Weekly Literature Review

Week 04 · January 25–January 31, 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. Urbanization impacts on flood risks based on urban growth data and coupled flood models
    2. Review article: A systematic review and future prospects of flood
    3. Droughts and floods in Malawi: impacts on crop production and the performance of sustainable land management practices under weather extremes
    4. Evaluation of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Susceptibility Using Multi-Criteria Assessment Framework in Mahalangur Himalaya
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Anthropogenic Drought: Definition, Challenges, and Opportunities
    2. Recent increasing frequency of compound summer drought and heatwaves in Southeast Brazil
    3. Flavonoids improve drought tolerance of maize seedlings by regulating the homeostasis of reactive oxygen species
    4. Progressive water deficits during multiyear droughts in basins with long hydrological memory in Chile
    5. Capability of leaf water content and its threshold values in reflection of soil–plant water status in maize during prolonged drought
    6. Comparative transcriptome analysis of genes involved in the drought stress response of two peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties
    7. Local climate and biodiversity affect the stability of China’s grasslands in response to drought
    8. The experimental manipulation of atmospheric drought: Teasing out the role of microclimate in biodiversity experiments
    9. Timing of drought in the growing season and strong legacy effects determine the annual productivity of temperate grasses in a changing climate
    10. Insuring crops from space: the potential of satellite-retrieved soil moisture to reduce farmers’ drought risk exposure
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Changing climate drives future streamflow declines and challenges in meeting water demand across the southwestern United States
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. From anger to action: Differential impacts of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger on climate action and wellbeing
    2. The climate change mitigation impacts of active travel: Evidence from a longitudinal panel study in seven European cities
    3. What are the shocks of climate change on clean energy investment: A diversified exploration
    4. Climate-driven chemistry and aerosol feedbacks in CMIP6 Earth system models
    5. Climate change risk perceptions and agricultural adaptation strategies in vulnerable riverine char islands of Bangladesh
    6. Time-lag effects of NDVI responses to climate change in the Yamzhog Yumco Basin, South Tibet
    7. Assessment of pre-industrial to present-day anthropogenic climate forcing in UKESM1
    8. Topographic Correction of Geothermal Heat Flux in Greenland and Antarctica
    9. Vegetation Change and Its Response to Climate Change in Yunnan Province, China
    10. Central Asian rivers under climate change: Impacts assessment in eight representative catchments
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Compensation Between Cloud Feedback and Aerosol‐Cloud Interaction in CMIP6 Models
    2. Temporal and spatial variations in the terrestrial water storage across Central Asia based on multiple satellite datasets and global hydrological models
    3. Stochastic optimization model for the short-term joint operation of photovoltaic power and hydropower plants based on chance-constrained programming
    4. The effects of surface pollution on urban river water quality under rainfall events in Wuqing district, Tianjin, China
    5. Improved atmospheric circulation over Europe by the new generation of CMIP6 earth system models
    6. Water use of Prosopis juliflora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods in Afar Region, Ethiopia
    7. Exploring the effect of urbanization on hourly extreme rainfall over Yangtze River Delta of China
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. Global water scarcity including surface water quality and expansions of clean water technologies
    2. Machine learning based marine water quality prediction for coastal hydro-environment management
    3. How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry
    4. The CLoud–Aerosol–Radiation Interaction and Forcing: Year 2017 (CLARIFY-2017) measurement campaign
    5. Comprehensive estimation of lake volume changes on the Tibetan Plateau during 1976–2019 and basin-wide glacier contribution
    6. Groundwater quality assessment using a new integrated-weight water quality index (IWQI) and driver analysis in the Jiaokou Irrigation District, China.
    7. River water temperature forecasting using a deep learning method
    8. Accuracy Improvements to Pixel-Based and Object-Based LULC Classification with Auxiliary Datasets from Google Earth Engine
    9. A new vector-based global river network dataset accounting for variable drainage density
    10. Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Nonperennial Flow Regimes in the Contiguous United States
    11. Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data
    12. Detection of a Potato Disease (Early Blight) Using Artificial Intelligence
    13. Effects of biochar amendment and reduced irrigation on growth, physiology, water-use efficiency and nutrients uptake of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) on two different soil types
    14. Simultaneous removal of multiple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from urban stormwater using low-cost agricultural/industrial byproducts as sorbents
    15. Effect of regulated deficit irrigation on alfalfa performance under two irrigation systems in the inland arid area of midwestern China
    16. A dataset of remote-sensed Forel-Ule Index for global inland waters during 2000–2018
    17. Drivers of river reactivation in North Africa during the last glacial cycle
    18. Comparison between fuzzy logic and water quality index methods: A case of water quality assessment in Ikare community, Southwestern Nigeria
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. 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 Feng, Moreira et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Urbanization impacts on flood risks based on urban growth data and coupled flood models

Authors: Boyu Feng, Ying Zhang, Robin Bourke

Journal: Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1007/s11069-020-04480-0 · Citations: 345

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

Abstract Urbanization increases regional impervious surface area, which generally reduces hydrologic response time and therefore increases flood risk. The objective of this work is to investigate the sensitivities of urban flooding to urban land growth through simulation of flood flows under different urbanization conditions and during different flooding stages. A sub-watershed in Toronto, Canada, with urban land conversion was selected as a test site for this study. In order to investigate t…


Review article: A systematic review and future prospects of flood

vulnerability indices

Authors: Luana Lavagnoli Moreira, M. D. de Brito, M. Kobiyama

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.5194/NHESS-21-1513-2021 · Citations: 113

Matched topics: flood

Abstract. This paper provides a state-of-art account on flood vulnerability indices, highlighting worldwide trends and future research directions. A total of 95 peer-reviewed articles published between 2002–2019 were systematically analyzed. An exponential rise in research effort is demonstrated, with 80 % of the articles being published since 2015. The majority of these studies (62.1 %) focused on the neighborhood followed by the city scale (14.7 %). Min-max normalization (30.5 %), equal wei…


Droughts and floods in Malawi: impacts on crop production and the performance of sustainable land management practices under weather extremes

Authors: Nancy McCarthy, Talip Kilic, Josh Brubaker, Siobhan Murray, Alejandro de la Fuente

Journal: Environment and Development Economics · DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x20000455 · Citations: 80

Matched topics: flood, drought

Abstract Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme weather events, increasing the vulnerability of smallholder farmers dependent on rain-fed agriculture. We evaluate the extent to which farmers in Malawi suffer crop production losses due to extreme weather, and whether sustainable land management (SLM) practices help shield crop production losses from extreme events. We use a three period panel dataset where widespread floods and droughts occurred in separate periods, o…


Evaluation of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Susceptibility Using Multi-Criteria Assessment Framework in Mahalangur Himalaya

Authors: Nitesh Khadka, Xiaoqing Chen, Yong Nie, Sudeep Thakuri, Guoxiong Zheng, Guoqing Zhang

Journal: Frontiers in Earth Science · DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.601288 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: flood

Ongoing recession of glaciers in the Himalaya in response to global climate change has far-reaching impacts on the formation and expansion of glacial lakes. The subsequent glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a significant threat to lives and livelihoods as they can cause catastrophic damage up to hundreds of kilometres downstream. Previous studies have reported the rapid expansion of glacial lakes and several notable destructive past GLOF events in the Mahalangur Himalaya, suggesting a n…


Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 10 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by AghaKouchak, Geirinhas et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Anthropogenic Drought: Definition, Challenges, and Opportunities

Authors: Amir AghaKouchak, Ali Mirchi, Kaveh Madani, Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Ali Nazemi, Aneseh Alborzi et al.

Journal: Reviews of Geophysics · DOI: 10.1029/2019rg000683 · Citations: 357

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, water management, drought, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, surface water, earth system model

Abstract Traditional, mainstream definitions of drought describe it as deficit in water‐related variables or water‐dependent activities (e.g., precipitation, soil moisture, surface and groundwater storage, and irrigation) due to natural variabilities that are out of the control of local decision‐makers. Here, we argue that within coupled human‐water systems, drought must be defined and understood as a process as opposed to a product to help better frame and describe the complex and interrelat…


Recent increasing frequency of compound summer drought and heatwaves in Southeast Brazil

Authors: João L. Geirinhas, Ana Russo, Renata Libonati, Pedro M. Sousa, Diego G. Miralles, Ricardo M. Trigo

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abe0eb · Citations: 217

Matched topics: drought, land surface model, hydropower

Abstract An increase in the frequency of extremely hot and dry events has been experienced over the past few decades in South America, and particularly in Brazil. Regional climate change projections indicate a future aggravation of this trend. However, a comprehensive characterization of drought and heatwave compound events, as well as of the main land–atmosphere mechanisms involved, is still lacking for most of South America. This study aims to fill this gap, assessing for the first time the…


Flavonoids improve drought tolerance of maize seedlings by regulating the homeostasis of reactive oxygen species

Authors: Baozhu Li, Ruonan Fan, Guiling Sun, Ting Sun, Y. Fan, Shenglong Bai et al.

Journal: Plant and Soil · DOI: 10.1007/s11104-020-04814-8 · Citations: 185

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Background and aims As drought threatens the yield and quality of maize ( Zea mays L.), it is important to dissect the molecular basis of maize drought tolerance. Flavonoids, participate in the scavenging of oxygen free radicals and alleviate stress-induced oxidative damages. This study aims to dissect the function of flavonoids in the improvement of maize drought tolerance. Methods Using far-infrared imaging screening, we previously isolated a drought overly insensitivity ( doi ) mu…


Progressive water deficits during multiyear droughts in basins with long hydrological memory in Chile

Authors: Camila Álvarez-Garretón, Juan Pablo Boisier, René Garreaud, Jan Seibert, Marc Vis

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-25-429-2021 · Citations: 153

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, drought

Abstract. A decade-long (2010–2020) period with precipitation deficits in central–south Chile (30–41∘ S), the so-called megadrought (MD), has led to streamflow depletions of larger amplitude than expected from precipitation anomalies, indicating an intensification in drought propagation. We analysed the catchment characteristics and runoff mechanisms modulating such intensification by using the CAMELS-CL dataset and simulations from the HBV hydrological model. We compared annual precipitation…


Capability of leaf water content and its threshold values in reflection of soil–plant water status in maize during prolonged drought

Authors: Huailin Zhou, Guangsheng Zhou, Qijin He, Li Zhou, Yuhe Ji, Xiaomin Lv

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107395 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: drought

Leaves play an important role in plant growth and development through photosynthesis and transpiration. Many studies have explored the effects of short-term drought stress on leaf water status; however, few studies have focused on the leaf water content capacity as an indicator of soil–plant water status during prolonged droughts. The results of a field experiment with various irrigation regimes that was conducted during two consecutive maize growing seasons from 2013 to 2014, indicated that …


Comparative transcriptome analysis of genes involved in the drought stress response of two peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties

Authors: Chunji Jiang, Xinlin Li, Jixiang Zou, Jingyao Ren, Chunyi Jin, He Zhang et al.

Journal: BMC Plant Biology · DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02761-1 · Citations: 76

Matched topics: drought

BACKGROUND: The peanut is one of the most important oil crops worldwide. Qualities and yields of peanut can be dramatically diminished by abiotic stresses particularly by drought. Therefore, it would be beneficial to gain a comprehensive understanding on peanut drought-responsive transcriptional regulatory activities, and hopefully to extract critical drought-tolerance-related molecular mechanism from it. RESULTS: In this study, two peanut Arachis hypogaea L. varieties, NH5 (tolerant) and FH1…


Local climate and biodiversity affect the stability of China’s grasslands in response to drought

Authors: Wenjie Huang, Wei Wang, Ming Cao, Gang Fu, Juyi Xia, Zhixue Wang et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145482 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


The experimental manipulation of atmospheric drought: Teasing out the role of microclimate in biodiversity experiments

Authors: Beatriz A. Aguirre, Brian Hsieh, Samantha J. Watson, Alexandra J. Wright

Journal: Journal of Ecology · DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13595 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Drought occurrence is increasing due to anthropogenic climate change. Drought can negatively affect plants via reduced water below‐ground and increased evaporative demand or vapour pressure deficit (VPD) above‐ground. Past work has shown that plant diversity can ameliorate the negative effects of drought in plant communities, but these results are inconsistent between experimental and natural drought studies. Furthermore, while studies on the negative effects of reduced soil moisture…


Timing of drought in the growing season and strong legacy effects determine the annual productivity of temperate grasses in a changing climate

Authors: Claudia Hahn, A. Lüscher, Sara Ernst-Hasler, Matthias Suter, Ansgar Kahmen

Journal: Biogeosciences · DOI: 10.5194/bg-18-585-2021 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: drought, climate change

Abstract. The frequency of extreme weather events, such as droughts, is assumed to increase and lead to alterations in ecosystem productivity and thus the terrestrial carbon cycle. Although grasslands typically show reduced productivity in response to drought, the effects of drought on grassland productivity have been shown to vary strongly. Here we tested, in a 2-year field experiment, if the resistance and the recovery of grasses to drought varies throughout a growing season and if the timi…


Insuring crops from space: the potential of satellite-retrieved soil moisture to reduce farmers’ drought risk exposure

Authors: Willemijn Vroege, Janic Bucheli, Tobias Dalhaus, Martin Hirschi, Robert Finger

Journal: European Review of Agricultural Economics · DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbab010 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: hydrology, drought

Abstract Crop producers face significant and increasing drought risks. We evaluate whether insurances based on globally and freely available satellite-retrieved soil moisture data can reduce farms’ financial drought risk exposure. We design farm individual soil moisture index insurances for wheat, maize and rapeseed production using a case study for Eastern Germany. We find that the satellite-retrieved soil moisture index insurances significantly decrease risk exposure for these crops compare…


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.

Changing climate drives future streamflow declines and challenges in meeting water demand across the southwestern United States

Authors: O. Miller, A. Putman, J. Alder, Matthew P. Miller, Daniel K. Jones, D. Wise

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.HYDROA.2021.100074 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: streamflow, climate change

Abstract Society and the environment in the arid southwestern United States depend on reliable water availability, yet current water use outpaces supply. Water demand is projected to grow in the future and climate change is expected to reduce supply. To adapt, water managers need robust estimates of future regional water supply to support management decisions. To address this need, we estimate future streamflow in seven water resource regions in the southwestern U.S. using a new SPAtially Ref…


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.

From anger to action: Differential impacts of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger on climate action and wellbeing

Authors: Samantha K. Stanley, Teaghan L. Hogg, Zoe Leviston, Iain Walker

Journal: The Journal of Climate Change and Health · DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100003 · Citations: 639

Matched topics: climate change

Research documents the experiences of depression and anxiety evoked by climate change, but little attention has been given to frustration and anger, or to untangling the effects of different emotional responses to the climate crisis on human and planetary health. Using Australian national survey data, we found that experiencing eco-anger predicted better mental health outcomes, as well as greater engagement in pro-climate activism and personal behaviours. Eco-anxiety and eco-depression were l…


The climate change mitigation impacts of active travel: Evidence from a longitudinal panel study in seven European cities

Authors: Christian Brand, Thomas Götschi, Evi Dons, Regine Gerike, Esther Anaya-Boig, Ione Ávila-Palència et al.

Journal: Global Environmental Change · DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102224 · Citations: 258

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


What are the shocks of climate change on clean energy investment: A diversified exploration

Authors: Xia Chen, Qiang Fu, Chun‐Ping Chang

Journal: Energy Economics · DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105136 · Citations: 190

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Climate-driven chemistry and aerosol feedbacks in CMIP6 Earth system models

Authors: Gillian Thornhill, W. J. Collins, Dirk Olivié, Ragnhild Bieltvedt Skeie, Alexander T. Archibald, Susanne E. Bauer et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-1105-2021 · Citations: 148

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. Feedbacks play a fundamental role in determining the magnitude of the response of the climate system to external forcing, such as from anthropogenic emissions. The latest generation of Earth system models includes aerosol and chemistry components that interact with each other and with the biosphere. These interactions introduce a complex web of feedbacks that is important to understand and quantify. This paper addresses multiple pathways for aerosol and chemical feedbacks in Earth s…


Climate change risk perceptions and agricultural adaptation strategies in vulnerable riverine char islands of Bangladesh

Authors: Zobaer Ahmed, Gauri S. Guha, Aaron M. Shew, G. M. Monirul Alam

Journal: Land Use Policy · DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105295 · Citations: 137

Matched topics: climate change

Farmers in the riverine char islands of Bangladesh are frequently affected by climate change due to their proximity to the river and heavy reliance on agriculture for their livelihoods. The present study evaluates char dwellers’ risk perceptions and agricultural adaptations to climate change. Survey data were collected from 98 households, and focus group discussions were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire from Rydas Bari char under the Gaibandha District of Bangladesh. A standard…


Time-lag effects of NDVI responses to climate change in the Yamzhog Yumco Basin, South Tibet

Authors: Zhe Meng, Xueqin Zhang

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107431 · Citations: 81

Matched topics: climate change

Vegetation dynamics and their response to climate change is critical for determining the mechanisms of climate-derived variations in terrestrial ecosystems. Here, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and monthly temperature and precipitation data were employed to examine the spatiotemporal patterns in vegetation dynamics and investigate the time-lag effects of vegetation responses to climate variables in the Yamzhog Yumco Basin, South Tibet, during 2000–2018. The results reveal t…


Assessment of pre-industrial to present-day anthropogenic climate forcing in UKESM1

Authors: Fiona M. O’Connor, Nathan Luke Abraham, Mohit Dalvi, Gerd Folberth, Paul T. Griffiths, Catherine Hardacre et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-1211-2021 · Citations: 72

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. Quantifying forcings from anthropogenic perturbations to the Earth system (ES) is important for understanding changes in climate since the pre-industrial (PI) period. Here, we quantify and analyse a wide range of present-day (PD) anthropogenic effective radiative forcings (ERFs) with the UK’s Earth System Model (ESM), UKESM1, following the protocols defined by the Radiative Forcing Model Intercomparison Project (RFMIP) and the Aerosol and Chemistry Model Intercomparison Project (Aer…


Topographic Correction of Geothermal Heat Flux in Greenland and Antarctica

Authors: William Colgan, Joseph A. MacGregor, Kenneth D. Mankoff, Ryan Haagenson, Harihar Rajaram, Yasmina M. Martos et al.

Journal: Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface · DOI: 10.1029/2020jf005598 · Citations: 70

Matched topics: hydrology

Abstract We present a new approach to account for the influence of subglacial topography on geothermal heat flux beneath the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. We first establish a simple empirical proportionality between local geothermal flux and topographic relief within a given radius, based on a synthesis of existing observations of these properties elsewhere on Earth. This analysis essentially yields a high‐pass filter that can be readily applied to existing large‐scale geothermal heat …


Vegetation Change and Its Response to Climate Change in Yunnan Province, China

Authors: Huaizhang Sun, Jiyan Wang, Junnan Xiong, Jinhu Bian, Huaan Jin, Weiming Cheng et al.

Journal: Advances in Meteorology · DOI: 10.1155/2021/8857589 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: climate change, hydropower

The impact of global climate change on vegetation has become increasingly prominent over the past several decades. Understanding vegetation change and its response to climate can provide fundamental information for environmental resource management. In recent years, the arid climate and fragile ecosystem have led to great changes in vegetation in Yunnan Province, so it is very important to further study the relationship between vegetation and climate. In this study, we explored the temporal c…


Central Asian rivers under climate change: Impacts assessment in eight representative catchments

Authors: Iulii Didovets, Anastasia Lobanova, Valentina Krysanova, Christoph Menz, Zhanna Babagalieva, Aliya Nurbatsina et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies · DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100779 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, climate change

Eight river catchments within Central Asia. The limited amount of water resources is already an issue in the Central Asian region, and climate change may be crucial for water availability and development of countries in the region. This study investigates potential climate change impacts on water resources in Central Asia to the end of the century by focusing on eight river catchments with diverse natural conditions located in different countries. The eco-hydrological model SWIM was setup, ca…


Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 7 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Compensation Between Cloud Feedback and Aerosol‐Cloud Interaction in CMIP6 Models

Authors: Chenggong Wang, Brian J. Soden, Wenchang Yang, Gabriel A. Vecchi

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2020gl091024 · Citations: 102

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract The most recent generation of climate models (the 6th Phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project) yields estimates of effective climate sensitivity (ECS) that are much higher than past generations due to a stronger amplification from cloud feedback. If plausible, these models require substantially larger greenhouse gas reductions to meet global warming targets. We show that models with a more positive cloud feedback also have a stronger cooling effect from aerosol‐cloud inter…


Temporal and spatial variations in the terrestrial water storage across Central Asia based on multiple satellite datasets and global hydrological models

Authors: Zengyun Hu, Zizhan Zhang, Yan-Fang Sang, Jing Qian, Wei Feng, Xi Chen et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126013 · Citations: 91

Matched topics: hydrologic model, water management, surface water

Abstract not available.


Stochastic optimization model for the short-term joint operation of photovoltaic power and hydropower plants based on chance-constrained programming

Authors: Wenlin Yuan, Xinqi Wang, Chengguo Su, Chun-tian Cheng, Zhe Liu, Zening Wu

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.ENERGY.2021.119996 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Integrating photovoltaic (PV) power into large-capacity hydropower plants is considered as an efficient and promising approach for large-scale PV power accommodation. To improve the guidelines for the optimal operation of large-scale hydro-PV hybrid systems, this paper proposes a practical coordination mode of a PV plant and a large-capacity hydropower plant based on the negotiation mechanism between the power generation company and the power grid. A chance-constrained programming (C…


The effects of surface pollution on urban river water quality under rainfall events in Wuqing district, Tianjin, China

Authors: Linhan Yang, Jianzhu Li, Keke Zhou, Ping Feng, Lixin Dong

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126136 · Citations: 81

Matched topics: river, runoff, land surface model, surface water

Abstract not available.


Improved atmospheric circulation over Europe by the new generation of CMIP6 earth system models

Authors: Juan Antonio Fernández-Granja, Ana Casanueva, Joaquín Bedia, Jesús Fernández

Journal: Climate Dynamics · DOI: 10.1007/s00382-021-05652-9 · Citations: 76

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract not available.


Water use of Prosopis juliflora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods in Afar Region, Ethiopia

Authors: Hailu Shiferaw, Tena Alamirew, Sebinasi Dzikiti, Woldeamlak Bewket, Gete Zeleke, Urs Schaffner

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81776-6 · Citations: 72

Matched topics: hydrology

/yr. This volume of water would be sufficient to irrigate about 460,000 ha of cotton or 330,000 ha of sugar cane, the main crops in the area, which would generate an estimated net benefit of approximately US$ 320 million and US$ 470 million per growing season from cotton and sugarcane, respectively. Hence, P. juliflora invasion in the Afar Region has serious impacts on water availability and on the provision of other ecosystem services and ultimately on rural livelihoods.


Exploring the effect of urbanization on hourly extreme rainfall over Yangtze River Delta of China

Authors: Jie Wang, Fei Chen, Quang‐Van Doan, Youpeng Xu

Journal: Urban Climate · DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100781 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 18 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

Global water scarcity including surface water quality and expansions of clean water technologies

Authors: Michelle T. H. van Vliet, Edward R. Jones, Martina Flörke, Wietse Franssen, Naota Hanasaki, Yoshihide Wada et al.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abbfc3 · Citations: 494

Matched topics: hydrologic model, surface water

Abstract Water scarcity threatens people in various regions, and has predominantly been studied from a water quantity perspective only. Here we show that global water scarcity is driven by both water quantity and water quality issues, and quantify expansions in clean water technologies (i.e. desalination and treated wastewater reuse) to ‘reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity’ as urgently required by UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6. Including water quality (i.e. water t…


Machine learning based marine water quality prediction for coastal hydro-environment management

Authors: Tianan Deng, Kwok‐wing Chau, Huan‐Feng Duan

Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112051 · Citations: 234

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.


How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry

Authors: Marguerite A. Xenopoulos, Rebecca T. Barnes, Kyle Boodoo, David Butman, Núria Catalán, Sarah C. D’Amario et al.

Journal: Biogeochemistry · DOI: 10.1007/s10533-021-00753-3 · Citations: 214

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, climate change

Abstract Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is recognized for its importance in freshwater ecosystems, but historical reliance on DOM quantity rather than indicators of DOM composition has led to an incomplete understanding of DOM and an underestimation of its role and importance in biogeochemical processes. A single sample of DOM can be composed of tens of thousands of distinct molecules. Each of these unique DOM molecules has their own chemical properties and reactivity or role in the environme…


The CLoud–Aerosol–Radiation Interaction and Forcing: Year 2017 (CLARIFY-2017) measurement campaign

Authors: Jim Haywood, Steven J. Abel, Paul A. Barrett, Nicolas Bellouin, Alan Blyth, Keith Bower et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-1049-2021 · Citations: 175

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. The representations of clouds, aerosols, and cloud–aerosol–radiation impacts remain some of the largest uncertainties in climate change, limiting our ability to accurately reconstruct past climate and predict future climate. The south-east Atlantic is a region where high atmospheric aerosol loadings and semi-permanent stratocumulus clouds are co-located, providing an optimum region for studying the full range of aerosol–radiation and aerosol–cloud interactions and their perturbation…


Comprehensive estimation of lake volume changes on the Tibetan Plateau during 1976–2019 and basin-wide glacier contribution

Authors: Guoqing Zhang, Tobias Bolch, Wenfeng Chen, Jean‐François Crétaux

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145463 · Citations: 173

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract not available.


Groundwater quality assessment using a new integrated-weight water quality index (IWQI) and driver analysis in the Jiaokou Irrigation District, China.

Authors: Qiying Zhang, H. Qian, Panpan Xu, K. Hou, Faxuan Yang

Journal: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.111992 · Citations: 170

Matched topics: irrigation

Groundwater is an important water resource in arid and semi-arid regions. The impact of human activities on groundwater is increasing. After 60 years running, the groundwater quality and its formation mechanism are imperative questions needed to be answered in Jiaokou Irrigation District, Guanzhong Basin, China. In this study, the quality of groundwater in Jiaokou Irrigation District was assessed by a new integrated-weight water quality index (IWQI), and the groundwater chemistry is studied t…


River water temperature forecasting using a deep learning method

Authors: Rujian Qiu, Yuankun Wang, Bruce L. Rhoads, Dong Wang, Wenjie Qiu, Yuwei Tao et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126016 · Citations: 133

Matched topics: river, water management

Abstract not available.


Accuracy Improvements to Pixel-Based and Object-Based LULC Classification with Auxiliary Datasets from Google Earth Engine

Authors: Le’an Qu, Zhenjie Chen, Manchun Li, Junjun Zhi, Hui‐Ming Wang

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs13030453 · Citations: 129

Matched topics: streamflow

The monitoring and assessment of land use/land cover (LULC) change over large areas are significantly important in numerous research areas, such as natural resource protection, sustainable development, and climate change. However, accurately extracting LULC only using the spectral features of satellite images is difficult owing to landscape heterogeneities over large areas. To improve the accuracy of LULC classification, numerous studies have introduced other auxiliary features to the classif…


A new vector-based global river network dataset accounting for variable drainage density

Authors: Peirong Lin, Ming Pan, Eric F. Wood, Dai Yamazaki, George H. Allen

Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00819-9 · Citations: 128

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

patterns of river networks (totaling ~75 million kilometers in length) are obtained. Basins and estimates of intermittent stream fraction are also delineated to support water resources management. This new dataset (MERIT Hydro-Vector) should enable full global modeling of river system processes at fine spatial resolutions.


Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Nonperennial Flow Regimes in the Contiguous United States

Authors: John C. Hammond, Margaret Zimmer, Margaret Shanafield, Kendra E. Kaiser, Sarah E. Godsey, Meryl C. Mims et al.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2020gl090794 · Citations: 113

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow

Abstract Over half of global rivers and streams lack perennial flow, and understanding the distribution and drivers of their flow regimes is critical for understanding their hydrologic, biogeochemical, and ecological functions. We analyzed nonperennial flow regimes using 540 U.S. Geological Survey watersheds across the contiguous United States from 1979 to 2018. Multivariate analyses revealed regional differences in no‐flow fraction, date of first no flow, and duration of the dry‐down period,…


Coordinating an operational data distribution network for CMIP6 data

Authors: Ruth Petrie, Sébastien Denvil, Sasha Ames, Guillaume Levavasseur, Sandro Fiore, Christopher Allen et al.

Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-629-2021 · Citations: 105

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. The distribution of data contributed to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) is via the Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF). The ESGF is a network of internationally distributed sites that together work as a federated data archive. Data records from climate modelling institutes are published to the ESGF and then shared around the world. It is anticipated that CMIP6 will produce approximately 20 PB of data to be published and distributed via the ESGF. In addition…


Detection of a Potato Disease (Early Blight) Using Artificial Intelligence

Authors: Hassan Afzaal, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Arnold W. Schumann, Nazar Hussain, Andrew McKenzie‐Gopsill, Travis J. Esau et al.

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs13030411 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: runoff

This study evaluated the potential of using machine vision in combination with deep learning (DL) to identify the early blight disease in real-time for potato production systems. Four fields were selected to collect images (n = 5199) of healthy and diseased potato plants under variable lights and shadow effects. A database was constructed using DL to identify the disease infestation at different stages throughout the growing season. Three convolutional neural networks (CNNs), namely GoogleNet…


Effects of biochar amendment and reduced irrigation on growth, physiology, water-use efficiency and nutrients uptake of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) on two different soil types

Authors: Xuezhi Liu, Zhenhua Wei, Yingying Ma, Jie Liu, Fulai Liu

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144769 · Citations: 91

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.


Simultaneous removal of multiple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from urban stormwater using low-cost agricultural/industrial byproducts as sorbents

Authors: Narges Esfandiar, Rominder Suri, Erica R. McKenzie

Journal: Chemosphere · DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129812 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract not available.


Effect of regulated deficit irrigation on alfalfa performance under two irrigation systems in the inland arid area of midwestern China

Authors: Minguo Liu, Zikui Wang, Le Mu, Rui Xu, Huimin Yang

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106764 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.


A dataset of remote-sensed Forel-Ule Index for global inland waters during 2000–2018

Authors: Shenglei Wang, Junsheng Li, Wenzhi Zhang, Chang Cao, Fangfang Zhang, Qian Shen et al.

Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00807-z · Citations: 76

Matched topics: hydropower

Water colour is the result of its constituents and their interactions with solar irradiance; this forms the basis for water quality monitoring using optical remote sensing data. The Forel-Ule Index (FUI) is a useful comprehensive indicator to show the water colour variability and water quality change in both inland waters and oceans. In recent decades, lakes around the world have experienced dramatic changes in water quality under pressure from both climate change and anthropogenic activities…


Drivers of river reactivation in North Africa during the last glacial cycle

Authors: Cécile Blanchet, Anne H Osborne, Rik Tjallingii, Werner Ehrmann, Tobias Friedrich, Axel Timmermann et al.

Journal: Nature Geoscience · DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-00671-3 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: river, runoff, earth system model

Abstract not available.


Comparison between fuzzy logic and water quality index methods: A case of water quality assessment in Ikare community, Southwestern Nigeria

Authors: Johnson O. Oladipo, Akinola S. Akinwumiju, O. S. Aboyeji, Adedeji A. Adelodun

Journal: Environmental Challenges · DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2021.100038 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: surface water

A ubiquitous, reliable, and affordable method to determine surface water quality (SWQ) is still evasive. In the current study, we compared two easily accessible statistical tools: fuzzy logic (FL) inference and water quality index (WQI) analytical methods, in assessing the water quality in Ikare community of Nigeria. Furthermore, crosstabs analysis and Python programming language validated the reliability of FL and WQI methods. Consequently, a classification map was generated in the ArcGIS en…


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