Weekly Literature Review

Week 21 · May 24–May 30, 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. Flood hazards susceptibility mapping using statistical, fuzzy logic, and MCDM methods
    2. Flood risk assessment using geospatial data and multi-criteria decision approach: a study from historically active flood-prone region of Himalayan foothill, India
    3. Enhancing urban flood resilience: A holistic framework incorporating historic worst flood to Yangtze River Delta, China
    4. Flood impacts on urban transit and accessibility—A case study of Kinshasa
    5. Flood risk reduction and climate change adaptation of manufacturing firms: Global knowledge gaps and lessons from Ho Chi Minh City
    6. Development of flood hazard map and emergency relief operation system using hydrodynamic modeling and machine learning algorithm
    7. Flood vulnerability and resilience assessment in China based on super-efficiency DEA and SBM-DEA methods
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Tree mortality of European beech and Norway spruce induced by 2018-2019 hot droughts in central Germany
    2. Fiber yield and quality in cotton under drought: Effects and management
    3. Application of Trehalose and Salicylic Acid Mitigates Drought Stress in Sweet Basil and Improves Plant Growth
    4. Plant drought impact detection using ultra-high spatial resolution hyperspectral images and machine learning
    5. Assessment of basin-scale groundwater potentiality mapping in drought-prone upper Dwarakeshwar River basin, West Bengal, India, using GIS-based AHP techniques
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. Artificial intelligence modelling integrated with Singular Spectral analysis and Seasonal-Trend decomposition using Loess approaches for streamflow predictions
    2. Regional Patterns and Physical Controls of Streamflow Generation Across the Conterminous United States
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. FaIRv2.0.0: a generalized impulse response model for climate uncertainty and future scenario exploration
    2. BCC-CSM2-HR: a high-resolution version of the Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model
    3. Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability
    4. Significant impact of forcing uncertainty in a large ensemble of climate model simulations
    5. Effects of climate changes on building energy demand and thermal comfort in Canadian office buildings adopting different temperature setpoints
    6. Evaluation of CMIP6 Global Climate Models for Simulating Land Surface Energy and Water Fluxes During 1979–2014
    7. Exploiting large ensembles for a better yet simpler climate model evaluation
    8. 50 Years of Pollen Monitoring in Basel (Switzerland) Demonstrate the Influence of Climate Change on Airborne Pollen
    9. Forecasting water temperature in lakes and reservoirs using seasonal climate prediction
    10. Description and Demonstration of the Coupled Community Earth System Model v2 – Community Ice Sheet Model v2 (CESM2‐CISM2)
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Year‐2020 Global Distribution and Pathways of Reservoir Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emissions According to the Greenhouse Gas From Reservoirs (G‐res) Model
    2. The Global Satellite Precipitation Constellation: Current Status and Future Requirements
    3. A water quality prediction model based on variational mode decomposition and the least squares support vector machine optimized by the sparrow search algorithm (VMD-SSA-LSSVM) of the Yangtze River, China
    4. Environmental assessment based surface water quality prediction using hyper-parameter optimized machine learning models based on consistent big data
    5. Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice: Introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data
    6. Improved high‐resolution global and regionalized isoscapes of δ18O, δ2H and d‐excess in precipitation
    7. AquaCrop-OSPy: Bridging the gap between research and practice in crop-water modeling
    8. An Ensemble Hybrid Forecasting Model for Annual Runoff Based on Sample Entropy, Secondary Decomposition, and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. Contribution of the world’s main dust source regions to the global cycle of desert dust
    2. Machine learning for hydrologic sciences: An introductory overview
    3. Assessment of groundwater quality for irrigation in the arid regions using irrigation water quality index (IWQI) and GIS-Zoning maps: Case study from Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
    4. Solar-driven thermal-wind synergistic effect on laser-textured superhydrophilic copper foam architectures for ultrahigh efficient vapor generation
    5. Water friction in nanofluidic channels made from two-dimensional crystals
    6. Nutrient content and stoichiometry of pelagic Sargassum reflects increasing nitrogen availability in the Atlantic Basin
    7. Pharmaceuticals in edible crops irrigated with reclaimed wastewater: Evidence from a large survey in Israel
    8. Data-Driven Landslide Nowcasting at the Global Scale
    9. A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Surface Soil Moisture Estimations with Google Earth Engine
    10. Assessment of the water quality of groundwater in Bohai Rim and the controlling factors—a case study of northern Shandong Peninsula, north China
    11. Utilization of renewable energy sources in desalination of geothermal water for agriculture
    12. Strongly heterogeneous patterns of groundwater depletion in Northwestern India
    13. Divergent effects of hydrological alteration and nutrient addition on greenhouse gas emissions in the water level fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China
    14. Enhanced gas production from marine hydrate reservoirs by hydraulic fracturing assisted with sealing burdens
    15. Assessment of land-use and land-cover changes in Pangari watershed area (MS), India, based on the remote sensing and GIS techniques
    16. Isotopes (δ18O, δD and 3H) variations in groundwater with emphasis on salinization in the state of Punjab, India
    17. Effects of Seaweed Extracts on the Growth, Physiological Activity, Cane Yield and Sucrose Content of Sugarcane in China
    18. Is hydropower worth it? Exploring amazonian resettlement, human development and environmental costs with the Belo Monte project in Brazil
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

This week features 7 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from Akay, Roy et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Flood hazards susceptibility mapping using statistical, fuzzy logic, and MCDM methods

Authors: Hüseyın Akay

Journal: Soft Computing · DOI: 10.1007/s00500-021-05903-1 · Citations: 147

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Flood risk assessment using geospatial data and multi-criteria decision approach: a study from historically active flood-prone region of Himalayan foothill, India

Authors: Subham Roy, Arghadeep Bose, Indrajit Roy Chowdhury

Journal: Arabian Journal of Geosciences · DOI: 10.1007/s12517-021-07324-8 · Citations: 114

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Enhancing urban flood resilience: A holistic framework incorporating historic worst flood to Yangtze River Delta, China

Authors: Shi‐Yao Zhu, Dezhi Li, Guanying Huang, Gyan Chhipi‐Shrestha, Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Kasun Hewage et al.

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102355 · Citations: 109

Matched topics: river, flood

Abstract not available.


Flood impacts on urban transit and accessibility—A case study of Kinshasa

Authors: Yiyi He, Stephan Thies, Paolo Avner, Jun Rentschler

Journal: Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2021.102889 · Citations: 93

Matched topics: flood

Transportation networks underpin socioeconomic development by enabling the movement of goods and people. However, despite their frequency, little is known about how floods disrupt transportation systems in developing country cities. We collect an innovative dual-condition transit feed specification dataset, and combine it with a travel survey and high-resolution flood maps to examine how regular floods in Kinshasa impact transport services, job accessibility, and the associated economic oppor…


Flood risk reduction and climate change adaptation of manufacturing firms: Global knowledge gaps and lessons from Ho Chi Minh City

Authors: Roxana Leitold, Matthias Garschagen, Van Tran, Javier Revilla Diez

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102351 · Citations: 76

Matched topics: flood, climate change

Flooding places continuous stress on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly in developing and transition economies that depend on their firms’ performance, but may have not fully developed flood protection infrastructure. Yet, detailed knowledge about whether and how firms take adaptation action against flood hazards, including potential adaptation barriers, is surprisingly thin. We respond to this gap by offering an empirical analysis of small- and medium-sized manufacturing…


Development of flood hazard map and emergency relief operation system using hydrodynamic modeling and machine learning algorithm

Authors: Mahfuzur Rahman, Ningsheng Chen, Md Monirul Islam, Golam Iftekhar Mahmud, Hamid Reza Pourghasemi, Mehtab Alam et al.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127594 · Citations: 73

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Flood vulnerability and resilience assessment in China based on super-efficiency DEA and SBM-DEA methods

Authors: Yuying Yang, Haixiang Guo, Deyun Wang, Xiaoling Ke, Shicheng Li, Sirui Huang

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126470 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Drought Analysis and Prediction

Drought research this week encompasses 5 studies covering monitoring, prediction, and impact assessment. Key work by Obladen, Ul‐Allah et al. highlights advances in drought characterization across multiple spatial and temporal scales.

Tree mortality of European beech and Norway spruce induced by 2018-2019 hot droughts in central Germany

Authors: Nora Obladen, Pia Dechering, Georgios Skiadaresis, Willy Tegel, J. Keßler, S. Höllerl et al.

Journal: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology · DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108482 · Citations: 222

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Fiber yield and quality in cotton under drought: Effects and management

Authors: Sami Ul‐Allah, Abdul Rehman, Mubshar Hussain, Muhammad Farooq

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106994 · Citations: 125

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Application of Trehalose and Salicylic Acid Mitigates Drought Stress in Sweet Basil and Improves Plant Growth

Authors: Faisal Zulfiqar, Jianjun Chen, Patrick M. Finnegan, Adnan Younis, Muhammad Nafees, Walid Zorrig et al.

Journal: Plants · DOI: 10.3390/plants10061078 · Citations: 88

Matched topics: drought

L.) exposed to drought stress. Basil plants were watered to 60% or 100% field capacity with or without treatment with 30 mM Tre and/or 1 mM SA. Drought negatively affected growth, physiological parameters, and antioxidant responses. Application of Tre and/or SA resulted in growth recovery, increased photosynthesis, and reduced oxidative stress. Application of Tre mitigated the detrimental effects of drought more than SA. Furthermore, co-application of Tre and SA largely eliminated the negativ…


Plant drought impact detection using ultra-high spatial resolution hyperspectral images and machine learning

Authors: Phuong D. Dao, Yuhong He, Cameron Proctor

Journal: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation · DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2021.102364 · Citations: 74

Matched topics: drought

Early drought stress detection is crucial for restoring productivity, ensuring recovery, and providing vital information for mortality prevention. Hyperspectral remote sensing which is sensitive to subtle changes in leaf constituents and canopy structure is widely used to study how drought stress manifests and evolves over time. Drought impacts are complicated, affecting multiple leaf properties at different stages of severity. Spectral indices are widely used for stress monitoring, given the…


Assessment of basin-scale groundwater potentiality mapping in drought-prone upper Dwarakeshwar River basin, West Bengal, India, using GIS-based AHP techniques

Authors: Ujjal Senapati, Tapan Kumar Das

Journal: Arabian Journal of Geosciences · DOI: 10.1007/s12517-021-07316-8 · Citations: 66

Matched topics: river, drought

Abstract not available.


Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning

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

Artificial intelligence modelling integrated with Singular Spectral analysis and Seasonal-Trend decomposition using Loess approaches for streamflow predictions

Authors: Halit Apaydın, Mohammad Taghi Sattari, Kambiz Falsafian, Ramendra Prasad

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126506 · Citations: 146

Matched topics: streamflow, seasonal

Abstract not available.


Regional Patterns and Physical Controls of Streamflow Generation Across the Conterminous United States

Authors: Shuyue Wu, Jianshi Zhao, Hao Wang, M. Sivapalan

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2020WR028086 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: streamflow

This study unveils regional patterns of dominant streamflow generation mechanisms across the conterminous United States and identifies their climatic and physiographic controls. Six signatures describing the characteristics of rainfall‐stormflow responses and the characteristics of base flow response are extracted from continuous rainfall‐streamflow time series for 432 US catchments. These study catchments are classified into eight classes based on similarities of the six signatures, and domi…


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.

FaIRv2.0.0: a generalized impulse response model for climate uncertainty and future scenario exploration

Authors: Nicholas Leach, Stuart Jenkins, Zebedee Nicholls, Chris Smith, John Lynch, Michelle Cain et al.

Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-3007-2021 · Citations: 163

Matched topics: earth system model

Abstract. Here we present an update to the FaIR model for use in probabilistic future climate and scenario exploration, integrated assessment, policy analysis, and education. In this update we have focussed on identifying a minimum level of structural complexity in the model. The result is a set of six equations, five of which correspond to the standard impulse response model used for greenhouse gas (GHG) metric calculations in the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, plus one additional physicall…


BCC-CSM2-HR: a high-resolution version of the Beijing Climate Center Climate System Model

Authors: Tongwen Wu, Rucong Yu, Yixiong Lu, Weihua Jie, Yongjie Fang, Jie Zhang et al.

Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-14-2977-2021 · Citations: 146

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract. BCC-CSM2-HR is a high-resolution version of the Beijing Climate Center (BCC) Climate System Model (T266 in the atmosphere and 1/4∘ latitude × 1/4∘ longitude in the ocean). Its development is on the basis of the medium-resolution version BCC-CSM2-MR (T106 in the atmosphere and 1∘ latitude × 1∘ longitude in the ocean) which is the baseline for BCC participation in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). This study documents the high-resolution model, highlights majo…


Bioenergy for climate change mitigation: Scale and sustainability

Authors: Katherine Calvin, Annette Cowie, Göran Berndes, Almut Arneth, Francesco Cherubini, Joana Portugal‐Pereira et al.

Journal: GCB Bioenergy · DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12863 · Citations: 129

Matched topics: climate change, hydropower

Abstract Many global climate change mitigation pathways presented in IPCC assessment reports rely heavily on the deployment of bioenergy, often used in conjunction with carbon capture and storage. We review the literature on bioenergy use for climate change mitigation, including studies that use top‐down integrated assessment models or bottom‐up modelling, and studies that do not rely on modelling. We summarize the state of knowledge concerning potential co‐benefits and adverse side effects o…


Significant impact of forcing uncertainty in a large ensemble of climate model simulations

Authors: John C. Fyfe, Viatcheslav Kharin, Benjamin D. Santer, Jason N. S. Cole, Nathan P. Gillett

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2016549118 · Citations: 124

Matched topics: earth system model

Forcing due to solar and volcanic variability, on the natural side, and greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions, on the anthropogenic side, are the main inputs to climate models. Reliable climate model simulations of past and future climate change depend crucially upon them. Here we analyze large ensembles of simulations using a comprehensive Earth System Model to quantify uncertainties in global climate change attributable to differences in prescribed forcings. The different forcings considered…


Effects of climate changes on building energy demand and thermal comfort in Canadian office buildings adopting different temperature setpoints

Authors: Pouriya Jafarpur, Umberto Berardi

Journal: Journal of Building Engineering · DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102725 · Citations: 109

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Evaluation of CMIP6 Global Climate Models for Simulating Land Surface Energy and Water Fluxes During 1979–2014

Authors: Jianduo Li, Chiyuan Miao, Wei Wei, Guo Zhang, Lijuan Hua, Yueli Chen et al.

Journal: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems · DOI: 10.1029/2021ms002515 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: runoff, land surface model, surface water

Abstract This study examined the overall performance of the climate models in Phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) in simulating the key energy and water fluxes over land. For this purpose, this study selected multiple land flux products as reference data sets and assessed the global spatial means, patterns, trends, seasonal cycles, and regional mean estimates of the sensible heat (SH), latent heat (LH), net radiation (RN), runoff (RF), and precipitation (PR) simulated…


Exploiting large ensembles for a better yet simpler climate model evaluation

Authors: Laura Suárez‐Gutiérrez, Sebastian Milinski, Nicola Maher

Journal: Climate Dynamics · DOI: 10.1007/s00382-021-05821-w · Citations: 83

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract We use a methodological framework exploiting the power of large ensembles to evaluate how well ten coupled climate models represent the internal variability and response to external forcings in observed historical surface temperatures. This evaluation framework allows us to directly attribute discrepancies between models and observations to biases in the simulated internal variability or forced response, without relying on assumptions to separate these signals in observations. The la…


50 Years of Pollen Monitoring in Basel (Switzerland) Demonstrate the Influence of Climate Change on Airborne Pollen

Authors: Regula Gehrig, Bernard Clot

Journal: Frontiers in Allergy · DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2021.677159 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: climate change

/Cupressaceae. End dates of the pollen season depend on the chosen pollen season definition. Negative trends predominate, i.e., the pollen season mostly ends earlier. Trends in the length of the pollen season depend even more on the season definitions and results are contradictory and often not significant. The intensity of the pollen season of almost all tree pollen taxa increased significantly, while the Poaceae pollen season did not change and the pollen season of herbs decreased, except f…


Forecasting water temperature in lakes and reservoirs using seasonal climate prediction

Authors: Daniel Mercado‐Bettín, François Clayer, Muhammed Shikhani, Tadhg N. Moore, M. D. Frías, Leah Jackson‐Blake et al.

Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117286 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow, reservoir, water management, seasonal, surface water

Seasonal climate forecasts produce probabilistic predictions of meteorological variables for subsequent months. This provides a potential resource to predict the influence of seasonal climate anomalies on surface water balance in catchments and hydro-thermodynamics in related water bodies (e.g., lakes or reservoirs). Obtaining seasonal forecasts for impact variables (e.g., discharge and water temperature) requires a link between seasonal climate forecasts and impact models simulating hydrolog…


Description and Demonstration of the Coupled Community Earth System Model v2 – Community Ice Sheet Model v2 (CESM2‐CISM2)

Authors: Laura Muntjewerf, William J. Sacks, Marcus Löfverström, Jeremy Fyke, William H. Lipscomb, Carolina Ernani da Silva et al.

Journal: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems · DOI: 10.1029/2020ms002356 · Citations: 66

Matched topics: runoff, streamflow, earth system model

scenario. The model simulates a large expansion of ablation areas (where surface ablation exceeds snow accumulation) and a large increase in surface runoff. This results in an elevated freshwater flux to the ocean, as well as thinning of the ice sheet and area retreat. These GrIS changes result in reduced Greenland surface albedo, changes in the sign and magnitude of sensible and latent heat fluxes, and modified surface roughness and overall ice sheet topography. Representation of these coupl…


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.

Year‐2020 Global Distribution and Pathways of Reservoir Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emissions According to the Greenhouse Gas From Reservoirs (G‐res) Model

Authors: John A. Harrison, Yves T. Prairie, Sara Mercier‐Blais, Cynthia Soued

Journal: Global Biogeochemical Cycles · DOI: 10.1029/2020gb006888 · Citations: 130

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract Collectively, reservoirs constitute a significant global source of C‐based greenhouse gases (GHGs). Yet, global estimates of reservoir carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) emissions remain uncertain, varying more than four‐fold in recent analyses. Here we present results from a global application of the Greenhouse Gas from Reservoirs (G‐res) model wherein we estimate per‐area and per‐reservoir CO 2 and CH 4 fluxes, by specific flux pathway and in a spatially and temporally expl…


The Global Satellite Precipitation Constellation: Current Status and Future Requirements

Authors: Chris Kidd, George J. Huffman, Viviana Maggioni, Philippe Chambon, Riko Oki

Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-20-0299.1 · Citations: 92

Matched topics: hydrology

Abstract To address the need to map precipitation on a global scale, a collection of satellites carrying passive microwave (PMW) radiometers has grown over the last 20 years to form a constellation of about 10–12 sensors at any one time. Over the same period, a broad range of science and user communities has become increasingly dependent on the precipitation products provided by these sensors. The constellation presently consists of both conical and cross-track-scanning precipitation-capable …


A water quality prediction model based on variational mode decomposition and the least squares support vector machine optimized by the sparrow search algorithm (VMD-SSA-LSSVM) of the Yangtze River, China

Authors: Chenguang Song, Leihua Yao, Chengya Hua, Qihang Ni

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09127-6 · Citations: 86

Matched topics: river, water management

Abstract not available.


Environmental assessment based surface water quality prediction using hyper-parameter optimized machine learning models based on consistent big data

Authors: Muhammad Izhar Shah, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Ali Aldrees

Journal: Process Safety and Environmental Protection · DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.05.026 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: surface water

Abstract not available.


Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice: Introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data

Authors: Sudip Sengupta, Kallol Bhattacharyya, Jajati Mandal, P. Bhattacharya, Sanjay Halder, Arnab Pari

Journal: Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107516 · Citations: 82

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.


Improved high‐resolution global and regionalized isoscapes of δ18O, δ2H and d‐excess in precipitation

Authors: Stefan Terzer‐Wassmuth, Leonard I. Wassenaar, J. M. Welker, Luis Araguás‐Araguás

Journal: Hydrological Processes · DOI: 10.1002/hyp.14254 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Abstract Patterns of δ 18 O and δ 2 H in Earth’s precipitation provide essential scientific data for use in hydrological, climatological, ecological and forensic research. Insufficient global spatial data coverage promulgated the use of gridded datasets employing geostatistical techniques (isoscapes) for spatiotemporally coherent isotope predictions. Cluster‐based isoscape regionalization combines the advantages of local or regional prediction calibrations into a global framework. Here we pre…


AquaCrop-OSPy: Bridging the gap between research and practice in crop-water modeling

Authors: T.D. Kelly, Timothy Foster

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106976 · Citations: 73

Matched topics: water management

Crop-growth models are powerful tools for supporting optimal planning and management of agricultural water use globally. However, use of crop models for this purpose often requires advanced programming expertize and computational resources, limiting the potential uptake in integrated water management research by practitioners such as water managers, policymakers, and irrigation service providers. In this article, we present AquaCrop-OSPy (ACOSP), an open source, Python implementation of the c…


An Ensemble Hybrid Forecasting Model for Annual Runoff Based on Sample Entropy, Secondary Decomposition, and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network

Authors: Wenchuan Wang, Yu-jin Du, K. Chau, Dong-mei Xu, Changjun Liu, Qiang Ma

Journal: Water resources management · DOI: 10.1007/s11269-021-02920-5 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: runoff

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.

Contribution of the world’s main dust source regions to the global cycle of desert dust

Authors: Jasper F. Kok, Adeyemi A. Adebiyi, Samuel Albani, Yves Balkanski, Ramiro Checa‐Garcia, Mian Chin et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-8169-2021 · Citations: 408

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Abstract. Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth’s atmosphere, the relative contributions of the world’s major source regions to the global dust cycle remain poorly constrained. This problem hinders accounting for the potentially large impact of regional differences in dust properties on clouds, the Earth’s energy balance, and terrestrial and marine biogeochemical cycles. Here, we constrain the contribution of each of the world’s main dust source regions to the …


Machine learning for hydrologic sciences: An introductory overview

Authors: Tianfang Xu, Feng Liang

Journal: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water · DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1533 · Citations: 242

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff

Abstract The hydrologic community has experienced a surge in interest in machine learning in recent years. This interest is primarily driven by rapidly growing hydrologic data repositories, as well as success of machine learning in various academic and commercial applications, now possible due to increasing accessibility to enabling hardware and software. This overview is intended for readers new to the field of machine learning. It provides a non‐technical introduction, placed within a histo…


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

Authors: Mufeed Batarseh, Emad Imreizeeq, Seyda Tilev, Mohammad Al Alaween, Wael Suleiman, Abdulla Mohammed Al Remeithi et al.

Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100611 · Citations: 192

Matched topics: water management, irrigation

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


Solar-driven thermal-wind synergistic effect on laser-textured superhydrophilic copper foam architectures for ultrahigh efficient vapor generation

Authors: Kai Yin, Zhi‐Peng Wu, Junrui Wu, Zhuo Zhu, Fan Zhang, Ji’an Duan

Journal: Applied Physics Letters · DOI: 10.1063/5.0050623 · Citations: 160

Matched topics: surface water

Solar-driven vapor generation is a sustainable and environmentally friendly method for water purification. Despite recent progress on photothermal steam generation, the rate of vapor generation remains low. Here, we enhance the vapor generation rate by combining solar-driven thermal and wind effects on a femtosecond-laser-textured superhydrophilic copper foam surface. Significant solar power can be absorbed and transformed into heat on the treated surface. This solar power can also be convert…


Water friction in nanofluidic channels made from two-dimensional crystals

Authors: Ashok Keerthi, Solleti Goutham, Yi You, Pawin Iamprasertkun, Robert A. W. Dryfe, A. K. Geǐm et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23325-3 · Citations: 154

Matched topics: surface water

Membrane-based applications such as osmotic power generation, desalination and molecular separation would benefit from decreasing water friction in nanoscale channels. However, mechanisms that allow fast water flows are not fully understood yet. Here we report angstrom-scale capillaries made from atomically flat crystals and study the effect of confining walls’ material on water friction. A massive difference is observed between channels made from isostructural graphite and hexagonal boron ni…


Nutrient content and stoichiometry of pelagic Sargassum reflects increasing nitrogen availability in the Atlantic Basin

Authors: Brian E. Lapointe, Rachel A. Brewton, Laura W. Herren, Mengqiu Wang, Chuanmin Hu, Dennis J. McGillicuddy et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23135-7 · Citations: 151

Matched topics: runoff

N values occurred in coastal waters influenced by N-rich terrestrial runoff, while lower C:N and C:P ratios occurred in winter and spring during peak river discharges. These findings suggest that increased N availability is supporting blooms of Sargassum and turning a critical nursery habitat into harmful algal blooms with catastrophic impacts on coastal ecosystems, economies, and human health.


Pharmaceuticals in edible crops irrigated with reclaimed wastewater: Evidence from a large survey in Israel

Authors: Evyatar Ben Mordechay, Vered Mordehay, Jorge Tarchitzky, Benny Chefetz

Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126184 · Citations: 142

Matched topics: irrigation

Pharmaceuticals and other contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are continuously introduced into the agroecosystem via reclaimed wastewater irrigation, a common agricultural practice in water-scarce regions. Although reclaimed wastewater irrigated crops are sold and consumed, only limited information is available on the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and other CECs in edible produce. Here, we report data on CECs in irrigation water, soils, and crops collected from 445 commercial fields irrig…


Data-Driven Landslide Nowcasting at the Global Scale

Authors: Thomas Stanley, Dalia Kirschbaum, Garrett Benz, Robert Emberson, Pukar Amatya, William Medwedeff et al.

Journal: Frontiers in Earth Science · DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.640043 · Citations: 119

Matched topics: land surface model

Landslides affect nearly every country in the world each year. To better understand this global hazard, the Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness (LHASA) model was developed previously. LHASA version 1 combines satellite precipitation estimates with a global landslide susceptibility map to produce a gridded map of potentially hazardous areas from 60° North-South every 3 h. LHASA version 1 categorizes the world’s land surface into three ratings: high, moderate, and low hazard w…


A Machine Learning-Based Approach for Surface Soil Moisture Estimations with Google Earth Engine

Authors: Felix Greifeneder, Claudia Notarnicola, Wolfgang Wagner

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs13112099 · Citations: 101

Matched topics: hydrology

Due to its relation to the Earth’s climate and weather and phenomena like drought, flooding, or landslides, knowledge of the soil moisture content is valuable to many scientific and professional users. Remote-sensing offers the unique possibility for continuous measurements of this variable. Especially for agriculture, there is a strong demand for high spatial resolution mapping. However, operationally available soil moisture products exist with medium to coarse spatial resolution only (≥1 km…


Assessment of the water quality of groundwater in Bohai Rim and the controlling factors—a case study of northern Shandong Peninsula, north China

Authors: Zongjun Gao, Cong Han, Yuan Xu, Zhenhua Zhao, Zhenjiang Luo, Jiutan Liu

Journal: Environmental Pollution · DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117482 · Citations: 87

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.


Utilization of renewable energy sources in desalination of geothermal water for agriculture

Authors: Barbara Tomaszewska, Gülden Gökçen Akkurt, Michał Kaczmarczyk, W. Bujakowski, Nazlı Keles, Yakubu A. Jarma et al.

Journal: Desalination · DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115151 · Citations: 84

Matched topics: water management

The agricultural sector, which is highly dependent on water, is urged to build on improved water management practices and explore available options to match supply and demand because of the water scarcity risks and a sustainable and productive agri-food chain. Geothermal water is an energy source used to generate electricity and/or heat. After harnessing its energy, the remaining water can be used as a water source for irrigation following treatment because of its high ionic content. Geotherm…


Strongly heterogeneous patterns of groundwater depletion in Northwestern India

Authors: Suneel Kumar Joshi, Sanjeev Gupta, Rajiv Sinha, Alexander L. Densmore, Shive Prakash, Shashank Shekhar et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126492 · Citations: 84

Matched topics: water management

Northwestern India has been identified as a significant hotspot of groundwater depletion, with major implications for groundwater sustainability caused by excessive abstraction. We know relatively little about the detailed spatial and temporal changes in groundwater storage in this region, nor do we understand the interplay of factors controlling these changes. Groundwater managers and policymakers in India require such information to monitor groundwater development and make strategic decisio…


Divergent effects of hydrological alteration and nutrient addition on greenhouse gas emissions in the water level fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

Authors: Wenjun Shi, Ming Du, Chen Ye, Quanfa Zhang

Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117308 · Citations: 80

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.


Enhanced gas production from marine hydrate reservoirs by hydraulic fracturing assisted with sealing burdens

Authors: Shuxia Li, Didi Wu, Xiaopu Wang, Yongmao Hao

Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120889 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.


Assessment of land-use and land-cover changes in Pangari watershed area (MS), India, based on the remote sensing and GIS techniques

Authors: Chaitanya B. Pande, Kanak N. Moharir, S. Khadri

Journal: Applied Water Science · DOI: 10.1007/s13201-021-01425-1 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: water management

Abstract In this paper, we focus on the assessment of land-use and land-cover change detection mapping to the effective planning and management policies of environment, land-use policy and hydrological system in the study area. In this study the soil and water conservation project has been applied during the five years and after five years what changes have been found in the land-use and land-cover classes and vegetation. In this view, this land-use and land-cover mapping is a more important …


Isotopes (δ18O, δD and 3H) variations in groundwater with emphasis on salinization in the state of Punjab, India

Authors: Gopal Krishan, Bhishm Kumar, Natarajan Sudarsan, M. S. Rao, Narayan C. Ghosh, Ajay Kumar Taloor et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148051 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.


Effects of Seaweed Extracts on the Growth, Physiological Activity, Cane Yield and Sucrose Content of Sugarcane in China

Authors: Diwen Chen, Wenling Zhou, Jin Yang, Junhua Ao, Ying Huang, Dachun Shen et al.

Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science · DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.659130 · Citations: 68

Matched topics: water management

Seaweed extracts (SEs) have been widely used as biostimulants in crop management due to their growth-promoting and stress-resistant effects. To date, there are few reports of the effect of SEs on sucrose content and cane yield. Here, we conducted field experiments for three consecutive growth seasons (2017∼2019) in two areas (Suixi and Wengyuan) of China, to investigate the yield and sugar content of sugarcane in response to SE treatment at different growth stages. The results showed that spr…


Is hydropower worth it? Exploring amazonian resettlement, human development and environmental costs with the Belo Monte project in Brazil

Authors: Adam Mayer, Laura Castro-Díaz, María Claudia López, Guillaume Leturcq, Emilio F. Morán

Journal: Energy Research & Social Science · DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102129 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract not available.


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Topics searched 16
Total papers fetched 910
After deduplication 657
After LLM relevance filtering 50
Rejected (not relevant) 607

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Journal of Hydrology 3
Arabian Journal of Geosciences 2
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2
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Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 2
Water Research 2
Nature Communications 2
Soft Computing 1
Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment 1
Journal of Cleaner Production 1
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 1
Plants 1
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 1
Water Resources Research 1
GCB Bioenergy 1
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1
Journal of Building Engineering 1
Climate Dynamics 1
Frontiers in Allergy 1
Global Biogeochemical Cycles 1
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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 1
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Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 1
Hydrological Processes 1
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Atmospheric chemistry and physics 1
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water 1
Groundwater for Sustainable Development 1
Applied Physics Letters 1
Journal of Hazardous Materials 1
Frontiers in Earth Science 1
Remote Sensing 1
Environmental Pollution 1
Desalination 1
Energy 1
Applied Water Science 1
The Science of The Total Environment 1
Frontiers in Plant Science 1
Energy Research & Social Science 1

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