Weekly Literature Review

Week 08 · February 21–February 27, 2022

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. Identifying barriers for nature-based solutions in flood risk management: An interdisciplinary overview using expert community approach
    2. A novel hybrid of meta-optimization approach for flash flood-susceptibility assessment in a monsoon-dominated watershed, Eastern India
    3. Agricultural flood vulnerability assessment and risk quantification in Iowa
    4. Integrated modeling of 2D urban surface and 1D sewer hydrodynamic processes and flood risk assessment of people and vehicles
    5. The 28 November 2020 Landslide, Tsunami, and Outburst Flood – A Hazard Cascade Associated With Rapid Deglaciation at Elliot Creek, British Columbia, Canada
    6. Flood susceptibility modeling based on new hybrid intelligence model: Optimization of XGboost model using GA metaheuristic algorithm
    7. Modest flooding can trigger catastrophic road network collapse due to compound failure
    8. Predicting flood damage probability across the conterminous United States
    9. Environmental and economic impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flows and flash floods in Uttarakhand Himalaya: a case study
    10. Community flood resilience assessment in Jamuna floodplain: A case study in Jamalpur District Bangladesh
  3. Drought Analysis and Prediction
    1. Rapeseed Morpho-Physio-Biochemical Responses to Drought Stress Induced by PEG-6000
    2. Applications of CRISPR/Cas9 as New Strategies for Short Breeding to Drought Gene in Rice
    3. Characterization of SOD and GPX Gene Families in the Soybeans in Response to Drought and Salinity Stresses
    4. Response of wheat and maize growth-yields to meteorological and agricultural droughts based on standardized precipitation evapotranspiration indexes and soil moisture deficit indexes
    5. Salicylic Acid Improves Antioxidant Defense System and Photosynthetic Performance in Aristotelia chilensis Plants Subjected to Moderate Drought Stress
    6. Record summers in Europe: Variations in drought and heavy precipitation during 1901–2018
    7. The Characteristics and Evaluation of Future Droughts across China through the CMIP6 Multi-Model Ensemble
    8. CBF4/DREB1D represses XERICO to attenuate ABA, osmotic and drought stress responses in Arabidopsis
  4. Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning
    1. The human factor in seasonal streamflows across natural and managed watersheds of North America
  5. Climate Change and Water Resources
    1. New high-resolution estimates of the permafrost thermal state and hydrothermal conditions over the Northern Hemisphere
    2. Land-based climate change mitigation measures can affect agricultural markets and food security
    3. The economics of immense risk, urgent action and radical change: towards new approaches to the economics of climate change
    4. Effects of climate change on paddy expansion and potential adaption strategies for sustainable agriculture development across Northeast China
    5. Identifying climate thresholds for dominant natural vegetation types at the global scale using machine learning: Average climate versus extremes
    6. A framework for climate change adaptation indicators for the natural environment
    7. Mainstreaming sustainable innovation: unlocking the potential of nature-based solutions for climate change and biodiversity
    8. Future water temperature of rivers in Switzerland under climate change investigated with physics-based models
    9. Severe Lake Heatwaves Attributable to Human‐Induced Global Warming
    10. Remote sensing of land use-land cover change and climate variability on hydrological processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: key scientific strides and challenges
    11. Impacts of climate and land-use change on groundwater recharge in the semi-arid lower Ravi River basin, Pakistan
  6. Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration
    1. Time to Update the Split‐Sample Approach in Hydrological Model Calibration
    2. Simulations and global sensitivity analysis of the thermo-hydraulic-mechanical processes in a fractured geothermal reservoir
    3. Improved runoff forecasting performance through error predictions using a deep-learning approach
    4. Glacier and rock glacier changes since the 1950s in the La Laguna catchment, Chile
    5. Projections of Future Marine Heatwaves for the Oceans Around New Zealand Using New Zealand’s Earth System Model
    6. Comprehensive assessment of the water environment carrying capacity based on the spatial system dynamics model, a case study of Yongding River Basin in North China
  7. Water Management and Sustainability
    1. Atmospheric dryness reduces photosynthesis along a large range of soil water deficits
    2. Growing impact of wildfire on western US water supply
    3. Riparian Buffers as a Critical Landscape Feature: Insights for Riverscape Conservation and Policy Renovations
    4. The role of clean energy, fossil fuel consumption and trade openness for carbon neutrality in China
    5. Coupling coordination analysis of ecosystem services and urban development of resource-based cities: A case study of Tangshan city
    6. Land Use/Land Cover Change and Their Driving Factors in the Yellow River Basin of Shandong Province Based on Google Earth Engine from 2000 to 2020
    7. Carbon‐sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant available water
    8. Distribution of biomass dynamics in relation to tree size in forests across the world
    9. Biomarker Approaches for Reconstructing Terrestrial Environmental Change
    10. Improving complementarity of a hybrid renewable energy system to meet load demand by using hydropower regulation ability
    11. Influences of the boreal winter Arctic Oscillation on the peak-summer compound heat waves over the Yangtze–Huaihe River basin: the North Atlantic capacitor effect
    12. Fragmentation-Driven Divergent Trends in Burned Area in Amazonia and Cerrado
    13. Storm characteristics dictate sediment dynamics and geomorphic changes in mountain channels: A case study in the Italian Alps
    14. Analysis of Brackish Water Desalination for Municipal Uses: Case Studies on Challenges and Opportunities
  8. Statistics
    1. Papers by journal
  9. Filtering Criteria

Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment

This week features 10 papers advancing flood science, spanning susceptibility mapping, risk assessment, and hydrodynamic modeling. Notable contributions from Raška, Ruidas et al. The studies collectively advance both data-driven and physically-based approaches to flood prediction and management.

Identifying barriers for nature-based solutions in flood risk management: An interdisciplinary overview using expert community approach

Authors: Pavel Raška, Nejc Bezak, Carla Ferreira, Zahra Kalantari, Kazimierz Banasik, Miriam Bertola et al.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114725 · Citations: 136

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, water management, flood

The major event that hit Europe in summer 2021 reminds society that floods are recurrent and among the costliest and deadliest natural hazards. The long-term flood risk management (FRM) efforts preferring sole technical measures to prevent and mitigate floods have shown to be not sufficiently effective and sensitive to the environment. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) mark a recent paradigm shift of FRM towards solutions that use nature-derived features, processes and management options to improv…


A novel hybrid of meta-optimization approach for flash flood-susceptibility assessment in a monsoon-dominated watershed, Eastern India

Authors: Dipankar Ruidas, Rabin Chakrabortty, A. Islam, A. Saha, S. Pal

Journal: Environmental Earth Sciences · DOI: 10.1007/s12665-022-10269-0 · Citations: 110

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Agricultural flood vulnerability assessment and risk quantification in Iowa

Authors: Enes Yıldırım, İbrahim Demir

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154165 · Citations: 106

Matched topics: hydrologic model, flood

Abstract not available.


Integrated modeling of 2D urban surface and 1D sewer hydrodynamic processes and flood risk assessment of people and vehicles

Authors: Boliang Dong, Junqiang Xia, Meirong Zhou, Qijie Li, Reza Ahmadian, Roger A. Falconer

Journal: The Science of The Total Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154098 · Citations: 88

Matched topics: hydrology, flood

Abstract not available.


The 28 November 2020 Landslide, Tsunami, and Outburst Flood – A Hazard Cascade Associated With Rapid Deglaciation at Elliot Creek, British Columbia, Canada

Authors: Marten Geertsema, Brian Menounos, Gemma Bullard, Jonathan L. Carrivick, John J. Clague, Chunli Dai et al.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2021gl096716 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: hydrology, flood

Abstract We describe and model the evolution of a recent landslide, tsunami, outburst flood, and sediment plume in the southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. On November 28, 2020, about 18 million m 3 of rock descended 1,000 m from a steep valley wall and traveled across the toe of a glacier before entering a 0.6 km 2 glacier lake and producing >100‐m high run‐up. Water overtopped the lake outlet and scoured a 10‐km long channel before depositing debris on a 2‐km 2 fan below t…


Flood susceptibility modeling based on new hybrid intelligence model: Optimization of XGboost model using GA metaheuristic algorithm

Authors: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh, Manish Pandey, Saeid Janizadeh, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Akbar Norouzi, Shoaib Ali et al.

Journal: Advances in Space Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2022.02.027 · Citations: 75

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Modest flooding can trigger catastrophic road network collapse due to compound failure

Authors: Shangjia Dong, Xinyu Gao, Ali Mostafavi, Jianxi Gao

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00366-0 · Citations: 63

Matched topics: flood

Abstract Compound failures occur when urban flooding coincides with traffic congestion, and their impact on network connectivity is poorly understood. Firstly, either three-dimensional road networks or the traffic on the roads has been considered, but not both. Secondly, we lack network science frameworks to consider compound failures in infrastructure networks. Here we present a network-theory-based framework that bridges this gap by considering compound structural, functional, and topologic…


Predicting flood damage probability across the conterminous United States

Authors: Elyssa L. Collins, Georgina M. Sanchez, Adam Terando, Charles C. Stillwell, Helena Mitášová, Antonia Sebastian et al.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters · DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4f0f · Citations: 61

Matched topics: hydrologic model, flood

Abstract Floods are the leading cause of natural disaster damages in the United States, with billions of dollars incurred every year in the form of government payouts, property damages, and agricultural losses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency oversees the delineation of floodplains to mitigate damages, but disparities exist between locations designated as high risk and where flood damages occur due to land use and climate changes and incomplete floodplain mapping. We harnessed publicl…


Environmental and economic impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flows and flash floods in Uttarakhand Himalaya: a case study

Authors: Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, Saurav Kumar

Journal: Geoenvironmental Disasters · DOI: 10.1186/s40677-022-00208-3 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: hydrology, flood, hydropower

Abstract This paper examines the environmental and economic impact of cloudburst-triggered debris flow and flash flood in four villages of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand Himalaya. On 18th July 2021 at 8:30 p.m., a cloudburst took place on the top of the Hari Maharaj Parvat, which triggered a huge debris flows and flash floods, affecting 143 households of four villages of downstream areas. Immediately after the cloudburst occurred, the authors visited four affected villages—Nirakot, Mando, K…


Community flood resilience assessment in Jamuna floodplain: A case study in Jamalpur District Bangladesh

Authors: Md. Munjurul Haque, Sabina Islam, Md. Bahuddin Sikder, MS Islam

Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102861 · Citations: 51

Matched topics: flood

Abstract not available.


Drought Analysis and Prediction

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

Rapeseed Morpho-Physio-Biochemical Responses to Drought Stress Induced by PEG-6000

Authors: Maria Batool, Ali Mahmoud El-Badri, Zongkai Wang, Ibrahim A. A. Mohamed, Haiyun Yang, Xueying Ai et al.

Journal: Agronomy · DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12030579 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: drought

Rapeseed is a valuable oil crop due to its high nutritious value and ample oil content. The current study provides a comparative analysis of 24 cultivars to better understand the performance and predict the adaptative mechanisms of drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive cultivars based on germination and morphophysiological traits during the early seedling stage using PEG-6000 simulated drought conditions. JYZ 158 and FY 520 (tolerant cultivars) and YG 2009 and NZ 1838 (sensitive cultivars) w…


Applications of CRISPR/Cas9 as New Strategies for Short Breeding to Drought Gene in Rice

Authors: Jae‐Ryoung Park, Eun‐Gyeong Kim, Yoon‐Hee Jang, Rahmatullah Jan, Muhammad Farooq, Mohammad Ubaidillah et al.

Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science · DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.850441 · Citations: 63

Matched topics: drought

seeds was lower than 5%. Overall, our results suggest that CRISPR/Cas9 could be a novel and important tool for efficiently generating specific and inheritable targeted genome editing in rice, with short breeding cycles.


Characterization of SOD and GPX Gene Families in the Soybeans in Response to Drought and Salinity Stresses

Authors: Muqadas Aleem, Saba Aleem, Iram Sharif, Zhiyi Wu, Maida Aleem, Ammara Tahir et al.

Journal: Antioxidants · DOI: 10.3390/antiox11030460 · Citations: 59

Matched topics: drought

gene families in legumes, and provides resources for further functional characterization of these genes for multiple stresses.


Response of wheat and maize growth-yields to meteorological and agricultural droughts based on standardized precipitation evapotranspiration indexes and soil moisture deficit indexes

Authors: Ning Yao, Yi Li, Qingzhu Liu, Siyuan Zhang, Xinguo Chen, Yadong Ji et al.

Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107566 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: drought

Abstract not available.


Salicylic Acid Improves Antioxidant Defense System and Photosynthetic Performance in Aristotelia chilensis Plants Subjected to Moderate Drought Stress

Authors: Jorge González‐Villagra, Marjorie Reyes‐Díaz, Ricardo Tighe‐Neira, Claudio Inostroza‐Blancheteau, Ana Luengo-Escobar, León A. Bravo

Journal: Plants · DOI: 10.3390/plants11050639 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: drought

plants.


Record summers in Europe: Variations in drought and heavy precipitation during 1901–2018

Authors: Stephanie Hänsel, Andreas Hoy, Christoph Brendel, Maurizio Maugeri

Journal: International Journal of Climatology · DOI: 10.1002/joc.7587 · Citations: 51

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, drought

Abstract During the last 20 years some very hot and dry summers affected Europe, resulting in regionally record‐breaking high temperature or low precipitation values. Long‐term changes of such extremely hot and dry summers are of great relevance for our society, as they are connected with manifold negative impacts on human society, natural ecosystems, and diverse economic sectors. Long‐term variations in drought and five record drought summer half years are studied based on 63 stations across…


The Characteristics and Evaluation of Future Droughts across China through the CMIP6 Multi-Model Ensemble

Authors: Zice Ma, Peng Sun, Qiang Zhang, Yifan Zou, Yinfeng Lv, Hu Li et al.

Journal: Remote Sensing · DOI: 10.3390/rs14051097 · Citations: 51

Matched topics: drought

Understanding historical and future drought patterns is crucial to acclimation and the mitigation of drought. The negative impact of China’s droughts on the social economy has attracted attention; however, there is still no comprehensive or long-term monitoring pattern for future droughts. Here we evaluated the precipitation and temperature simulation capability of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) and evaluated the temporal and spatial pattern of droughts during 1961–2099…


CBF4/DREB1D represses XERICO to attenuate ABA, osmotic and drought stress responses in Arabidopsis

Authors: Eliana Vonapartis, Deka Mohamed, Jingru Li, Wenqiang Pan, Jian Wu, Sonia Gazzarrini

Journal: The Plant Journal · DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15713 · Citations: 50

Matched topics: drought

Water stress can severely impact plant growth, productivity and yield. Consequently, plants have evolved various strategies through which they can respond and adapt to their environment. XERICO (XER) is a stress-responsive RING E3 ubiquitin ligase that modulates abscisic acid (ABA) levels and promotes drought tolerance when overexpressed. To better understand the biological role of XER in stress responses, we characterized a xer-1 hypomorphic mutant and a CRISPR/Cas9-induced xer-2 null mutant…


Streamflow Forecasting and Machine Learning

Machine learning and data-driven approaches to streamflow prediction feature prominently with 1 papers. The studies demonstrate continued innovation in hybrid modeling frameworks, signal decomposition techniques, and ensemble methods for improved hydrological forecasting.

The human factor in seasonal streamflows across natural and managed watersheds of North America

Authors: Nitin K. Singh, N. B. Basu

Journal: Nature Sustainability · DOI: 10.1038/s41893-022-00848-1 · Citations: 56

Matched topics: streamflow, seasonal

Abstract not available.


Climate Change and Water Resources

Climate-water interactions are explored in 11 papers this week, addressing impacts on the cryosphere, water cycle components, and regional water resources under changing conditions.

New high-resolution estimates of the permafrost thermal state and hydrothermal conditions over the Northern Hemisphere

Authors: Youhua Ran, Xin Li, Guodong Cheng, Jingxin Che, Juha Aalto, Olli Karjalainen et al.

Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-14-865-2022 · Citations: 228

Matched topics: hydrology

Abstract. Monitoring the thermal state of permafrost (TSP) is important in many environmental science and engineering applications. However, such data are generally unavailable, mainly due to the lack of ground observations and the uncertainty of traditional physical models. This study produces novel permafrost datasets for the Northern Hemisphere (NH), including predictions of the mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) at the depth of zero annual amplitude (DZAA) (approximately 3 to 25 m) and…


Land-based climate change mitigation measures can affect agricultural markets and food security

Authors: Shinichiro Fujimori, Wenchao Wu, Jonathan Doelman, Stefan Frank, Jordan Hristov, Page Kyle et al.

Journal: Nature Food · DOI: 10.1038/s43016-022-00464-4 · Citations: 188

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


The economics of immense risk, urgent action and radical change: towards new approaches to the economics of climate change

Authors: Nicholas Stern, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Charlotte Taylor

Journal: Journal of Economic Methodology · DOI: 10.1080/1350178x.2022.2040740 · Citations: 169

Matched topics: climate change

Designing policy for climate change requires analyses which integrate the interrelationship between the economy and the environment. We argue that, despite their dominance in the economics literature and influence in public discussion and policymaking, the methodology employed by Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) rests on flawed foundations, which become particularly relevant in relation to the realities of the immense risks and challenges of climate change, and the radical changes in our e…


Effects of climate change on paddy expansion and potential adaption strategies for sustainable agriculture development across Northeast China

Authors: Yansui Liu, Xueqi Liu, Zhengjia Liu

Journal: Applied Geography · DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102667 · Citations: 85

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Identifying climate thresholds for dominant natural vegetation types at the global scale using machine learning: Average climate versus extremes

Authors: Rita Beigaitė, Hui Tang, Anders Bryn, Olav Skarpaas, Frøde Stordal, Jarle W. Bjerke et al.

Journal: Global Change Biology · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16110 · Citations: 66

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

The global distribution of vegetation is largely determined by climatic conditions and feeds back into the climate system. To predict future vegetation changes in response to climate change, it is crucial to identify and understand key patterns and processes that couple vegetation and climate. Dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) have been widely applied to describe the distribution of vegetation types and their future dynamics in response to climate change. As a process-based approach, i…


A framework for climate change adaptation indicators for the natural environment

Authors: James W. Pearce‐Higgins, Laura H. Antão, R.E. Bates, Katharine M. Bowgen, Catherine P. Bradshaw, Simon J. Duffield et al.

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108690 · Citations: 66

Matched topics: climate change

Impacts of climate change on natural and human systems will become increasingly severe as the magnitude of climate change increases. Climate change adaptation interventions to address current and projected impacts are thus paramount. Yet, evidence on their effectiveness remains limited, highlighting the need for appropriate ecological indicators to measure progress of climate change adaptation for the natural environment. We outline conceptual, analytical, and practical challenges in developi…


Mainstreaming sustainable innovation: unlocking the potential of nature-based solutions for climate change and biodiversity

Authors: Linjun Xie, Harriet Bulkeley, Laura Tozer

Journal: Environmental Science & Policy · DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.02.017 · Citations: 66

Matched topics: climate change

Abstract not available.


Future water temperature of rivers in Switzerland under climate change investigated with physics-based models

Authors: Adrien Michel, Bettina Schaefli, Nander Wever, Harry Zekollari, Michael Lehning, Hendrik Huwald

Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-26-1063-2022 · Citations: 64

Matched topics: river, climate change

Abstract. River ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change and projected future increase in air temperature is expected to increase the stress for these ecosystems. Rivers are also an important socio-economic factor impacting, amongst others, agriculture, tourism, electricity production, and drinking water supply and quality. In addition to changes in water availability, climate change will impact river temperature. This study presents a detailed analysis of river temperature and disch…


Severe Lake Heatwaves Attributable to Human‐Induced Global Warming

Authors: R. Iestyn Woolway, Clément Albergel, Thomas L. Frölicher, Marjorie Perroud

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2021gl097031 · Citations: 64

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract Much of the focus of global warming impacts on lakes have focused on changes in mean temperature. However, lakes are also highly vulnerable to thermal extremes. Such extremes occur, by definition, during lake heatwaves. Heatwaves in lakes have occurred globally in recent decades and have had severe negative impacts. However, unlike their atmospheric counterparts, it is currently unknown to what extent lake heatwaves are altered by human‐induced climate change. Here, we estimate the h…


Remote sensing of land use-land cover change and climate variability on hydrological processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: key scientific strides and challenges

Authors: Tanushri Govender, Timothy Dube, Cletah Shoko

Journal: Geocarto International · DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2022.2043451 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: hydrologic model, streamflow

The impact of land use land cover (LULC) change and climate variability on water resources poses as a major threat in semi-arid environments, especially in the sub-Saharan Africa. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to water scarcity. Hence, there is an urgent need for understanding the various methods for LULC change and climate variability assessment, to aid in water resources management at various scales. Various studies have modelled and assessed the effect of LULC change and c…


Impacts of climate and land-use change on groundwater recharge in the semi-arid lower Ravi River basin, Pakistan

Authors: Saqib Ashraf, Mustajab Ali, Sangam Shrestha, Muhammad Ali Hafeez, Abdul Moiz, Zeeshan Ashraf Sheikh

Journal: Groundwater for Sustainable Development · DOI: 10.1016/j.gsd.2022.100743 · Citations: 55

Matched topics: hydrologic model, river

Abstract not available.


Hydrologic Modeling and Calibration

Hydrologic model development and evaluation features 6 papers covering precipitation estimation, model calibration, rainfall-runoff processes, and large-scale simulation advances.

Time to Update the Split‐Sample Approach in Hydrological Model Calibration

Authors: Hongren Shen, Bryan A. Tolson, Juliane Mai

Journal: Water Resources Research · DOI: 10.1029/2021wr031523 · Citations: 212

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Abstract Model calibration and validation are critical in hydrological model robustness assessment. Unfortunately, the commonly used split‐sample test (SST) framework for data splitting requires modelers to make subjective decisions without clear guidelines. This large‐sample SST assessment study empirically assesses how different data splitting methods influence post‐validation model testing period performance, thereby identifying optimal data splitting methods under different conditions. Th…


Simulations and global sensitivity analysis of the thermo-hydraulic-mechanical processes in a fractured geothermal reservoir

Authors: Saeed Mahmoodpour, Mrityunjay Singh, Aygül Turan, Kristian Bär, Ingo Sass

Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123511 · Citations: 89

Matched topics: reservoir

Abstract not available.


Improved runoff forecasting performance through error predictions using a deep-learning approach

Authors: Heechan Han, Ryan R. Morrison

Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127653 · Citations: 84

Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff

Abstract not available.


Glacier and rock glacier changes since the 1950s in the La Laguna catchment, Chile

Authors: Benjamin Aubrey Robson, Shelley MacDonell, Álvaro Ayala, Tobias Bolch, Pål Ringkjøb Nielsen, Sebastián Vivero

Journal: ˜The œcryosphere · DOI: 10.5194/tc-16-647-2022 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow

Abstract. Glaciers and rock glaciers play an important role in the hydrology of the semi-arid northern Chile. Several studies show that glaciers have rapidly lost mass in response to climate change during the last decades. The response of rock glaciers to climate change in this region is, however, less known. In this study we use a combination of historical aerial photography, stereo satellite imagery, airborne lidar, and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM to report glacier chang…


Projections of Future Marine Heatwaves for the Oceans Around New Zealand Using New Zealand’s Earth System Model

Authors: E. Behrens, G. Rickard, S. Rosier, Jonny H. T. Williams, O. Morgenstern, D. Stone

Journal: Frontiers in Climate · DOI: 10.3389/fclim.2022.798287 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: earth system model

This paper investigates marine heatwave (MHW) characteristics in New Zealand’s Earth System Model (NZESM) simulations for present-day conditions and how they are projected to change in the future in relation to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Three emission scenarios following the state of the art shared-socioeconomic pathways (SSPs, SSP1 2.6, SSP2 4.5, and SSP3 7.0) are each evaluated with a set of three ensemble members. These analyses are focused on the ocean around New Zealand, wh…


Comprehensive assessment of the water environment carrying capacity based on the spatial system dynamics model, a case study of Yongding River Basin in North China

Authors: Dan Dai, Mingdong Sun, Xubo Lv, Juxiang Hu, Hua Zhang, Xiangqin Xu et al.

Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131137 · Citations: 57

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Water Management and Sustainability

Water management research spans 14 papers addressing topics from irrigation optimization and reservoir operations to water resource assessment and sustainability frameworks.

Atmospheric dryness reduces photosynthesis along a large range of soil water deficits

Authors: Zheng Fu, Philippe Ciais, I. Colin Prentice, Pierre Gentine, David Makowski, Ana Bastos et al.

Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28652-7 · Citations: 356

Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model

Both low soil water content (SWC) and high atmospheric dryness (vapor pressure deficit, VPD) can negatively affect terrestrial gross primary production (GPP). The sensitivity of GPP to soil versus atmospheric dryness is difficult to disentangle, however, because of their covariation. Using global eddy-covariance observations, here we show that a decrease in SWC is not universally associated with GPP reduction. GPP increases in response to decreasing SWC when SWC is high and decreases only whe…


Growing impact of wildfire on western US water supply

Authors: Park Williams, Ben Livneh, Karen A. McKinnon, Winslow D. Hansen, Justin Mankin, Benjamin I. Cook et al.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2114069119 · Citations: 152

Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, streamflow

20% of forest area burned in a year, streamflow over the first 6 water years postfire increased by a multibasin average of 0.38 SDs, or 30%. Postfire streamflow increases were significant in all four seasons. Historical fire-climate relationships combined with climate model projections suggest that 2021 to 2050 will see repeated years when climate is more fire-conducive than in 2020, the year currently holding the modern record for WUS forest area burned. These findings center on relatively s…


Riparian Buffers as a Critical Landscape Feature: Insights for Riverscape Conservation and Policy Renovations

Authors: Michael P. Graziano, Amanda K. Deguire, Thilina D. Surasinghe

Journal: Diversity · DOI: 10.3390/d14030172 · Citations: 143

Matched topics: runoff

Riparian zones are critical for functional integrity of riverscapes and conservation of riverscape biodiversity. The synergism of intermediate flood-induced disturbances, moist microclimates, constant nutrient influx, high productivity, and resource heterogeneity make riparian zones disproportionately rich in biodiversity. Riparian vegetation intercepts surface-runoff, filters pollutants, and supplies woody debris as well as coarse particulate organic matter (e.g., leaf litter) to the stream …


The role of clean energy, fossil fuel consumption and trade openness for carbon neutrality in China

Authors: Binlin Li, Nils Haneklaus

Journal: Energy Reports · DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.02.092 · Citations: 138

Matched topics: hydropower

China has set itself the ambitious goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2060. This work explores the long- and short-run relationships between CO2 emissions, real GDP, clean energy, fossil fuel consumption, and trade openness in China covering the period of 1992–2020. 1992 is suggested as the starting year as China’s economy transferred to a market-oriented open economy starting in that year. The findings verified that long-run equilibrium cointegration existed among the analyzed variables. The…


Coupling coordination analysis of ecosystem services and urban development of resource-based cities: A case study of Tangshan city

Authors: Shichao Zhu, Jinlou Huang, Yanling Zhao

Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108706 · Citations: 106

Matched topics: hydrologic model

Rapid urbanization has produced a series of impacts on the ecological environment. Many studies have extensively analyzed the relationship between urbanization and the ecological environment based on statistical data, but ignored the systemic functions of natural ecology. From the perspective of ecosystem services, we established an evaluation model of the coupling coordination degree (CCD) between urban development systems and ecosystems (UDES) based on ecosystem service value (ESV), and ana…


Land Use/Land Cover Change and Their Driving Factors in the Yellow River Basin of Shandong Province Based on Google Earth Engine from 2000 to 2020

Authors: Jian Cui, Mingshui Zhu, Yong Liang, Guangjiu Qin, Jian Lì, Yaohui Liu

Journal: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information · DOI: 10.3390/ijgi11030163 · Citations: 81

Matched topics: river

As the convenient outlet to the Bo Sea and the major region of economic development in the Yellow River Basin, Shandong Province in China has undergone large changes in land use/land cover (LULC) in the past two decades with rapid urbanization and population growth. The analysis of the LULC change patterns and its driving factors in the Shandong section of the Yellow River Basin can provide a scientific basis for rational planning and ecological protection of land resources in the Shandong se…


Carbon‐sensitive pedotransfer functions for plant available water

Authors: Dianna K. Bagnall, Cristine L.S. Morgan, Michael Cope, G. Mac Bean, Shannon B. Cappellazzi, Kelsey L.H. Greub et al.

Journal: Soil Science Society of America Journal · DOI: 10.1002/saj2.20395 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: hydrology, water management, land surface model

Abstract Currently accepted pedotransfer functions show negligible effect of management‐induced changes to soil organic carbon (SOC) on plant available water holding capacity (θ AWHC ), while some studies show the ability to substantially increase θ AWHC through management. The Soil Health Institute’s North America Project to Evaluate Soil Health Measurements measured water content at field capacity using intact soil cores across 124 long‐term research sites that contained increases in SOC as…


Distribution of biomass dynamics in relation to tree size in forests across the world

Authors: Camille Piponiot, Kristina J. Anderson‐Teixeira, Stuart J. Davies, David Allen, Norman A. Bourg, David F. R. P. Burslem et al.

Journal: New Phytologist · DOI: 10.1111/nph.17995 · Citations: 71

Matched topics: earth system model

Tree size shapes forest carbon dynamics and determines how trees interact with their environment, including a changing climate. Here, we conduct the first global analysis of among-site differences in how aboveground biomass stocks and fluxes are distributed with tree size. We analyzed repeat tree censuses from 25 large-scale (4-52 ha) forest plots spanning a broad climatic range over five continents to characterize how aboveground biomass, woody productivity, and woody mortality vary with tre…


Biomarker Approaches for Reconstructing Terrestrial Environmental Change

Authors: Gordon N. Inglis, Tripti Bhattacharya, Jordon Hemingway, Emily H. Hollingsworth, Sarah J. Feakins, Jessica E. Tierney

Journal: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-032320-095943 · Citations: 63

Matched topics: hydrology

The response of the terrestrial biosphere to warming remains one of the most poorly understood and quantified aspects of the climate system. One way to test the behavior of the Earth system in warm climate states is to examine the geological record. The abundance, distribution, and/or isotopic composition of source-specific organic molecules (biomarkers) have been used to reconstruct terrestrial paleoenvironmental change over a range of geological timescales. Here, we review new or recently i…


Improving complementarity of a hybrid renewable energy system to meet load demand by using hydropower regulation ability

Authors: Kangdi Huang, Peng Luo, Pan Liu, Jong‐Suk Kim, Yintang Wang, Weifeng Xu et al.

Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123535 · Citations: 63

Matched topics: hydropower

Abstract not available.


Influences of the boreal winter Arctic Oscillation on the peak-summer compound heat waves over the Yangtze–Huaihe River basin: the North Atlantic capacitor effect

Authors: Tuantuan Zhang, Chi‐Yung Tam, Ngar‐Cheung Lau, Junbin Wang, Song Yang, Junwen Chen et al.

Journal: Climate Dynamics · DOI: 10.1007/s00382-022-06212-5 · Citations: 61

Matched topics: river

Abstract not available.


Authors: Thais M. Rosan, Stephen Sitch, Lina M. Mercado, Viola Heinrich, Pierre Friedlingstein, Luiz E. O. C. Aragão

Journal: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change · DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.801408 · Citations: 56

Matched topics: earth system model

The two major Brazilian biomes, the Amazonia and the Cerrado (savanna), are increasingly exposed to fires. The Amazonian Forest is a fire sensitive ecosystem where fires are a typically rare disturbance while the Cerrado is naturally fire-dependent. Human activities, such as landscape fragmentation and land-use management, have modified the fire regime of the Cerrado and introduced fire into the Amazonian Forest. There is limited understanding of the role of landscape fragmentation on fire oc…


Storm characteristics dictate sediment dynamics and geomorphic changes in mountain channels: A case study in the Italian Alps

Authors: Vittoria Scorpio, Marco Cavalli, Stefan Steger, Stefano Crema, Francesco Marra, Mattia Zaramella et al.

Journal: Geomorphology · DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108173 · Citations: 52

Matched topics: hydrologic model

In mountain environments, the coupling of hillslopes processes with the channel network during extreme events is of great importance for rivers dynamics, as debris flows and landslides are among the most important sources of sediments. The Stolla Creek (40 km2 drainage area, South Tyrol, Italy) is a confined and partly confined mountain channel that was affected by an extreme flood in August 2017, followed by a smaller event in August 2020. The geomorphic effects of the two floods were invest…


Analysis of Brackish Water Desalination for Municipal Uses: Case Studies on Challenges and Opportunities

Authors: Xuesong Xu, J. Erik Ness, Ariel Miara, Kurban A. Sitterley, Michael Talmadge, Barbara O’Neill et al.

Journal: ACS ES&T Engineering · DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00326 · Citations: 52

Matched topics: water management

Brackish water is a widely available, nontraditional water resource that can augment limited freshwater supplies. Although brackish water desalination has been continuously implemented in the United States and worldwide, it is necessary to reduce further its energy consumption, costs, and environmental impacts. This study conducted technoeconomic analyses to evaluate the current desalination and brine management technologies, focusing on the key factors and opportunities for sustainable brack…


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