Weekly Literature Review

Week 09 · March 1–March 7, 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. Exploring Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 diversity for Flood inundation mapping using deep learning
    2. Flood Susceptibility Analysis in Chennai Corporation Using Frequency Ratio Model
    3. Incorporating climate change in flood estimation guidance
    4. Measuring urban road network vulnerability to extreme events: An application for urban floods
    5. Intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes and implications for flood risk: current state of the art and future directions
    6. Quantification of continuous flood hazard using random forest classification and flood insurance claims at large spatial scales: a pilot study in southeast Texas
    7. Identification of ABA-Mediated Genetic and Metabolic Responses to Soil Flooding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. Mill)
    8. Refining the concept of hydrological connectivity for large floodplain systems: Framework and implications for eco-environmental assessments
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Drought effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in global natural ecosystems
    2. Drought Tolerance in Rice: Focus on Recent Mechanisms and Approaches
    3. Why is Tree Drought Mortality so Hard to Predict?
    4. Evaluation of Silicon and Proline Application on the Oxidative Machinery in Drought-Stressed Sugar Beet
    5. Evolutionary relationships between drought-related traits and climate shape large hydraulic safety margins in western North American oaks
    6. Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity
    7. A detailed assessment of meteorological drought characteristics using simplified rainfall index over Narmada River Basin, India
    8. Decadal variability modulates trends in concurrent heat and drought over global croplands
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Widespread potential loss of streamflow into underlying aquifers across the USA
    2. Behind the scenes of streamflow model performance
    3. Assessment of four latest long-term satellite-based precipitation products in capturing the extreme precipitation and streamflow across a humid region of southern China
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. Climate model projections from the Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) of CMIP6
    2. Challenges and outlook for convection-permitting climate modelling
    3. Towards advancing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts on short-duration rainfall extremes
    4. Sustainable development and financial system: IntegratingESGrisks through sustainable investment strategies in a climate change context
    5. Motivated reasoning and climate change
    6. Vegetation greening in more than 94% of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) region in China during the 21st century caused jointly by warming and anthropogenic activities
    7. An advanced empirical model for quantifying the impact of heat and climate change on human physical work capacity
    8. Floating photovoltaics could mitigate climate change impacts on water body temperature and stratification
    9. Sustainable stormwater management under the impact of climate change and urban densification
    10. A Qualitative Analysis of Beekeepers’ Perceptions and Farm Management Adaptations to the Impact of Climate Change on Honey Bees
    11. Opportunities and challenges in assessing climate change vulnerability through genomics
    12. Climate Change and Financial Stability
    13. Gamification for climate change engagement: review of corpus and future agenda
    14. Wind resource evolution in Europe under different scenarios of climate change characterised by the novel Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
    15. Tourist accommodation, climate change and mitigation: An assessment for Austria
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Performance assessment of sponge city infrastructure on stormwater outflows using isochrone and SWMM models
    2. G‐RUN ENSEMBLE: A Multi‐Forcing Observation‐Based Global Runoff Reanalysis
    3. Probabilistic seasonal dengue forecasting in Vietnam: A modelling study using superensembles
    4. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Earth System Model and Its Simulation Characteristics
    5. Species Distribution Modelling performance and its implication for Sentinel-2-based prediction of invasive Prosopis juliflora in lower Awash River basin, Ethiopia
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Current status and future prospects on the brink of energy transition
    2. Continental-scale analysis of shallow and deep groundwater contributions to streams
    3. An overview of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane surface modification for oil-water separation
    4. Decoupling water environment pressures from economic growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China
    5. Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading
    6. Evaluation of the risk and benefit of the complementary operation of the large wind-photovoltaic-hydropower system considering forecast uncertainty
    7. Future glacial lakes in High Mountain Asia: an inventory and assessment of hazard potential from surrounding slopes
    8. Characterization of Groundwater Recharge and Flow in California’s San Joaquin Valley From InSAR‐Observed Surface Deformation
    9. Economical-technical-environmental operation of power networks with wind-solar-hydropower generation using analytic hierarchy process and improved grey wolf algorithm
    10. Assessment of a Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Approach for Soil Moisture Prediction and Filling the Gaps in Between Soil Moisture Observations
    11. Complex dynamics of water quality mixing in a warm mono-mictic reservoir
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

This week features 8 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from Konapala, Natarajan et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Exploring Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 diversity for Flood inundation mapping using deep learning

Authors: G. Konapala, Sujay V. Kumar

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU21-10445 · Citations: 158

Matched topics: flood

Identification of flood water extent from satellite images has historically relied on either synthetic aperture radar (SAR) or multi-spectral (MS) imagery. But MS sensors may not penetrate cloud cover, whereas SAR is plagued by operational errors such as noise-like speckle challenging their viability to global flood mapping applications. An attractive alternative is to effectively combine MS data and SAR, i.e., two aspects that can be considered complementary with respect to flood mapping tas…

Flood Susceptibility Analysis in Chennai Corporation Using Frequency Ratio Model

Authors: Logesh Natarajan, Tune Usha, G. Muthusankar, Bavinaya Palpanabhan Kasthuri, Prabhakaran Moorthy, Lakshumanan Chokkalingam

Journal: Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.1007/s12524-021-01331-8 · Citations: 115

Matched topics: runoff, flood, land surface model

Abstract not available.

Incorporating climate change in flood estimation guidance

Authors: Conrad Wasko, Seth Westra, Rory Nathan, Harriet G. Orr, Gabriele Villarini, Roberto Villalobos Herrera et al.

Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0548 · Citations: 113

Matched topics: hydrology, flood, climate change

Research into potential implications of climate change on flood hazard has made significant progress over the past decade, yet efforts to translate this research into practical guidance for flood estimation remain in their infancy. In this commentary, we address the question: how best can practical flood guidance be modified to incorporate the additional uncertainty due to climate change? We begin by summarizing the physical causes of changes in flooding and then discuss common methods of des…

Measuring urban road network vulnerability to extreme events: An application for urban floods

Authors: André Borgato Morelli, André Luiz Cunha

Journal: Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.102770 · Citations: 109

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes and implications for flood risk: current state of the art and future directions

Authors: Hayley J. Fowler, Conrad Wasko, Andreas F. Prein

Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0541 · Citations: 105

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Quantification of continuous flood hazard using random forest classification and flood insurance claims at large spatial scales: a pilot study in southeast Texas

Authors: William H. Mobley, Antonia Sebastian, Russell Blessing, Wesley E. Highfield, Laura Stearns, Samuel D. Brody

Journal: Natural hazards and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/nhess-21-807-2021 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: hydrologic model, flood

Abstract. Pre-disaster planning and mitigation necessitate detailed spatial information about flood hazards and their associated risks. In the US, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) provides important information about areas subject to flooding during the 1 % riverine or coastal event. The binary nature of flood hazard maps obscures the distribution of property risk inside of the SFHA and the residual risk outside of the SFHA, which can undermine m…

Identification of ABA-Mediated Genetic and Metabolic Responses to Soil Flooding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. Mill)

Authors: Carlos de Ollas, Miguel González‐Guzmán, Zara Pitarch, José Tomás Matus, Héctor Candela, José Luís Rambla et al.

Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science · DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.613059 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: flood

Asp oxidase, energy processes such as acetyl-CoA, ATP, and starch biosynthesis, and the lignification process were likely subjected to ABA regulation. Taken together, these data indicate that ABA depletion in waterlogged tissues acts as a positive signal, inducing several specific genetic and metabolic responses to soil flooding.

Refining the concept of hydrological connectivity for large floodplain systems: Framework and implications for eco-environmental assessments

Authors: Yunliang Li, Zhiqiang Tan, Q. Zhang, Xinggen Liu, Jing Chen, Jing Yao

Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117005 · Citations: 76

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Abstract not available.

Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 8 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Deng, Panda et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Drought effects on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in global natural ecosystems

Authors: Lei Deng, C. Peng, Dong-Gill Kim, Jiwei Li, Yulin Liu, X. Hai et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103501 · Citations: 343

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Extreme droughts have serious impacts on the pools, fluxes and processes of terrestrial carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles. A deep understanding is necessary to explore the impacts of this extreme climate change events. To investigate how soil C and N pools and fluxes respond to drought and explore their mechanisms we conducted a meta-analysis synthesizing the responses of soil C and N cycles to droughts (precipitation reduction experiments) in three main natural ecosystems: forests,…

Drought Tolerance in Rice: Focus on Recent Mechanisms and Approaches

Authors: D. Panda, S. Mishra, P. Behera

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.RSCI.2021.01.002 · Citations: 243

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Drought stress is a serious limiting factor to rice production, which results in huge economic losses. It is becoming a more serious issue with respect to the global climate change. Keeping in view of the current and forecasted global food demand, it has become essential to enhance the crop productivity on the drought-prone rainfed lands with priority. In order to achieve the production target from rainfed areas, there is a requirement of rice varieties with drought tolerance, and ge…

Why is Tree Drought Mortality so Hard to Predict?

Authors: A. Trugman, L. Anderegg, W. Anderegg, Adrian J. Das, N. Stephenson

Journal: Trends in Ecology & Evolution · DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.02.001 · Citations: 192

Matched topics: drought

Widespread tree mortality following droughts has emerged as an environmentally and economically devastating ‘ecological surprise’. It is well established that tree physiology is important in understanding drought-driven mortality; however, the accuracy of predictions based on physiology alone has been limited. We propose that complicating factors at two levels stymie predictions of drought-driven mortality: (i) organismal-level physiological and site factors that obscure understanding of drou…

Evaluation of Silicon and Proline Application on the Oxidative Machinery in Drought-Stressed Sugar Beet

Authors: Muneera D. F. AlKahtani, Yaser Hafez, Kotb A. Attia, Emadeldeen Rashwan, Latifa Al Husnain, Hussah I. M. AlGwaiz et al.

Journal: Antioxidants · DOI: 10.3390/antiox10030398 · Citations: 166

Matched topics: drought

) considerably elevated as signals of drought. Drought-stressed sugar beet plants showed an increase in proline accumulation, total phenolic compounds and up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity to mitigate drought effects. Si and proline individually or the combination Si + proline considerably increased root and sugar yield, sucrose%, Chl concentration and RWC, MDA and EL were remarkably reduced. The treatments led to adjust proline and to…

Authors: Robert P. Skelton, Leander D. L. Anderegg, Jessica Diaz, Matthew M. Kling, Prahlad Papper, Laurent J. Lamarque et al.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008987118 · Citations: 94

Matched topics: drought

spp.). Optical visualization showed that 50% of embolism occurs at water potentials below -2.7 MPa in all 19 species, and -6.6 MPa in the most resistant species. By mapping the evolution of xylem vulnerability to embolism onto a fossil-dated phylogeny of the western North American oaks, we found large differences between clades (sections) while closely related species within each clade vary little in their capacity to withstand air entry. Phylogenetic conservatism in xylem physical tolerance,…

Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity

Authors: Kevin Van Sundert, Mohammed Abu Sayed Arfin Khan, Siddharth Bharath, Yvonne M. Buckley, Maria C. Caldeira, Ian Donohue et al.

Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15583 · Citations: 86

Matched topics: drought

Droughts can strongly affect grassland productivity and biodiversity, but responses differ widely. Nutrient availability may be a critical factor explaining this variation, but is often ignored in analyses of drought responses. Here, we used a standardized nutrient addition experiment covering 10 European grasslands to test if full-factorial nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium addition affected plant community responses to inter-annual variation in drought stress and to the extreme summer dro…

A detailed assessment of meteorological drought characteristics using simplified rainfall index over Narmada River Basin, India

Authors: Sabyasachi Swain, S. K. Mishra, Ashish Pandey

Journal: Environmental Earth Sciences · DOI: 10.1007/s12665-021-09523-8 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: river, drought

Abstract not available.

Authors: Corey Lesk, Weston Anderson

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abeb35 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Extreme heat and drought often reduce the yields of important food crops around the world, putting stress on regional and global food security. The probability of concurrently hot and dry conditions, which can have compounding impacts on crops, has already increased in many regions of the globe. The evolution of these trends in coming decades could have important impacts on global food security. However, regional variation and the influence of natural climate variability on these tre…

Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning

Machine learning and data-driven approaches to streamflow prediction feature prominently with 3 papers. The studies demonstrate continued innovation in hybrid modeling frameworks, signal decomposition techniques, and ensemble methods for improved hydrological forecasting.

Widespread potential loss of streamflow into underlying aquifers across the USA

Authors: S. Jasechko, H. Seybold, D. Perrone, Ying Fan, J. Kirchner

Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03311-x · Citations: 107

Matched topics: streamflow

Abstract not available.

Behind the scenes of streamflow model performance

Authors: Laurène Bouaziz, Fabrizio Fenicia, Guillaume Thirel, Tanja de Boer‐Euser, Joost Buitink, Claudia Brauer et al.

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-25-1069-2021 · Citations: 80

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow

Abstract. Streamflow is often the only variable used to evaluate hydrological models. In a previous international comparison study, eight research groups followed an identical protocol to calibrate 12 hydrological models using observed streamflow of catchments within the Meuse basin. In the current study, we quantify the differences in five states and fluxes of these 12 process-based models with similar streamflow performance, in a systematic and comprehensive way. Next, we assess model behav…

Assessment of four latest long-term satellite-based precipitation products in capturing the extreme precipitation and streamflow across a humid region of southern China

Authors: Qiang Wang, Jun Xia, Dunxian She, Xiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Yin Zhang

Journal: Atmospheric Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105554 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow

Abstract The lack of ground-based observation data usually limits the analysis of extreme precipitation and streamflow, especially for the ungauged or data-limited regions. Satellite-based precipitation products (SPPs) with high temporal and spatial resolutions can provide potential data sources in the regions without adequate precipitation data, and it has received much attention of regional or global hydro-climatic analysis. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of four widely used long …

Climate Change and Water Resources

Climate-water interactions are explored in 15 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.

Climate model projections from the Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) of CMIP6

Authors: Claudia Tebaldi, Kevin Debeire, Veronika Eyring, Erich Fischer, John C. Fyfe, Pierre Friedlingstein et al.

Journal: Earth System Dynamics · DOI: 10.5194/esd-12-253-2021 · Citations: 735

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. The Scenario Model Intercomparison Project (ScenarioMIP) defines and coordinates the main set of future climate projections, based on concentration-driven simulations, within the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6). This paper presents a range of its outcomes by synthesizing results from the participating global coupled Earth system models. We limit our scope to the analysis of strictly geophysical outcomes: mainly global averages and spatial patterns of change for…

Challenges and outlook for convection-permitting climate modelling

Authors: Elizabeth Kendon, Andreas F. Prein, C. A. Senior, Alison Stirling

Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0547 · Citations: 218

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

Climate projections at very high resolution (kilometre-scale grid spacing) are becoming affordable. These ‘convection-permitting’ models (CPMs), commonly used for weather forecasting, better represent land-surface characteristics and small-scale processes in the atmosphere such as convection. They provide a step change in our understanding of future changes at local scales and for extreme weather events. For short-duration precipitation extremes, this includes capturing local storm feedbacks,…

Towards advancing scientific knowledge of climate change impacts on short-duration rainfall extremes

Authors: Hayley J. Fowler, Haider Ali, Richard P. Allan, Nikolina Ban, Renaud Barbero, Peter Berg et al.

Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0542 · Citations: 155

Matched topics: climate change

), although large-scale circulation changes affect this response regionally. However, rare events can scale at higher rates, and localized heavy short-duration (hourly and sub-hourly) intensities can respond more strongly (e.g. 2 × CC instead of CC). Day-to-day scaling of short-duration intensities supports a higher scaling, with mechanisms proposed for this related to local-scale dynamics of convective storms, but its relevance to climate change is not clear. Uncertainty in changes to precip…

Sustainable development and financial system: IntegratingESGrisks through sustainable investment strategies in a climate change context

Authors: María Folqué, Elena Escrig‐Olmedo, Teresa Corzo Santamaría

Journal: Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1002/sd.2181 · Citations: 138

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract Sustainable Investment funds are one of the most appropriate ways for the financial system to contribute to sustainable development. However, the effective contribution of Sustainable Investment funds can vary widely depending on their management strategy. This paper aims to analyze which strategies or combinations of them allow practitioners to better manage ESG risks in ESG portfolios within a complete framework consistent with global challenges that focus on sustainability and car…

Motivated reasoning and climate change

Authors: Robin Bayes, James Druckman

Journal: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences · DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.02.009 · Citations: 122

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Vegetation greening in more than 94% of the Yellow River Basin (YRB) region in China during the 21st century caused jointly by warming and anthropogenic activities

Authors: Tian Feng, Leizhen Liu, Jianhua Yang, Jian-Jun Wu

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107479 · Citations: 119

Matched topics: river

Reliable detection and observation of vegetation changes are increasingly essential for investigating the dynamic balance of regional ecosystems. The Yellow River Basin (YRB) serves as an ecological barrier in northern China, where vegetation is extremely sensitive to climate change and human activities. However, whether there has been a significant change in the intensity of vegetation dynamics in the YRB during the 21st century and how much anthropogenic disturbances contribute to the chang…

An advanced empirical model for quantifying the impact of heat and climate change on human physical work capacity

Authors: Josh Foster, James W. Smallcombe, Simon Hodder, Ollie Jay, Andreas D. Flouris, Lars Nybo et al.

Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology · DOI: 10.1007/s00484-021-02105-0 · Citations: 119

Matched topics: climate change

= 0.73). The models presented apply to occupational workloads and can be used in climate projection models to predict economic and social consequences of climate change.

Floating photovoltaics could mitigate climate change impacts on water body temperature and stratification

Authors: Giles Exley, Alona Armstrong, Trevor Page, Ian D. Jones

Journal: Solar Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.01.076 · Citations: 117

Matched topics: land surface model, climate change, hydropower

Floating solar photovoltaics, or floatovoltaics (FPV), are a relatively new form of renewable energy, currently experiencing rapid growth in deployment. FPV decarbonises the energy supply while reducing land-use pressures, offers higher electricity generating efficiencies compared to ground-based systems and reduces water body evaporation. However, the effects on lake temperature and stratification of FPV both sheltering the water’s surface from the wind and limiting the solar radiation reach…

Sustainable stormwater management under the impact of climate change and urban densification

Authors: Lea Rosenberger, Jorge Leandro, Stephan Pauleit, Sabrina Erlwein

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126137 · Citations: 112

Matched topics: runoff, water management, climate change

Abstract not available.

A Qualitative Analysis of Beekeepers’ Perceptions and Farm Management Adaptations to the Impact of Climate Change on Honey Bees

Authors: Monica Vercelli, Silvia Novelli, Paola Ferrazzi, Giada Lentini, Chiara Ferracini

Journal: Insects · DOI: 10.3390/insects12030228 · Citations: 105

Matched topics: climate change

L.) are important providers of pollination ecosystem services and products. Climate change is one of the major threats for honey bees. (2) Objectives and methods: Qualitative research using focus group discussions was carried out in northwestern Italy, to investigate the beekeepers’ perceptions of climate change effects, the relevant management adaptations, and the main issues affecting the sector. (3) Results: Beekeepers reported several consequences related to severe weather events (weakeni…

Opportunities and challenges in assessing climate change vulnerability through genomics

Authors: Ary A. Hoffmann, Andrew R. Weeks, Carla M. Sgrò

Journal: Cell · DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.006 · Citations: 97

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Climate Change and Financial Stability

Authors: Celso Brunetti, Benjamin Dennis, Dylan Gates, Diana Hancock, David Ignell, Elizabeth K. Kiser et al.

Journal: FEDS Notes · DOI: 10.17016/2380-7172.2893 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: climate change

This Note describes how risks arising from climate change may affect financial stability. We describe how climate-change related risks may emerge either as shocks to the financial system or as financial system vulnerabilities that could amplify the effects of these or other shocks.

Gamification for climate change engagement: review of corpus and future agenda

Authors: Daniel Fernández Galeote, Mikko Rajanen, Dorina Rajanen, Nikoletta-Zampeta Legaki, David Langley, Juho Hamari

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abec05 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract Both bottom-up and top-down initiatives are essential for addressing climate change effectively. These include initiatives aiming to achieve widespread behavioral change towards reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as pursuing education regarding adaptation measures. While awareness of the issue of climate change is now pervasive, and actions are being taken at all levels of society, there is still much to do if international goals are to be met. Games and gamification offer…

Wind resource evolution in Europe under different scenarios of climate change characterised by the novel Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

Authors: A. Martinez, Gregório Iglesias

Journal: Energy Conversion and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.113961 · Citations: 86

Matched topics: climate change

Wind energy is a fundamental pillar of the energy mix in Europe – hence the need for understanding the evolution of the wind energy resource under climate change. For this purpose, near-, mid- and long-term wind speed projections from 18 global climate models are considered and a multi-model ensemble is constructed with the ones found to best reproduce past-present conditions. The evolution and temporal variability of wind power is investigated considering different climate change scenarios t…

Tourist accommodation, climate change and mitigation: An assessment for Austria

Authors: Stefan Gössling, Dagmar Lund-Durlacher

Journal: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism · DOI: 10.1016/j.jort.2021.100367 · Citations: 76

Matched topics: climate change

Accommodation is an important part of the tourism value chain, and accounts for a substantial share of the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. This paper provides a short global overview of the energy-intensity of various forms of accommodation establishments, with a more focused discussion of energy-use in Austria, including different types of end-uses. The paper concludes that the accommodation sector is, in comparison to transportation, already a low-carbon sector, and has a good potential …

Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 5 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Performance assessment of sponge city infrastructure on stormwater outflows using isochrone and SWMM models

Authors: Yuanyuan Yang, Jing Li, Qiang Huang, Jun Xia, Jiake Li, Dengfeng Liu et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126151 · Citations: 93

Matched topics: runoff

Abstract not available.

G‐RUN ENSEMBLE: A Multi‐Forcing Observation‐Based Global Runoff Reanalysis

Authors: G. Ghiggi, V. Humphrey, S. Seneviratne, L. Gudmundsson

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2020WR028787 · Citations: 86

Matched topics: runoff

River discharge is an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) and is one of the best monitored components of the terrestrial water cycle. Nonetheless, gauging stations are distributed unevenly around the world, leaving many white spaces on global freshwater resources maps. Here, we use a machine learning algorithm and historical weather data to upscale sparse in situ river discharge measurements. We provide a global reanalysis of monthly runoff rates for periods covering decades to the past century …

Probabilistic seasonal dengue forecasting in Vietnam: A modelling study using superensembles

Authors: Felipe J. Colón‐González, Leonardo Soares Bastos, Barbara Hofmann, Alison Hopkin, Quillon Harpham, Thomas D. Crocker et al.

Journal: PLoS Medicine · DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003542 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: seasonal, earth system model

BACKGROUND: With enough advanced notice, dengue outbreaks can be mitigated. As a climate-sensitive disease, environmental conditions and past patterns of dengue can be used to make predictions about future outbreak risk. These predictions improve public health planning and decision-making to ultimately reduce the burden of disease. Past approaches to dengue forecasting have used seasonal climate forecasts, but the predictive ability of a system using different lead times in a year-round predi…

Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology Earth System Model and Its Simulation Characteristics

Authors: Gyundo Pak, Yign Noh, Myong‐In Lee, Sang‐Wook Yeh, Daehyun Kim, Sang-Yeob Kim et al.

Journal: Ocean Science Journal · DOI: 10.1007/s12601-021-00001-7 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract not available.

Species Distribution Modelling performance and its implication for Sentinel-2-based prediction of invasive Prosopis juliflora in lower Awash River basin, Ethiopia

Authors: Nurhussen Ahmed, Clement Atzberger, Worku Zewdie

Journal: Ecological Processes · DOI: 10.1186/s13717-021-00285-6 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: river

Abstract Background Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) coupled with freely available multispectral imagery from Sentinel-2 (S2) satellite provides an immense contribution in monitoring invasive species. However, attempts to evaluate the performances of SDMs using S2 spectral bands and S2 Radiometric Indices (S2-RIs) and biophysical variables, in particular, were limited. Hence, this study aimed at evaluating the performance of six commonly used SDMs and one ensemble model for S2-based varia…

Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 11 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Current status and future prospects on the brink of energy transition

Authors: Alban Kuriqi, António N. Pinheiro, Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, María Dolores Bejarano, Luís Garrote

Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110833 · Citations: 533

Matched topics: river, water management, hydropower

Abstract not available.

Continental-scale analysis of shallow and deep groundwater contributions to streams

Authors: Danielle K. Hare, Ashley M. Helton, Zachary C. Johnson, John W. Lane, Martin A. Briggs

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21651-0 · Citations: 188

Matched topics: streamflow

Groundwater discharge generates streamflow and influences stream thermal regimes. However, the water quality and thermal buffering capacity of groundwater depends on the aquifer source-depth. Here, we pair multi-year air and stream temperature signals to categorize 1729 sites across the continental United States as having major dam influence, shallow or deep groundwater signatures, or lack of pronounced groundwater (atmospheric) signatures. Approximately 40% of non-dam stream sites have subst…

An overview of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane surface modification for oil-water separation

Authors: Jamilu Usman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Mukhlis A. Rahman, Juhana Jaafar, Yusuf Olabode Raji et al.

Journal: Journal of Materials Research and Technology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.02.068 · Citations: 164

Matched topics: surface water

The discharge of oily wastewater and offshore oil spills contaminates the biotic and aquatic environment and ultimately result in the destruction of the ecosystem. Recently, the application of ceramic membranes has gained prodigious attention due to its efficiency in oil-water separation process. Ceramic membranes developed from inorganic materials are considered as the most promising technology for the treatment of industrial wastewater. Besides, different types superhydrophobic-superoleophi…

Decoupling water environment pressures from economic growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Authors: Yuying Zhang, Meiying Sun, Rongjin Yang, Xiuhong Li, Le Zhang, Mingyue Li

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLIND.2020.107314 · Citations: 162

Matched topics: river

Abstract China’s economic development is gradually transforming from an extensive expansion mode to a green development mode that pursues environmental quality and environmental benefits. To achieve economic growth and reduce environmental pollution at the same time is the essence of decoupling. This paper combines the Tapio decoupling model and the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) model to analyze the decoupling performance and driving facto…

Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading

Authors: Ioannis Matiatos, Leonard I. Wassenaar, Lucilena Rebêlo Monteiro, Jason J. Venkiteswaran, Daren C. Gooddy, Pascal Boeckx et al.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-021-00121-x · Citations: 126

Matched topics: river

Abstract Remediation of nitrate pollution of Earth’s rivers and aquifers is hampered by cumulative biogeochemical processes and nitrogen sources. Isotopes ( δ 15 N, δ 18 O) help unravel spatiotemporal nitrogen(N)-cycling of aquatic nitrate (NO 3 − ). We synthesized nitrate isotope data ( n = ~5200) for global rivers and shallow aquifers for common patterns and processes. Rivers had lower median NO 3 − (0.3 ± 0.2 mg L −1 , n = 2902) compared to aquifers (5.5 ± 5.1 mg L −1 , n = 2291) and sligh…

Evaluation of the risk and benefit of the complementary operation of the large wind-photovoltaic-hydropower system considering forecast uncertainty

Authors: Q. Tan, X. Wen, Yuanliang Sun, Xiao Lei, Zhenni Wang, G. Qin

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2021.116442 · Citations: 120

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract The complementary operation of wind, photovoltaic and hydropower systems has the potential to increase the integration of renewable energy sources into an existing grid. However, the high variability and forecast uncertainty of wind and photovoltaic power may pose potential risks to the grid and cascade reservoirs. In this study, the benefit and risk of the complementary operation of the wind-photovoltaic-hydropower hybrid system are evaluated. First, an optimal day-ahead complementa…

Future glacial lakes in High Mountain Asia: an inventory and assessment of hazard potential from surrounding slopes

Authors: Wilhelm Furian, David Loibl, Christoph Schneider

Journal: Journal of Glaciology · DOI: 10.1017/jog.2021.18 · Citations: 101

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Bedrock overdeepenings exposed by continued glacial retreat can store precipitation and meltwater, potentially leading to the formation of new proglacial lakes. These lakes may pose threats of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in high mountain areas, particularly if new lakes form in geomorphological setups prone to triggering events such as landslides or moraine collapses. We present the first complete inventory for future glacial lakes in High Mountain Asia by computing the subg…

Characterization of Groundwater Recharge and Flow in California’s San Joaquin Valley From InSAR‐Observed Surface Deformation

Authors: W. Neely, A. A. Borsa, Jennifer Burney, Morgan Levy, Francesca Silverii, Michelle Sneed

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2020wr028451 · Citations: 98

Matched topics: hydrology, water management, surface water

Surface deformation in California’s Central Valley (CV) has long been linked to changes in groundwater storage. Recent advances in remote sensing have enabled the mapping of CV deformation and associated changes in groundwater resources at increasingly higher spatiotemporal resolution. Here, we use interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) from the Sentinel-1 missions, augmented by continuous Global Positioning System (cGPS) positioning, to characterize the surface deformation of the S…

Economical-technical-environmental operation of power networks with wind-solar-hydropower generation using analytic hierarchy process and improved grey wolf algorithm

Authors: M. Rawa, A. Abusorrah, Hussain M. Bassi, S. Mekhilef, Ziad M. Ali, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem et al.

Journal: Unknown · DOI: 10.1016/J.ASEJ.2021.02.004 · Citations: 90

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract This paper presents an economical-technical-environmental dispatch (ETED) model for an adapted IEEE 30-bus system incorporated with thermal and a mix of renewable energy sources (RESs). Total fuel costs, active power losses, and emissions level minimization is the main aim. Different equality and inequality limits involving prohibited operating zones (POZs) are considered as system restrictions. Metaheuristic optimization techniques – moth-flame optimization, salp swarm algorithm, im…

Assessment of a Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Approach for Soil Moisture Prediction and Filling the Gaps in Between Soil Moisture Observations

Authors: Mohamed ElSaadani, Emad Habib, Ahmed Abdelhameed, Magdy Bayoumi

Journal: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence · DOI: 10.3389/frai.2021.636234 · Citations: 88

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Soil moisture (SM) plays a significant role in determining the probability of flooding in a given area. Currently, SM is most commonly modeled using physically-based numerical hydrologic models. Modeling the natural processes that take place in the soil is difficult and requires assumptions. Besides, hydrologic model runtime is highly impacted by the extent and resolution of the study domain. In this study, we propose a data-driven modeling approach using Deep Learning (DL) models. There are …

Complex dynamics of water quality mixing in a warm mono-mictic reservoir

Authors: Roohollah Noori, Elmira Ansari, Rabin Bhattarai, Qiuhong Tang, Saber Aradpour, Mohsen Maghrebi et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146097 · Citations: 88

Matched topics: reservoir

Cycling of water quality constituents in lakes is affected by thermal stratification and homo-thermal conditions and other factors such as oligotrophication, eutrophication, and microbial activities. In addition, hydrological variability can cause greater differences in water residence time and cycling of constituents in man-made lakes (reservoirs) than in natural lakes. Thus, investigations are needed on vertical mixing of constituents in new impounded reservoirs, especially those constructe…

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