, Astrid Bracher et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26943-z · Citations: 99
Matched topics: seasonal, earth system model
The ocean moderates the world’s climate through absorption of heat and carbon, but how much carbon the ocean will continue to absorb remains unknown. The North Atlantic Ocean west (Baffin Bay/Labrador Sea) and east (Fram Strait/Greenland Sea) of Greenland features the most intense absorption of anthropogenic carbon globally; the biological carbon pump (BCP) contributes substantially. As Arctic sea-ice melts, the BCP changes, impacting global climate and other critical ocean attributes (e.g. b…
Spatial-temporal dynamic evaluation of the ecosystem service value from the perspective of “production-living-ecological” spaces: A case study in Dongliao River Basin, China
Authors: Aoyang Wang, Xiaoyu Liao, Zhijun Tong, Walian Du, Jiquan Zhang, Xingpeng Liu et al.
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130218 · Citations: 91
Matched topics: river
Abstract not available.
Estimation of spatio-temporal groundwater storage variations in the Lower Transboundary Indus Basin using GRACE satellite
Authors: Shoaib Ali, Qiumei Wang, Dong Liu, Qiang Fu, Md. Mafuzur Rahaman, Muhammad Abrar Faiz et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127315 · Citations: 83
Matched topics: hydrologic model, seasonal, land surface model, surface water
Abstract not available.
Comparison of potential drinking water source contamination across one hundred U.S. cities
Authors: Sean Turner, Jennie S. Rice, Kristian Nelson, Chris Vernon, Ryan A. McManamay, Kerim E. Dickson et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27509-9 · Citations: 80
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, hydropower, surface water
Drinking water supplies of cities are exposed to potential contamination arising from land use and other anthropogenic activities in local and distal source watersheds. Because water quality sampling surveys are often piecemeal, regionally inconsistent, and incomplete with respect to unregulated contaminants, the United States lacks a detailed comparison of potential source water contamination across all of its large cities. Here we combine national-scale geospatial datasets with hydrologic s…
Landsat observations of chlorophyll-a variations in Lake Taihu from 1984 to 2019
Authors: Zhigang Cao, Ronghua Ma, John M. Mélack, Hongtao Duan, Miao Liu, Tiit Kutser et al.
Journal: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation · DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2021.102642 · Citations: 74
Matched topics: water management
Long-term datasets of chlorophyll-a (Chla) are necessary to evaluate changes in eutrophication and to assist in lake management; however, current aquatic remote sensing datasets usually start after 2000. Here, a 36-year Chla dataset was assembled from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), and Operational Landsat Imager (OLI) imagery for Lake Taihu (China) over the period from 1984 to 2019. TM, ETM+ and OLI reflectances were compared to those using the MODerate re…
Interactions between surface water and groundwater in selected tributaries of the Wei River (China) revealed by hydrochemistry and stable isotopes
Authors: Lei Zhang, Peiyue Li, Xiaodong He
Journal: Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal · DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2021.2016054 · Citations: 64
Matched topics: river, water management, surface water
Fast population growth and rapid economic and societal development drive the massive extraction of groundwater, increasing complications for the relationship between surface water and groundwater. To study the surface water and groundwater interactions in the north and south tributaries of the Wei River (Xin and Jing Rivers), China, 17 surface water samples and 30 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed. Hydrochemistry and stable isotopes were used to study the surface water and groun…
Hydropower production prediction using artificial neural networks: an Ecuadorian application case
Authors: Julio Barzola–Monteses, Juan Gómez‐Romero, Mayken Espinoza‐Andaluz, Waldo Fajardo
Journal: Neural Computing and Applications · DOI: 10.1007/s00521-021-06746-5 · Citations: 63
Matched topics: hydrology, hydropower
Abstract Hydropower is among the most efficient technologies to produce renewable electrical energy. Hydropower systems present multiple advantages since they provide sustainable and controllable energy. However, hydropower plants’ effectiveness is affected by multiple factors such as river/reservoir inflows, temperature, electricity price, among others. The mentioned factors make the prediction and recommendation of a station’s operational output a difficult challenge. Therefore, reliable an…
Existence of a continental-scale river system in eastern Tibet during the late Cretaceous–early Palaeogene
Authors: Xudong Zhao, Huiping Zhang, Ralf Hetzel, Eric Kirby, Alison R. Duvall, K. X. Whipple et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27587-9 · Citations: 62
Matched topics: river, earth system model
The establishment of continental-scale drainage systems on Earth is largely controlled by topography related to plate boundary deformation and buoyant mantle. Drainage patterns of the great rivers in Asia are thought to be highly dynamic during the Cenozoic collision of India and Eurasia, but the drainage pattern and landscape evolution prior to the development of high topography in eastern Tibet remain largely unknown. Here we report the results of petro-stratigraphy, heavy-mineral analysis,…
Review of Soil Salinity and Sodicity Challenges to Crop Production in the Lowland Irrigated Areas of Ethiopia and Its Management Strategies
Authors: Ashenafi Worku Daba, Asad Sarwar Qureshi
Journal: Land · DOI: 10.3390/land10121377 · Citations: 61
Matched topics: water management, irrigation
Ethiopia’s irrigated agriculture productivity has been threatened by severe salinity and sodicity problems which have resulted in significantly lower yields, food insecurity, and environmental degradation. The destructive effects of poor irrigation water management with the absence of drainage and anticipated future climate changes can accelerate the formation of salt-affected soil, potentially expanding the problem to currently unaffected regions. This paper synthesizes the available informa…
Sustainable water use through multiple cropping systems and precision irrigation
Authors: A. S. Brar, Kuljit Kaur, Vinay Kumar Sindhu, Naoum Tsolakis, Jagjit Singh Srai
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130117 · Citations: 61
Matched topics: water management, irrigation
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Rescue of groundwater level time series: How to visually identify and treat errors
Authors: Inga Retiķe, Jānis Bikše, Andis Kalvāns, Aija Dēliņa, Zanita Avotniece, Willem Jan Zaadnoordijk et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127294 · Citations: 56
Matched topics: hydrology
Groundwater level time series are of great value for a variety of groundwater studies, particularly for those dealing with the impacts of anthropogenic and climate change. Quality control of groundwater level observations is an essential step prior to any further application, e.g., trend analysis. Often the quality control of data is limited to the removal of outliers or elimination of entire time series from a dataset, while such approaches drastically reduce the spatial coverage of initiall…
Seasonal nitrogen fluxes of the Lena River Delta
Authors: Tina Sanders, Claudia Fiencke, Matthias Fuchs, Charlotte Haugk, Bennet Juhls, Gesine Mollenhauer et al.
Journal: AMBIO · DOI: 10.1007/s13280-021-01665-0 · Citations: 55
Matched topics: hydrology, river, seasonal
The Arctic is nutrient limited, particularly by nitrogen, and is impacted by anthropogenic global warming which occurs approximately twice as fast compared to the global average. Arctic warming intensifies thawing of permafrost-affected soils releasing their large organic nitrogen reservoir. This organic nitrogen reaches hydrological systems, is remineralized to reactive inorganic nitrogen, and is transported to the Arctic Ocean via large rivers. We estimate the load of nitrogen supplied from…
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| Journal of Hydrology | 10 |
| Nature Communications | 4 |
| Remote Sensing | 2 |
| Global Change Biology | 2 |
| Ecological Indicators | 2 |
| Environmental Research Letters | 2 |
| Journal of Cleaner Production | 2 |
| Environmental Modelling & Software | 1 |
| Weather and Climate Extremes | 1 |
| Global and Planetary Change | 1 |
| Science | 1 |
| Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | 1 |
| Frontiers in Plant Science | 1 |
| International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 1 |
| Urban forestry & urban greening | 1 |
| The cryosphere | 1 |
| Ecological Informatics | 1 |
| Child and Adolescent Mental Health | 1 |
| Nature | 1 |
| Geofluids | 1 |
| Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 1 |
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| Geoscientific model development | 1 |
| Water Resources Research | 1 |
| The Science of The Total Environment | 1 |
| Scientific Reports | 1 |
| Fire | 1 |
| International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation | 1 |
| Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal | 1 |
| Neural Computing and Applications | 1 |
| Land | 1 |
| AMBIO | 1 |
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Topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, runoff, streamflow, reservoir, water management, flood, drought, seasonal, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, surface water, irrigation, earth system model
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