Weekly Literature Review

Week 34 · August 22–August 28, 2022

50 relevant papers found across 5 themes

Executive Summary

This week’s review covers 50 papers across 5 themes. The most cited paper examines Inundation risk assessment based on G-DEMATEL-AHP and its application to Zhengzh, with 182 citations. Key research areas include climate change and terrestrial water storage, flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation, machine learning and ai for hydrological prediction.

Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
    1. Probabilistic projections of increased heat stress driven by climate change
    2. Balancing national economic policy outcomes for sustainable development
    3. Biodiversity loss and climate change interactions: financial stability implications for central banks and financial supervisors
    4. Assessment of urban river water quality using modified NSF water quality index model at Siliguri city, West Bengal, India
    5. Increasing temperature and vapour pressure deficit lead to hydraulic damages in the absence of soil drought
    6. Convergence in phosphorus constraints to photosynthesis in forests around the world
    7. Impact of Supercritical CO2 on Shale Reservoirs and Its Implication for CO2 Sequestration
    8. Recent climate change has driven divergent hydrological shifts in high-latitude peatlands
    9. ECERIFERUM1-6A is required for the synthesis of cuticular wax alkanes and promotes drought tolerance in wheat
    10. Effectiveness of Drought Indices in the Assessment of Different Types of Droughts, Managing and Mitigating Their Effects
    11. On the Uncertainty Induced by Pedotransfer Functions in Terrestrial Biosphere Modeling
    12. Perceived responsibility to address climate change consistently relates to increased pro-environmental attitudes, behaviors and policy support: Evidence across 23 countries
    13. Comparative transcriptomics and metabolomics reveal specialized metabolite drought stress responses in switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum )
    14. Exogenous Proline, Methionine, and Melatonin Stimulate Growth, Quality, and Drought Tolerance in Cauliflower Plants
    15. Identifying the suitable habitats for Anatolian boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) for the future regarding the climate change
    16. Elevated CO 2 alleviates adverse effects of drought on plant water relations and photosynthesis: A global meta‐analysis
    17. Endophytic Fungal Consortia Enhance Basal Drought-Tolerance in Moringa oleifera by Upregulating the Antioxidant Enzyme (APX) through Heat Shock Factors
    18. Indices of extremes: geographic patterns of change in extremes and associated vegetation impacts under climate intervention
    19. Future changes in drought over Central Asia under CMIP6 forcing scenarios
    20. Large‐scale reforestation can increase water yield and reduce drought risk for water‐insecure regions in the Asia‐Pacific
    21. Sugarcane ScDREB2B-1 Confers Drought Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana by Regulating the ABA Signal, ROS Level and Stress-Related Gene Expression
    22. Analysis of energy carbon emissions from agroecosystems in Tarim River Basin, China: A pathway to achieve carbon neutrality
  3. Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
    1. Inundation risk assessment based on G-DEMATEL-AHP and its application to Zhengzhou flooding disaster
    2. Social inequalities in climate change-attributed impacts of Hurricane Harvey
    3. Impact of a subtropical high and a typhoon on a severe ozone pollution episode in the Pearl River Delta, China
    4. Urban Roadway Runoff Is Lethal to Juvenile Coho, Steelhead, and Chinook Salmonids, But Not Congeneric Sockeye
    5. Spatio-temporal graph convolutional networks for road network inundation status prediction during urban flooding
    6. The impact of hurricanes and floods on domestic migration
    7. Assessment of the joint impact of rainfall and river water level on urban flooding in Wuhan City, China
  4. Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
    1. Global mapping of volumetric water retention at 100, 330 and 15 000 cm suction using the WoSIS database
    2. Quantum Reservoir Computing Using Arrays of Rydberg Atoms
    3. Improving Monthly Rainfall Forecast in a Watershed by Combining Neural Networks and Autoregressive Models
    4. Improving remote sensing estimation of Secchi disk depth for global lakes and reservoirs using machine learning methods
    5. SVM and ANN Modelling Approach for the Optimization of Membrane Permeability of a Membrane Rotating Biological Contactor for Wastewater Treatment
  5. Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
    1. Stable water isotope monitoring network of different water bodies in Shiyang River basin, a typical arid river in China
    2. Improved maps of surface water bodies, large dams, reservoirs, and lakes in China
    3. Optimizing irrigation for winter wheat to maximize yield and maintain high-efficient water use in a semi-arid environment
    4. Aerated drip irrigation improves water and nitrogen uptake efficiencies of tomato roots with associated changes in the antioxidant system
  6. Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
    1. Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars
    2. The effects of forest management on water quality
    3. The impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in achieving sustainable lithium supply in the Lithium Triangle
    4. The Peer‐To‐Peer Type Propagation From Meteorological Drought to Soil Moisture Drought Occurs in Areas With Strong Land‐Atmosphere Interaction
    5. The quest for the missing plastics: Large uncertainties in river plastic export into the sea
    6. Sub-watershed prioritization of Koyna river basin in India using multi criteria analytical hierarchical process, remote sensing and GIS techniques
    7. Long-term variability in hydrological droughts and floods in sub-Saharan Africa: New perspectives from a 65-year daily streamflow dataset
    8. Development of a Field Scale SWAT+ Modeling Framework for the Contiguous U.S.
    9. The hydrological effect and uncertainty assessment by runoff indicators based on SWMM for various LID facilities
    10. Australian wildfires cause the largest stratospheric warming since Pinatubo and extends the lifetime of the Antarctic ozone hole
    11. Impact of environmental regulation intensity on green innovation efficiency in the Yellow River Basin, China
    12. Further discussion of CO2 huff-n-puff mechanisms in tight oil reservoirs based on NMR monitored fluids spatial distributions
  7. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  8. Filtering Criteria

Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage

This week features 22 papers examining the intersection of climate change and terrestrial water dynamics. Studies investigate water storage changes, drought mechanisms and projections, vegetation-water interactions, and Earth system model uncertainties. Key contributions address large-scale water storage trends, land-atmosphere coupling effects on drought onset, and methods for characterizing future drought under climate change scenarios.

Probabilistic projections of increased heat stress driven by climate change

Authors: Lucas R. Vargas Zeppetello, Adrian E. Raftery, David S. Battisti

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00524-4 · Citations: 139

Matched topics: climate change, earth system model

emissions will increase global exposure to dangerous environments in the coming decades. Even if the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 2 °C is met, the exposure to dangerous Heat Index levels will likely increase by 50-100% across much of the tropics and increase by a factor of 3-10 in many regions throughout the midlatitudes. Without emissions reductions more aggressive than those considered possible by our statistical projection, it is likely that by 2100, many people livin…

Balancing national economic policy outcomes for sustainable development

Authors: Mohammed Basheer, Victor Nechifor, Alvaro Calzadilla, Claudia Ringler, David Hulme, Julien Harou

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32415-9 · Citations: 133

Matched topics: hydropower

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim at jointly improving economic, social, and environmental outcomes for human prosperity and planetary health. However, designing national economic policies that support advancement across multiple Sustainable Development Goals is hindered by the complexities of multi-sector economies and often conflicting policies. To address this, we introduce a national-scale design framework that can enable policymakers to sift through complex, non-linear, m…

Biodiversity loss and climate change interactions: financial stability implications for central banks and financial supervisors

Authors: Katie Kedward, Josh Ryan‐Collins, Hugues Chenet

Journal: Climate Policy · DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2022.2107475 · Citations: 113

Matched topics: climate change

Financial risks related to climate change and biodiversity loss are currently being addressed in a largely siloed manner. Neglecting their interconnections, however, may lead to ‘blind spots’ and misestimations of systemic financial risk, potentially undermining progress on both climate finance policy and emerging policy on biodiversity-related financial risks (BRFR). In particular, the ‘risk measurement–based’ approach dominating climate finance policy, which is now being taken up to address…

Assessment of urban river water quality using modified NSF water quality index model at Siliguri city, West Bengal, India

Authors: Samsad Parween, Nigar Alam Siddique, Mir Talas Mahammad Diganta, Agnieszka I. Olbert, Md Galal Uddin

Journal: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.indic.2022.100202 · Citations: 104

Matched topics: river, surface water

Rivers are the source of freshwater for any urban community and hence, monitoring of river water is an obligatory yet challenging task. This study was conducted in a subtropical urban river in India with the view of developing a quantitative approach to assess its water quality (WQ) status. For the purposes of this study, water samples were collected from five locations across the Mahananda River main streams encompassing both urbanised and non-urbanised parts of the Siliguri city during Apri…

Increasing temperature and vapour pressure deficit lead to hydraulic damages in the absence of soil drought

Authors: Leonie Schönbeck, Philipp Schuler, Marco M. Lehmann, Eugénie Mas, Laura Mekarni, Alexandria L. Pivovaroff et al.

Journal: Plant Cell & Environment · DOI: 10.1111/pce.14425 · Citations: 106

Matched topics: drought

Temperature (T) and vapour pressure deficit (VPD) are important drivers of plant hydraulic conductivity, growth, mortality, and ecosystem productivity, independently of soil water availability. Our goal was to disentangle the effects of T and VPD on plant hydraulic responses. Young trees of Fagus sylvatica L., Quercus pubescens Willd. and Quercus ilex L. were exposed to a cross-combination of a T and VPD manipulation under unlimited soil water availability. Stem hydraulic conductivity and lea…

Convergence in phosphorus constraints to photosynthesis in forests around the world

Authors: David S. Ellsworth, Kristine Y. Crous, Martin G. De Kauwe, Lore T. Verryckt, Daniel S. Goll, Sönke Zaehle et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32545-0 · Citations: 80

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Tropical forests take up more carbon (C) from the atmosphere per annum by photosynthesis than any other type of vegetation. Phosphorus (P) limitations to C uptake are paramount for tropical and subtropical forests around the globe. Yet the generality of photosynthesis-P relationships underlying these limitations are in question, and hence are not represented well in terrestrial biosphere models. Here we demonstrate the dependence of photosynthesis and underlying processes on both leaf N and P…

Impact of Supercritical CO2 on Shale Reservoirs and Its Implication for CO2 Sequestration

Authors: Bodhisatwa Hazra, Vikram Vishal, Chinmay Sethi, Debanjan Chandra

Journal: Energy & Fuels · DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c01894 · Citations: 78

Matched topics: reservoir, surface water

Hydraulic fracturing has transformed the international energy landscape by becoming the go-to method for the exploitation of natural gas from unconventional shale reservoirs. However, in the recent years, the search for an alternative method of shale-gas exploration has intensified, because of various problems (e.g., contamination of ground and surface water, overexploitation of precious water resources, air pollution, etc.) associated with the usage of water-based fracturing techniques. The …

Recent climate change has driven divergent hydrological shifts in high-latitude peatlands

Authors: Hui Zhang, Minna Väliranta, Graeme T. Swindles, Marco A. Aquino‐López, Donal Mullan, Ning Tan et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32711-4 · Citations: 72

Matched topics: hydrology, climate change

High-latitude peatlands are changing rapidly in response to climate change, including permafrost thaw. Here, we reconstruct hydrological conditions since the seventeenth century using testate amoeba data from 103 high-latitude peat archives. We show that 54% of the peatlands have been drying and 32% have been wetting over this period, illustrating the complex ecohydrological dynamics of high latitude peatlands and their highly uncertain responses to a warming climate.

ECERIFERUM1-6A is required for the synthesis of cuticular wax alkanes and promotes drought tolerance in wheat

Authors: J.-J. He, Chongzhao Li, Ning Hu, Yuyao Zhu, Zhaofeng He, Yulin Sun et al.

Journal: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac394 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: drought

Cuticular waxes cover the aerial surfaces of land plants and protect them from various environmental stresses. Alkanes are major wax components and contribute to plant drought tolerance, but the biosynthesis and regulation of alkanes remain largely unknown in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Here, we identified and functionally characterized a key alkane biosynthesis gene ECERIFERUM1-6A (TaCER1-6A) from wheat. The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associate…

Effectiveness of Drought Indices in the Assessment of Different Types of Droughts, Managing and Mitigating Their Effects

Authors: Jean Marie Ndayiragije, Fan Li

Journal: Climate · DOI: 10.3390/cli10090125 · Citations: 58

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, drought, hydropower

Droughts are the most destructive catastrophes in the world. The persistence of drought is considered to cause many challenges for both humans and animals and ruins the ecosystem. These challenges have encouraged scientists to search for innovative methods and models that are effective for assessing and predicting drought events. The use of drought indices has been extensively employed in many regions across the globe and their effectiveness demonstrated. This review illustrates the effective…

On the Uncertainty Induced by Pedotransfer Functions in Terrestrial Biosphere Modeling

Authors: Athanasios Paschalis, Sara Bonetti, Yanran Guo, Simone Fatichi

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr031871 · Citations: 46

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

Abstract Hydrological, ecohydrological, and terrestrial biosphere models depend on pedotransfer functions for computing soil hydraulic parameters based on easily measurable variables, such as soil textural and physical properties. Several pedotransfer functions have been derived in the last few decades, providing divergent estimates of soil hydraulic parameters. In this study, we quantify how uncertainties embedded in using different pedotransfer functions propagate to ecosystem dynamics, inc…

Perceived responsibility to address climate change consistently relates to increased pro-environmental attitudes, behaviors and policy support: Evidence across 23 countries

Authors: Stylianos Syropoulos, Ezra M. Markowitz

Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101868 · Citations: 69

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Comparative transcriptomics and metabolomics reveal specialized metabolite drought stress responses in switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum )

Authors: Kira Tiedge, Xingxing Li, Amy T. Merrill, Danielle Davisson, Yuxuan Chen, Ping Yu et al.

Journal: New Phytologist · DOI: 10.1111/nph.18443 · Citations: 68

Matched topics: drought

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a bioenergy model crop valued for its energy efficiency and drought tolerance. The related monocot species rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays) deploy species-specific, specialized metabolites as core stress defenses. By contrast, specialized chemical defenses in switchgrass are largely unknown. To investigate specialized metabolic drought responses in switchgrass, we integrated tissue-specific transcriptome and metabolite analyses of the genotypes Alamo …

Exogenous Proline, Methionine, and Melatonin Stimulate Growth, Quality, and Drought Tolerance in Cauliflower Plants

Authors: Hemat A. EL-Bauome, Emad A. Abdeldaym, M. Abd El-Hady, Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish, Moodi Saham Alsubeie, Mohamed M. El-Mogy et al.

Journal: Agriculture · DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12091301 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: drought

The impact of proline, methionine, and melatonin on cauliflower plants under drought stress is still unclear in the available publications. So, this research aims to study these biochemical compounds’ effects on cauliflower plants grown under well-irrigated and drought-stressed conditions. The obtained results showed that under drought-stressed conditions, foliar application of proline, methionine, and melatonin significantly (p ≤ 0.05) enhanced leaf area, leaf chlorophyll content, leaf relat…

Identifying the suitable habitats for Anatolian boxwood (Buxus sempervirens L.) for the future regarding the climate change

Authors: Tuğrul Varol, Uğur Cantürk, Mehmet Çetin, Halil Barış Özel, Hakan Şevik, İlknur Zeren Çetin

Journal: Theoretical and Applied Climatology · DOI: 10.1007/s00704-022-04179-1 · Citations: 67

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.

Elevated CO 2 alleviates adverse effects of drought on plant water relations and photosynthesis: A global meta‐analysis

Authors: Zhaoguo Wang, Chuankuan Wang, Shirong Liu

Journal: Journal of Ecology · DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13988 · Citations: 64

Matched topics: drought

Abstract The elevated CO 2 concentration (eCO 2 ) is expected to improve plant water relations and carbon (C) uptakes, with a potential to mitigate drought stress. However, the interactive effects of eCO 2 and drought on plant physiology and growth are not clear. We performed a meta‐analysis on the interactive effects of eCO 2 and drought on plant water relations, photosynthesis, biomass production and allocation. We found that eCO 2 did not lead to the conservation of soil water, but improve…

Endophytic Fungal Consortia Enhance Basal Drought-Tolerance in Moringa oleifera by Upregulating the Antioxidant Enzyme (APX) through Heat Shock Factors

Authors: Javeria Javed, Mamoona Rauf, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Hamayun, Humaira Gul, Aziz Ud-Din et al.

Journal: Antioxidants · DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091669 · Citations: 62

Matched topics: drought

to alleviate the adverse effects of drought stress through strong antioxidant activities.

Indices of extremes: geographic patterns of change in extremes and associated vegetation impacts under climate intervention

Authors: Mari R. Tye, Katherine Dagon, María J. Molina, Jadwiga H. Richter, Daniele Visioni, Ben Kravitz et al.

Journal: Earth System Dynamics · DOI: 10.5194/esd-13-1233-2022 · Citations: 56

Matched topics: streamflow, earth system model

Abstract. Extreme weather events have been demonstrated to be increasing in frequency and intensity across the globe and are anticipated to increase further with projected changes in climate. Solar climate intervention strategies, specifically stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), have the potential to minimize some of the impacts of a changing climate while more robust reductions in greenhouse gas emissions take effect. However, to date little attention has been paid to the possible respons…

Future changes in drought over Central Asia under CMIP6 forcing scenarios

Authors: Lijuan Hua, Tianbao Zhao, Linhao Zhong

Journal: Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies · DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101191 · Citations: 50

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, drought

Study region: Central Asia. Study focus: The possible future changes in meteorological, hydrological and agricultural drought in Central Asia are analyzed based on the multi-model projections from phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The changes in hydroclimate variables and drought events are examined to reveal the responses to different emissions pathway by comparing the historical period (1995–2014) and future period (2081–2100). New hydrological insights for the r…

Large‐scale reforestation can increase water yield and reduce drought risk for water‐insecure regions in the Asia‐Pacific

Authors: Hoong Chen Teo, Srivatsan V. Raghavan, Xiaogang He, Zhenzhong Zeng, Yanyan Cheng, Xiangzhong Luo et al.

Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16404 · Citations: 51

Matched topics: drought

Large-scale reforestation can potentially bring both benefits and risks to the water cycle, which needs to be better quantified under future climates to inform reforestation decisions. We identified 477 water-insecure basins worldwide accounting for 44.6% (380.2 Mha) of the global reforestation potential. As many of these basins are in the Asia-Pacific, we used regional coupled land-climate modeling for the period 2041-2070 to reveal that reforestation increases evapotranspiration and precipi…

Authors: Yufeng Chen, Li Zhu, Tingting Sun, Dongjiao Wang, Zhoutao Wang, Chang Zhang et al.

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences · DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179557 · Citations: 51

Matched topics: drought

, which could serve as a foundation for future resistance breeding in sugarcane.

Analysis of energy carbon emissions from agroecosystems in Tarim River Basin, China: A pathway to achieve carbon neutrality

Authors: Yiqi Zhou, Shan Zou, Weili Duan, Yaning Chen, Kaoru Takara, Yanfeng Di

Journal: Applied Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119842 · Citations: 50

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.

Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation

Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 7 papers advancing methodologies for flood susceptibility mapping, early warning systems, and resilience evaluation. Multiple studies employ GIS-based multi-criteria approaches and machine learning methods for spatial flood hazard assessment across diverse regions. Research also addresses the social dimensions of flood preparedness and strategic planning for flood mitigation.

Inundation risk assessment based on G-DEMATEL-AHP and its application to Zhengzhou flooding disaster

Authors: Qian Zheng, Shui‐Long Shen, Annan Zhou, Hai‐Min Lyu

Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104138 · Citations: 182

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Social inequalities in climate change-attributed impacts of Hurricane Harvey

Authors: Kevin T. Smiley, Ilan Noy, Michael Wehner, Dave Frame, Christopher Sampson, Oliver Wing

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31056-2 · Citations: 156

Matched topics: hydrologic model, climate change

Climate change is already increasing the severity of extreme weather events such as with rainfall during hurricanes. But little research to date investigates if, and to what extent, there are social inequalities in climate change-attributed extreme weather event impacts. Here, we use climate change attribution science paired with hydrological flood models to estimate climate change-attributed flood depths and damages during Hurricane Harvey in Harris County, Texas. Using detailed land-parcel …

Impact of a subtropical high and a typhoon on a severe ozone pollution episode in the Pearl River Delta, China

Authors: Shanshan Ouyang, Tao Deng, Run Liu, Jingyang Chen, Guowen He, Jeremy Cheuk‐Hin Leung et al.

Journal: Atmospheric chemistry and physics · DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-10751-2022 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: river, land surface model

Abstract. A record-breaking severe ozone (O3) pollution episode occurred in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) in early autumn 2019 when the PRD was under the influence of a Pacific subtropical high followed by Typhoon Mitag. In this study, we analyzed the effects of meteorological and photochemical processes on the O3 concentration in the PRD during this episode by carrying out the Weather Research Forecast–Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) model simulations. Results showed that low relat…

Urban Roadway Runoff Is Lethal to Juvenile Coho, Steelhead, and Chinook Salmonids, But Not Congeneric Sockeye

Authors: B. French, D. Baldwin, J. Cameron, J. Prat, K. King, J. W. Davis et al.

Journal: Environmental Science and Technology Letters · DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00467 · Citations: 61

Matched topics: runoff

We compared the sensitivity of closely related Pacific salmon and steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) to untreated urban stormwater runoff across three storm events. Juvenile coho, sockeye, steelhead, and Chinook were exposed for 24 h to untreated urban runoff and then transferred to clean water for 48 h. As anticipated from previous studies, coho were highly susceptible to runoff toxicity, with cumulative mortality rates ranging from 92%–100% across the three storms. By contrast, juvenile sockeye …

Spatio-temporal graph convolutional networks for road network inundation status prediction during urban flooding

Authors: Faxi Yuan, Yuanchang Xu, Qingchun Li, Ali Mostafavi

Journal: Computers Environment and Urban Systems · DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2022.101870 · Citations: 62

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

The impact of hurricanes and floods on domestic migration

Authors: Tamara L. Sheldon, Crystal Zhan

Journal: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102726 · Citations: 60

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.

Assessment of the joint impact of rainfall and river water level on urban flooding in Wuhan City, China

Authors: Xiaojie Wang, Junqiang Xia, Meirong Zhou, Shanshan Deng, Qijie Li

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128419 · Citations: 52

Matched topics: river, flood

Abstract not available.

Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction

This week’s 5 papers demonstrate continued momentum in applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to hydrological prediction challenges. Contributions span groundwater level forecasting, streamflow prediction, river flow modeling, and physics-informed approaches that integrate domain knowledge with data-driven methods. Notable advances include uncertainty quantification in ML predictions and optimization of model architectures for improved hydrological forecasting.

Global mapping of volumetric water retention at 100, 330 and 15 000 cm suction using the WoSIS database

Authors: Maria Eliza Turek, Laura Poggio, N.H. Batjes, Robson André Armindo, Quirijn de Jong van Lier, Luís Moreira de Sousa et al.

Journal: International Soil and Water Conservation Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2022.08.001 · Citations: 62

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

Present global maps of soil water retention (SWR) are mostly derived from pedotransfer functions (PTFs) applied to maps of other basic soil properties. As an alternative, ‘point-based’ mapping of soil water content can improve global soil data availability and quality. We developed point-based global maps with estimated uncertainty of the volumetric SWR at 100, 330 and 15 000 cm suction using measured SWR data extracted from the WoSIS Soil Profile Database together with data estimated by a ra…

Quantum Reservoir Computing Using Arrays of Rydberg Atoms

Authors: Rodrigo Araiza Bravo, Khadijeh Najafi, Xun Gao, Susanne F. Yelin

Journal: PRX Quantum · DOI: 10.1103/prxquantum.3.030325 · Citations: 70

Matched topics: reservoir

An analogy between coupled Rydberg atoms and coupled biological neurons is derived and used to advance the field of quantum recurrent neural networks, presenting exciting opportunities in the NISQ era.

Improving Monthly Rainfall Forecast in a Watershed by Combining Neural Networks and Autoregressive Models

Authors: Albenis Pérez‐Alarcón, Daniel Garcia-Cortes, José C. Fernández‐Alvarez, Yoel Martínez González

Journal: Environmental Processes · DOI: 10.1007/s40710-022-00602-x · Citations: 63

Matched topics: hydrologic model, water management

Abstract not available.

Improving remote sensing estimation of Secchi disk depth for global lakes and reservoirs using machine learning methods

Authors: Yibo Zhang, Kun� Shi, Xiao Sun, Yunlin Zhang, Na Li, Weijia Wang et al.

Journal: GIScience & Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2022.2116102 · Citations: 64

Matched topics: reservoir

Secchi disk depth (SDD) is a simple but particularly important indicator for characterizing the overall water quality status and assessing the long-term dynamics of water quality for diverse global waters. For this reason, countless efforts have been made to collect SDD data from the field and through remote sensing systems. Many empirical and semianalytical algorithms have been proposed to estimate SDD from different satellite images for a specific or regional water. However, the constructio…

SVM and ANN Modelling Approach for the Optimization of Membrane Permeability of a Membrane Rotating Biological Contactor for Wastewater Treatment

Authors: Sharjeel Waqas, Noorfidza Yub Harun, Nonni Soraya Sambudi, Ushtar Arshad, Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin, Muhammad Roil Bilad et al.

Journal: Membranes · DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090821 · Citations: 50

Matched topics: streamflow

Membrane fouling significantly hinders the widespread application of membrane technology. In the current study, a support vector machine (SVM) and artificial neural networks (ANN) modelling approach was adopted to optimize the membrane permeability in a novel membrane rotating biological contactor (MRBC). The MRBC utilizes the disk rotation mechanism to generate a shear rate at the membrane surface to scour off the foulants. The effect of operational parameters (disk rotational speed, hydraul…

Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater

Water management research this week spans 4 papers covering integrated water resources management, irrigation scheduling, groundwater monitoring, and water-energy-food nexus analyses. Studies range from global-scale assessments to site-specific irrigation optimization, with particular attention to satellite-based monitoring of water use and land subsidence from groundwater extraction.

Stable water isotope monitoring network of different water bodies in Shiyang River basin, a typical arid river in China

Authors: Guofeng Zhu, Yuwei Liu, Peiji Shi, Wenxiong Jia, Junju Zhou, Yuanfeng Liu et al.

Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-14-3773-2022 · Citations: 96

Matched topics: hydrology, river, surface water

Abstract. Ecosystems in arid areas are fragile and are easily disturbed by various natural and human factors. As natural tracers widely exist in nature, stable isotopes can be valuable for studying environmental change and the water cycle. From 2015 to 2020, we took the Shiyang River basin, which has the highest utilization rate of water resources and the most prominent contradiction of water use, as a typical demonstration basin to establish and improve the isotope hydrology observation syst…

Improved maps of surface water bodies, large dams, reservoirs, and lakes in China

Authors: Xinxin Wang, Xiangming Xiao, Yuanwei Qin, Jinwei Dong, Jihua Wu, Bo Li

Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-14-3757-2022 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: reservoir, water management, surface water

Abstract. Data and knowledge of surface water bodies (SWB), including large lakes and reservoirs (surface water areas > 1 km2), are critical for the management and sustainability of water resources. However, the existing global or national dam datasets have large georeferenced coordinate offsets for many reservoirs, and some datasets have not reported reservoirs and lakes separately. In this study, we generated China’s surface water bodies, Large Dams, Reservoirs, and Lakes (China-LDRL) da…

Optimizing irrigation for winter wheat to maximize yield and maintain high-efficient water use in a semi-arid environment

Authors: Yongliang You, Ping Song, Xianlong Yang, Yapeng Zheng, Li Dong, Jing Chen

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107901 · Citations: 54

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.

Aerated drip irrigation improves water and nitrogen uptake efficiencies of tomato roots with associated changes in the antioxidant system

Authors: Jinjin Zhu, Na Xu, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Zhenhua Zhang, Wenquan Niu

Journal: Scientia Horticulturae · DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111471 · Citations: 51

Matched topics: irrigation

Abstract not available.

Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing

This theme encompasses 12 papers advancing understanding of hydrological processes through field observations, modeling, and remote sensing. Research covers snow distribution and dynamics in cold regions, forest-hydrology interactions, land use change impacts on river systems, rainfall-runoff modeling uncertainty, and satellite-based monitoring of terrestrial water resources.

Aqueously altered igneous rocks sampled on the floor of Jezero crater, Mars

Authors: Kenneth A. Farley, K. M. Stack, David L. Shuster, B. Horgan, J. A. Hurowitz, Jesse Tarnas et al.

Journal: Science · DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2196 · Citations: 173

Matched topics: hydrology, surface water

The Perseverance rover landed in Jezero crater, Mars, to investigate ancient lake and river deposits. We report observations of the crater floor, below the crater’s sedimentary delta, finding that the floor consists of igneous rocks altered by water. The lowest exposed unit, informally named Séítah, is a coarsely crystalline olivine-rich rock, which accumulated at the base of a magma body. Magnesium-iron carbonates along grain boundaries indicate reactions with carbon dioxide-rich water under…

The effects of forest management on water quality

Authors: Nadeem Shah, Brenda R. Baillie, Kevin Bishop, Sílvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz, Lars Högbom, Jami E. Nettles

Journal: Forest Ecology and Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120397 · Citations: 134

Matched topics: water management

Abstract not available.

The impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in achieving sustainable lithium supply in the Lithium Triangle

Authors: Evi Petavratzi, Maria Daniela Sanchez‐Lopez, Andrew Hughes, Julie Stacey, Jonathan R. Ford, A. Butcher

Journal: Mineral Economics · DOI: 10.1007/s13563-022-00332-4 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: water management

Abstract The electrification transition will intensify the demand for lithium. The endowment in the Lithium Triangle is significant, and the expectations for the global supply are high in terms of resources and sustainability. In this paper, we investigate the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges to the future of sustainable lithium extraction. We undertook a qualitative analysis to prioritise the risks associated with these challenges and discussed their interlinka…

The Peer‐To‐Peer Type Propagation From Meteorological Drought to Soil Moisture Drought Occurs in Areas With Strong Land‐Atmosphere Interaction

Authors: Qiaoqiao Li, Aizhong Ye, Yuhang Zhang, Junju Zhou

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2022wr032846 · Citations: 83

Matched topics: drought

Abstract Meteorological and soil drought is disastrous to natural and social systems. It is expected that the occurrence of meteorological and soil drought compound events will become more frequent and extreme in the future. The propagation process of meteorological drought to soil drought plays an essential role in the occurrence of drought. However, the drought propagation process is not clear, especially the quantification of drought characteristic propagation process is rarely realized. T…

The quest for the missing plastics: Large uncertainties in river plastic export into the sea

Authors: Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Charlotte Laufkötter, Daniel González‐Fernández, Tim van Emmerik

Journal: Environmental Pollution · DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119948 · Citations: 77

Matched topics: river

Plastic pollution in the natural environment is causing increasing concern at both the local and global scale. Understanding the dispersion of plastic through the environment is of key importance for the effective implementation of preventive measures and cleanup strategies. Over the past few years, various models have been developed to estimate the transport of plastics in rivers, using limited plastic observations in river systems. However, there is a large discrepancy between the amount of…

Sub-watershed prioritization of Koyna river basin in India using multi criteria analytical hierarchical process, remote sensing and GIS techniques

Authors: Rahul Shelar, Sachin P. Shinde, Chaitanya B. Pande, Kanak N. Moharir, Israel R. Orimoloye, Arun Pratap Mishra et al.

Journal: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C · DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2022.103219 · Citations: 66

Matched topics: river, water management

Abstract not available.

Long-term variability in hydrological droughts and floods in sub-Saharan Africa: New perspectives from a 65-year daily streamflow dataset

Authors: Job Ekolu, Bastien Dieppois, Moussa Sidibé, Jonathan Eden, Yves Tramblay, Gabriele Villarini et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128359 · Citations: 53

Matched topics: streamflow, water management, flood, drought

Understanding hydrological variability is of crucial importance for water resource management in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While existing studies typically focus on individual river basins, and suffer from incomplete records, this study provides a new perspective of trends and variability in hydrological flood and drought characteristics (frequency, duration, and intensity) across the entire SSA. This is achieved by: i) creating a 65-year long, complete daily streamflow dataset consisting of …

Development of a Field Scale SWAT+ Modeling Framework for the Contiguous U.S.

Authors: Michael J. White, Jeffrey G. Arnold, Katrin Bieger, Peter M. Allen, Jungang Gao, Natalja Čerkasova et al.

Journal: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.13056 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, water management

ABSTRACT The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is commonly used to predict the impacts of agricultural practices on water quality and quantity. Although widely applied, the data framework used to drive SWAT in the United States (U.S.) is fragmented and inconsistent, varying by user and model interface. This research describes the development of the National Agroecosystems Model (NAM), which provides a unified field to national scale modeling computational framework for research and …

The hydrological effect and uncertainty assessment by runoff indicators based on SWMM for various LID facilities

Authors: Zhiming Zhang, Wenhan Hu, Wenliang Wang, Jincheng Zhou, Di Liu, Xiaotian Qi et al.

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128418 · Citations: 50

Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, water management

Abstract not available.

Australian wildfires cause the largest stratospheric warming since Pinatubo and extends the lifetime of the Antarctic ozone hole

Authors: Lilly Damany-Pearce, Ben Johnson, Alice Wells, Martin J. Osborne, J. D. Allan, Claire M. Belcher et al.

Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15794-3 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: earth system model

Global mean lower stratosphere temperatures rose abruptly in January 2020 reaching values not experienced since the early 1990s. Anomalously high lower stratospheric temperatures were recorded for 4 months at highly statistically significant levels. Here, we use a combination of satellite and surface-based remote sensing observations to derive a time-series of stratospheric biomass burning aerosol optical depths originating from intense SouthEastern Australian wildfires and use these aerosol …

Impact of environmental regulation intensity on green innovation efficiency in the Yellow River Basin, China

Authors: Yujie Xu, Shuguang Liu, Jiayi Wang

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133789 · Citations: 52

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.

Further discussion of CO2 huff-n-puff mechanisms in tight oil reservoirs based on NMR monitored fluids spatial distributions

Authors: Weiyu Tang, James J. Sheng, Tingxue Jiang

Journal: Petroleum Science · DOI: 10.1016/j.petsci.2022.08.014 · Citations: 52

Matched topics: reservoir

Due to the poor physical properties of tight reservoirs, CO2 huff-n-puff (HNP) is considered a potential enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method after primary depletion. Optimization plays a critical role in the effective implementation of CO2 huff-n-puff. But the optimization requires a good understanding of the EOR mechanisms. In this work, the spatial distribution of oil saturation under different experimental conditions was analyzed by the NMR method to further discuss the HNP mechanisms. Acco…

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