Weekly Literature Review
Week 23 · June 2–June 8, 2025
50 relevant papers found across 6 themes
Executive Summary
This week’s review covers 50 papers across 6 themes. The most cited paper examines Warming accelerates global drought severity, with 197 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
- Executive Summary
- Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
- Warming accelerates global drought severity
- Harnessing bacterial consortia for effective bioremediation: targeted removal of heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and persistent pollutants
- Flash drought impacts on global ecosystems amplified by extreme heat
- An in-depth review of key technologies and pathways to carbon neutrality: classification and assessment of decarbonization technologies
- Understanding the Ecosystem Services of Riparian Forests: Patterns, Gaps, and Global Trends
- Recent advances in regenerative sustainable agricultural strategies for managing soil carbon and mitigating climate change consequences
- Large live biomass carbon losses from droughts in the northern temperate ecosystems during 2016-2022
- Assessment of Drought Risks in Arid Regions Utilizing Remote Sensing Data and the Standardized Precipitation Index in the Context of Climate Change
- Land use and climate change exacerbate the root zone maximum water deficit in the Loess Plateau
- Modelling crop water demand under climate change: the case of Sardinia region
- Comparison of climate-phenology-hydrology associations at two long-term studied forest watersheds in subtropical mountainous Taiwan
- Leveraging Africa’s underutilized crops to combat climate change, water scarcity, and food insecurity in South Africa
- Utilizing Logistic Regression and Random Forest to Model Meteorological Drought Persistence Across Seasonal Transitions
- MINDS: Water reservoirs of compact planet-forming dust discs
- Greenwashing and Sustainability Disclosure in the Climate Change Context: The Influence of Third‐Party Certification on Chinese Companies
- High frequency monitoring for impact assessment of temperature, oxygen and radiation in floating photovoltaic system
- Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among rural household farmers in the Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia
- Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
- Strategic deployment of nature-based solutions for urban flood management in high-density urban landscapes
- A IoT-based novel methodology to optimize multidimensional flood resilience of drainage systems for sponge city
- Exploring implications of input parameter uncertainties in glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) modelling results using the modelling code r.avaflow
- Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
- A deep learning and IoT-driven framework for real-time adaptive resource allocation and grid optimization in smart energy systems
- Artificial intelligence for streamflow prediction in river basins: a use case in Mar Menor
- The spatial–temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of coordinated development in the Yellow River Basin: Based on the perspective of flood-sediment transport, eco-environmental, and socio-economic subsystems
- Machine Learning Innovations in Renewable Energy Systems with Integrated NRBO-TXAD for Enhanced Wind Speed Forecasting Accuracy
- Quantifying human impacts on surface water dynamics via a convolutional LSTM approach
- Using hyperspectral data to estimate and map surface and subsurface soil salinity, pH, and calcium carbonates in arid region
- Technical note: How many models do we need to simulate hydrologic processes across large geographical domains?
- Optimizing load demand forecasting in educational buildings using quantum-inspired particle swarm optimization (QPSO) with recurrent neural networks (RNNs):a seasonal approach
- Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
- Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
- Effects of treated wastewater irrigation on soil properties, nutrient uptakes, and crop yields of agronomic crops under different crop rotations
- Surface water and groundwater suitability assessment for drinking and irrigation in a coal-mining area of southwestern China: EWQI, IWQI, and sensitivity analysis
- A novel coupled hydrological model-water accounting framework for quantification of water resources and agricultural production
- Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
- Textile Dyes in Wastewater and its Impact on Human and Environment: Focus on Bioremediation
- Mapping the world’s inland surface waters: an upgrade to the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD v2)
- Thin and ephemeral snow shapes melt and runoff dynamics in the Peruvian Andes
- Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Contributions to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Potomac River: A Basin-Scale Measuring and Modeling Approach
- Widespread and Exceptional Reduction in River Water Levels Across the Amazon Basin During the 2023 Extreme Drought Revealed by Satellite Altimetry and SWOT
- Natural and anthropogenic imprints on seasonal river water quality trends across China
- Seasonal Geochemical Analysis of Toxic Metal Contamination and Ecological Risk Assessment in Sediments of the Değirmendere River Basin and Estuary, Türkiye
- Climate Change and Its Impact on Water Quality in Major River Basins Worldwide
- High‐Performance Ga2O3 In‐Memory DUV Photodetectors By Interface Charge Reservoir Design for Multifunctional Applications
- Remote sensing-based high-resolution reservoir drought index for identifying the occurrence and propagation of hydrological droughts in a large river basin
- Exacerbating dam-induced fragmentation in China’s river systems
- Comparative analysis of SWAT and SWAT coupled with XGBoost model using Optuna hyperparameter optimization for nutrient simulation: A case study in the Upper Nan River basin, Thailand
- Evaluating impacts of hydrology and pollution loadings on low dissolved oxygen in an urbanized tidal river network using modeling and monitoring
- Implications of Yedoma bank outcrop on the Arctic river sediment transport
- The changing magnitude and timing of riverine floods in India
- Toward HydroLLM: a benchmark dataset for hydrology-specific knowledge assessment for large language models
- Leveraging SMAP-Based Soil Moisture to Identify Runoff Thresholds on Flash Flood–Prone Basins in the Mediterranean Region
- Statistics
- Filtering Criteria
Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
This week features 17 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.
Warming accelerates global drought severity
Authors: S. Gebrechorkos, Justin Sheffield, S. Vicente‐Serrano, C. Funk, D. Miralles, Jian Peng et al.
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09047-2 · Citations: 197
Matched topics: drought
Drought is one of the most common and complex natural hazards affecting the environment, economies and populations globally1, 2, 3–4. However, there are significant uncertainties in global drought trends4, 5–6, and a limited understanding of the extent to which a key driver, atmospheric evaporative demand (AED), impacts the recent evolution of the magnitude, frequency, duration and areal extent of droughts. Here, by developing an ensemble of high-resolution global drought datasets for 1901–20…
Harnessing bacterial consortia for effective bioremediation: targeted removal of heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and persistent pollutants
Authors: Shaza Y.A. Qattan
Journal: Environmental Sciences Europe · DOI: 10.1186/s12302-025-01103-y · Citations: 58
Matched topics: runoff
Abstract Industrial activities, agricultural runoff, municipal waste, and mining generate toxic pollutants that threaten ecosystems and human health, necessitating sustainable remediation strategies to mitigate their impact. Bacterial bioremediation is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method for treating metal-contaminated industrial effluent. It uses biosorption and bioaccumulation mechanisms, redox reactions, and enzymatic transformation methods, with bacterial cell walls as potential che…
Flash drought impacts on global ecosystems amplified by extreme heat
Authors: Lei Gu, D. Schumacher, E. Fischer, L. Slater, Jiabo Yin, S. Sippel et al.
Journal: Nature Geoscience · DOI: 10.1038/s41561-025-01719-y · Citations: 40
Matched topics: drought
Abstract Flash droughts—characterized by their rapid onset—can cause devastating socioeconomic and agricultural damage. During such events, soil moisture depletion is driven not only by precipitation shortages but also by the elevated atmospheric moisture demand arising due to extreme heat. However, the role of extreme heat in shaping the evolution of flash droughts and their ecological impacts remains uncertain. Here we investigate the processes involved by analysing global reanalysis data f…
An in-depth review of key technologies and pathways to carbon neutrality: classification and assessment of decarbonization technologies
Authors: Zihe Wang, Yueqiao Sun, Hui Kong, Chun Xia-Bauer
Journal: Carbon Neutrality · DOI: 10.1007/s43979-025-00129-8 · Citations: 34
Matched topics: hydropower
Abstract With the intensification of global climate change, carbon neutrality has become a crucial objective for achieving sustainable development, which critically requires systematic technological innovation and collaborative cooperation between technologies and countries. Through categorization and comprehensive technological assessments, a thorough examination of relevant technologies can furnish a framework to guide emission reduction efforts across various sectors. This review seeks to …
Understanding the Ecosystem Services of Riparian Forests: Patterns, Gaps, and Global Trends
Authors: Lucian Dincă, Gabriel Murariu, Mariana Lupoae
Journal: Forests · DOI: 10.3390/f16060947 · Citations: 24
Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow
Riparian forests are usually situated between terrestrial and aquatic systems. They play an essential role in the health of the environment and in providing complex ecosystem services. This is especially essential in arid and semi-arid regions. However, despite these facts, riparian ecosystems are underexplored in the specialty literature. As such, the purpose of this study is to address this gap by synthesizing the current knowledge about riparian forests, using both a bibliometric analysis …
Recent advances in regenerative sustainable agricultural strategies for managing soil carbon and mitigating climate change consequences
Authors: Abhay Kumar, Gabriele Antoniella, Emanuele Blasi, Tommaso Chiti
Journal: CATENA · DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2025.109208 · Citations: 22
Matched topics: climate change
• Regenerative or sustainable management practices enhance arable soil carbon stocks. • Sustainable practices improve organic input, fertilizer use efficiency, and crop yields. • Sustainable practices reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to climate change mitigation. • Agroforestry promotes long-term carbon storage in biomass and soil. • Embracing sustainable approaches boosts the agro-based economy. Conventional agricultural practices, like extensive tillage, monoculture farming, a…
Large live biomass carbon losses from droughts in the northern temperate ecosystems during 2016-2022
Authors: Xiaojun Li, Philippe Ciais, Rasmus Fensholt, Jérôme Chave, Stephen Sitch, Josep G. Canadell et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59999-2 · Citations: 21
Matched topics: drought
PgC in the very dry year of 2022. Our findings highlight the vulnerability of live biomass carbon stocks to emerging climate-induced disturbances in northern ecosystems, challenging the sustainability of the current large terrestrial carbon sink in this key region for the global carbon balance.
Assessment of Drought Risks in Arid Regions Utilizing Remote Sensing Data and the Standardized Precipitation Index in the Context of Climate Change
Authors: Hany F. Abd‐Elhamid, Amr M. El‐Dakak, Osama K. Saleh, Martina Zeleňáková, Natália Junáková, Ibrahim Alkhalaf et al.
Journal: Earth Systems and Environment · DOI: 10.1007/s41748-025-00678-z · Citations: 11
Matched topics: hydrology, drought, climate change
Abstract Climate change could cause changes in temperature and precipitation patterns that may increase the probability of drought. Climate change could enormously affect arid regions, and many countries may suffer from drought. This study aims to monitor the historical drought in Syria. Monthly data was collected from 71 land stations for the period (1991–2009). After 2010, the field data were not available due to the civil war in Syria. The satellite images for monthly precipitation were co…
Land use and climate change exacerbate the root zone maximum water deficit in the Loess Plateau
Authors: Zikun Zhao, Hongkai Gao, Qiaojuan Xi, Yahui Wang, Xiaoxu Jia, Pute Wu et al.
Journal: Science China Earth Sciences · DOI: 10.1007/s11430-025-1583-9 · Citations: 5
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, land surface model, climate change
Abstract not available.
Modelling crop water demand under climate change: the case of Sardinia region
Authors: Muhammad Faizan Aslam, Sara Masia, Donatella Spano, Valentina Mereu, Marta Debolini, Richard L. Snyder et al.
Journal: Irrigation Science · DOI: 10.1007/s00271-025-01027-8 · Citations: 8
Matched topics: climate change, irrigation, earth system model
Water scarcity is one of the foremost concerns for the agricultural sector due to limited water resources, increasing water demand, and climate change. Currently, the agricultural sector accounts for 70% of global freshwater withdrawals, and an increase in freshwater withdrawals and use for irrigation is already expected by 2050. In this study, the impact of climate change on crop water demands, and yield losses due to water shortage, were assessed using the Simulation of Evapotranspiration o…
Comparison of climate-phenology-hydrology associations at two long-term studied forest watersheds in subtropical mountainous Taiwan
Authors: Chung‐Te Chang, Jun‐Yi Lee, Jyh‐Min Chiang, Hsueh-Ching Wang, Cho‐ying Huang, Jr‐Chuan Huang et al.
Journal: Ecological Informatics · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103257 · Citations: 3
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow
Forested watersheds provide clean water and stabilize hydrological services. Associations between vegetation growth and climatic variation significantly influence hydrological regimes, which are region-dependent. However, the climate-phenology-hydrology nexus has rarely been investigated in subtropical forested watersheds, which remain underexplored due to their year-round vegetation activity complicating the phenological shift detection, and highly variable seasonal rainfall introducing unce…
Leveraging Africa’s underutilized crops to combat climate change, water scarcity, and food insecurity in South Africa
Authors: Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso, John Awungnjia Asong
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-03853-4 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: climate change
This study aims to integrate underutilized crops (UCs) into the food system to address climate change impacts, and food -water insecurity. UCs have immense potential to mitigate food shortages, yet their role remains largely unexplored in mainstream agricultural and food security strategies. A multidisciplinary approach using social psychology, resource-based theory (RBT), and a new ecological paradigm was used to investigate factors influencing UCs adoption and their potential contribution t…
Utilizing Logistic Regression and Random Forest to Model Meteorological Drought Persistence Across Seasonal Transitions
Authors: Anwar Hussain, Rizwan Niaz, Mohammed M. A. Almazah, A. Y. Al-Rezami, Hefa Cheng, Aqil Tariq
Journal: Earth Systems and Environment · DOI: 10.1007/s41748-025-00682-3 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: drought, seasonal
Abstract not available.
MINDS: Water reservoirs of compact planet-forming dust discs
Authors: Milou Temmink, Andrew D. Sellek, Danny Gasman, F. Ewine van Dishoeck, Marissa Vlasblom, Angèl Pranger et al.
Journal: Astronomy and Astrophysics · DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554213 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: reservoir
Context . Millimetre-compact dust discs are thought to have efficient radial drift of icy dust pebbles. It has been hypothesised that this drift could produce an enhanced cold ( T < 400 K) H 2 O reservoir in their inner discs. Mid-infrared spectral surveys, now including the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), pave the way to explore this hypothesis. In this work, we test this theory for eight compact discs ( R dust < 60 au) with JWST-MIRI/MRS observations. Aims . To explore the H 2 O di…
Greenwashing and Sustainability Disclosure in the Climate Change Context: The Influence of Third‐Party Certification on Chinese Companies
Authors: Enrico Battisti, Shaocong Bo, Felice Petruzzella, Antonio Salvi
Journal: Business Strategy and the Environment · DOI: 10.1002/bse.70000 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: climate change
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between sustainability disclosure and greenwashing among Chinese companies in the context of climate change, with a focus on the moderating role of third‐party certification. The analysis is based on data from 963 A‐share‐listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, covering the period from 2016 to September 2024. Sustainability disclosure and greenwashing‐related data were obtained from the LSEG and Huazheng databases. ISO stand…
High frequency monitoring for impact assessment of temperature, oxygen and radiation in floating photovoltaic system
Authors: Matheus Kopp Prandini, Rafael de Carvalho Bueno, Jucimara Andreza Rigotti, Tobias Bleninger, Michael Männich, Luis Henrique Novak
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-96257-3 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydropower, surface water
Floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems are designed for free water surface installations to provide a feasible solution for places with no availability of land areas and to avoid land-use conflicts caused by conventional solar energy farms. However, lakes and reservoirs are essential for ecosystem services like water supply and biodiversity support. In this regard, there was a lack of long-term and high-frequency monitoring data of important parameters influenced by FPV installation such as phot…
Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among rural household farmers in the Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Demissie Dalacho Debisa, Teshome Yirgu Bayu, Thomas Toma Tora
Journal: Discover Applied Sciences · DOI: 10.1007/s42452-025-07168-x · Citations: 7
Matched topics: water management, climate change
Abstract Climate change poses significant challenges to sustainable development globally, particularly in developing countries like Ethiopia, where agriculture heavily relies on rainfall for livelihoods. This study aimed to examine determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among rural household farmers. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect quantitative data from 363 respondents using questionnaires. Additionally, qualitative data were obtained through focus group discu…
Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 3 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.
Strategic deployment of nature-based solutions for urban flood management in high-density urban landscapes
Authors: Mo Wang, Jiayu Zhao, Ziheng Xiong, Menghan Zhang, Lie Wang, Soon Keat Tan
Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113681 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: runoff, flood
• A novel framework integrates SMCE, AHP, and EW for urban flood risk evaluation. • Prioritization map identifies high-risk zones for NBS in Shenzhen, China. • River network density and impervious surfaces dominate urban flood exposure. • Cultural heritage and emergency shelters are critical to urban vulnerability and adaptability. • Four tailored NBS schemes offer scalable solutions for high-density urban settings. Urban floodings are frequently observed in high-density urban landscapes (HDU…
A IoT-based novel methodology to optimize multidimensional flood resilience of drainage systems for sponge city
Authors: Hongyan Dui, Huanqi Zhang, Shaomin Wu
Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106523 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: runoff, water management, flood
Abstract not available.
Exploring implications of input parameter uncertainties in glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) modelling results using the modelling code r.avaflow
Authors: Sonam Rinzin, Stuart Dunning, Rachel Carr, Ashim Sattar, Martin Mergili
Journal: Natural hazards and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/nhess-25-1841-2025 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrology, flood, hydropower
Abstract. Modelling complex mass flow processes, such as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), for hazard and risk assessments requires extensive data and computational resources. Researchers often rely on low-resolution, open-access datasets and parameters derived from plausibility due to the difficulty involved in conducting direct measurements. This results in considerable uncertainties in forward modelling, potentially limiting the accuracy and reliability of predictions. To determine the…
Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
This week’s 8 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.
A deep learning and IoT-driven framework for real-time adaptive resource allocation and grid optimization in smart energy systems
Authors: Arvind Singh, M. S. Sujatha, Akshay Kadu, Mohit Bajaj, Hailu Kendie Addis, K. Sarada
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-02649-w · Citations: 37
Matched topics: hydropower
The rapid evolution of smart grids, driven by rising global energy demand and renewable energy integration, calls for intelligent, adaptive, and energy-efficient resource allocation strategies. Traditional energy management methods, based on static models or heuristic algorithms, often fail to handle real-time grid dynamics, leading to suboptimal energy distribution, high operational costs, and significant energy wastage. To overcome these challenges, this paper presents ORA-DL (Optimized Res…
Artificial intelligence for streamflow prediction in river basins: a use case in Mar Menor
Authors: Alejandro Cisterna‐García, Aurora González-Vidal, Antonio Martínez Ibarra, Yu Ye, Antonio Guillén-Teruel, Luis Bernal-Escobedo et al.
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-04524-0 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow
Streamflow prediction is crucial for efficient water resource management, flood forecasting and environmental protection. This is even more important in areas particularly vulnerable to environmental changes such our study area-the Mar Menor basin in the Region of Murcia, Spain-with a specific emphasis on the Albujón watercourse, a significant contributor to the Mar Menor. Utilizing data from stream gauge stations, nearby rain gauge stations, and piezometers, our research forecasts streamflow…
The spatial–temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of coordinated development in the Yellow River Basin: Based on the perspective of flood-sediment transport, eco-environmental, and socio-economic subsystems
Authors: Nv Geng, Guiliang Tian, Hengquan Zhang
Journal: Ecological Indicators · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113673 · Citations: 8
Matched topics: river, runoff, flood
• The coordinated development level of FES system was deeply affected by the water–sediment relationship. • Runoff characteristics were the major driving factors at two scales. • The cultivated land area was the major obstacle factor at the scale of river reaches. • Annual maximum sediment concentration was the major obstacle factor at the provincial scale. • Regional integration had a better coupling coordination level. Understanding the interrelationship of flood-sediment transport (FS), ec…
Machine Learning Innovations in Renewable Energy Systems with Integrated NRBO-TXAD for Enhanced Wind Speed Forecasting Accuracy
Authors: Zhiwen Hou, Jingrui Liu, Ziqiu Shao, Qixiang Ma, Wanchuan Liu
Journal: Electronics · DOI: 10.3390/electronics14122329 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: streamflow
In the realm of renewable energy, harnessing wind power efficiently is crucial for establishing a low-carbon power system. However, the intermittent and uncertain nature of wind speed poses significant challenges for accurate prediction, which is essential for effective grid integration and dispatch management. To address this challenge, this paper introduces a novel hybrid model, NRBO-TXAD, which integrates a Newton–Raphson-based optimizer (NRBO) with a Transformer and XGBoost, further enhan…
Quantifying human impacts on surface water dynamics via a convolutional LSTM approach
Authors: Dongshuo Lu, Lei Cheng, Xiaoning Liu, Yichen Zheng, H. Zhang, Jianbo Chang
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133656 · Citations: 4
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model, surface water
Abstract not available.
Using hyperspectral data to estimate and map surface and subsurface soil salinity, pH, and calcium carbonates in arid region
Authors: Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Mohamed M. Metwaly, Taher Yossif, Ali R. A. Moursy
Journal: Environmental Sustainability · DOI: 10.1007/s42398-025-00355-x · Citations: 13
Matched topics: land surface model
Abstract Accurate prediction and mapping of soil properties are essential in environmentally sustainable land use. Traditional approaches are laborious and costly, however. This article demonstrates the use of Prismatic Imaging Sensor (PRISMA) with a cost-effective, rapid, and environmental-friendly approach of forecasting and mapping the soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), and calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) of New Delta region in Egypt’s Western Desert based on hyperspectral data and machine…
Technical note: How many models do we need to simulate hydrologic processes across large geographical domains?
Authors: Wouter Knoben, Ashwin Raman, Gaby J. Gründemann, Mukesh Kumar, Alain Pietroniro, Chaopeng Shen et al.
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-29-2361-2025 · Citations: 3
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow
Abstract. Robust large-domain predictions of water availability and threats require models that work well across different basins in the model domain. It is currently common to express a model’s accuracy through aggregated efficiency scores such as the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency and Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE), and these scores often form the basis to select among competing models. However, recent work has shown that such scores are subject to considerable sampling uncertainty: the exact sele…
Optimizing load demand forecasting in educational buildings using quantum-inspired particle swarm optimization (QPSO) with recurrent neural networks (RNNs):a seasonal approach
Authors: Sunawar Khan, Tehseen Mazhar, Tariq Shahzad, Tariq Ali, Muhammad Ayaz, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi et al.
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-04301-z · Citations: 12
Matched topics: seasonal
This study uses Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO) optimized Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), standard RNN, and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models to anticipate educational building power demand accurately. Energy efficiency, cost reduction, and resource allocation depend on accurate load forecasts. The study evaluates model performance using year-long load data from seasonal, daily, and hourly fluctuations. Performance indicators, including Mean Absolute Error (M…
Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
The integration of hydropower with renewable energy systems is addressed by 2 papers this week, focusing on optimal capacity configuration, generation prediction, and climate change adaptation strategies for hybrid energy-water systems. Studies demonstrate the complementary potential of hydro-wind-solar systems and explore machine learning approaches for hydropower generation forecasting.
Multi-model MCDM framework for sustainable renewable energy selection in India: integrating CRITIC-EDAS-CODAS-CoCoSo
Authors: Shankha Shubhra Goswami, T. Tapankumar, Neelima Naik, J. Gowrishankar, Nilesh Bhosle, Amrita Singh et al.
Journal: Discover Sustainability · DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-01069-0 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: hydropower
The global boom in the importance of renewable energy (RE) resources has accelerated the transition from traditional energy sources to sustainable alternatives. Selecting an optimum RE power plant is a complex task influenced by geographical factors, climatic differences, and regional peculiarities. Furthermore, incorporating numerous conflicting criteria, such as technical, economic, environmental, and social variables, complicates the decision-making process, rendering it a multi-criteria d…
Mapping Reservoir Water Surface Area in the Contiguous United States Using the High‐Temporal Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel (HLS) Data at a Sub‐Weekly Time Scale
Authors: Anshul Yadav, Shuai Zhang, Bingjie Zhao, George H. Allen, Christopher Pearson, Justin Huntington et al.
Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2024gl114046 · Citations: 4
Matched topics: reservoir, hydropower, surface water
Abstract Traditional remote sensing techniques are limited in providing the necessary spatial and temporal resolution to capture the reservoir dynamics accurately. In this study, we introduce a novel algorithm to generate sub‐weekly reservoir surface area time series using the Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel‐2 data set across the Continental United States. Our approach addresses common challenges (e.g., cloud contaminations) by integrating a Random Forest classification model with a refined i…
Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
Water management research this week spans 3 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.
Effects of treated wastewater irrigation on soil properties, nutrient uptakes, and crop yields of agronomic crops under different crop rotations
Authors: Mohammad Saleh, Mobin Salehi, Shayan Khanaki, Hamed Ebrahimian, Abdolmajid Liaghat, Seyed Majid Mousavi et al.
Journal: Agricultural Water Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2025.109585 · Citations: 21
Matched topics: irrigation
The global agricultural sector, as the largest consumer of water, faces critical challenges related to freshwater scarcity and quality. Treated wastewater (TWW) irrigation presents a viable solution, prompting this study to examine its effects on soil and crops over a two-year experiment (2020–2021) in Hashtgerd and Mahdasht, Karaj, Iran, across different growing seasons. Wheat, barley, alfalfa, and maize were cultivated in two farms per region. Findings revealed significant impacts on electr…
Surface water and groundwater suitability assessment for drinking and irrigation in a coal-mining area of southwestern China: EWQI, IWQI, and sensitivity analysis
Authors: Shiming Yang, Denghui Wei, Zhan Xie, Lanchu Tao, Qingsong Chen, Md Galal Uddin et al.
Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences · DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2025.05.074 · Citations: 7
Matched topics: surface water, irrigation
Abstract not available.
A novel coupled hydrological model-water accounting framework for quantification of water resources and agricultural production
Authors: Pooja Patle, Ashutosh Sharma
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133676 · Citations: 2
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow
Abstract not available.
Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
This theme encompasses 17 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.
Textile Dyes in Wastewater and its Impact on Human and Environment: Focus on Bioremediation
Authors: Aravin Prince Periyasamy
Journal: Water Air & Soil Pollution · DOI: 10.1007/s11270-025-08204-7 · Citations: 43
Matched topics: water management, irrigation
Abstract not available.
Mapping the world’s inland surface waters: an upgrade to the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD v2)
Authors: Bernhard Lehner, Mira Anand, Etienne Fluet‐Chouinard, Florence Tan, Filipe Aires, George H. Allen et al.
Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-17-2277-2025 · Citations: 28
Matched topics: hydrology, surface water
Abstract. In recognition of the importance of inland waters, numerous datasets mapping their extents, types, or changes have been created using sources ranging from historical wetland maps to real-time satellite remote sensing. However, differences in definitions and methods have led to spatial and typological inconsistencies among individual data sources, confounding their complementary use and integration. The Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD), published in 2004, with its globally s…
Thin and ephemeral snow shapes melt and runoff dynamics in the Peruvian Andes
Authors: Catriona Fyffe, Emily Potter, Evan Miles, Thomas E. Shaw, Michael McCarthy, Andrew Orr et al.
Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02379-x · Citations: 7
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, hydropower
The snow and glaciers of the Peruvian Andes provide vital water supplies in a region facing water scarcity and substantial glacier change. However, there remains a lack of understanding of snow processes and quantification of the contribution of melt to runoff. Here we apply a distributed glacio-hydrological model over the Rio Santa basin to disentangle the role of the cryosphere in the Andean water cycle. Only at the highest elevations (>5000 m a.s.l.) is the snow cover continuous; at lower …
Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Contributions to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Potomac River: A Basin-Scale Measuring and Modeling Approach
Authors: Larry B. Barber, Samuel A. Miller, Lee Blaney, Paul M. Bradley, Kaycee E. Faunce, Jacob A. Fleck et al.
Journal: Environmental Science & Technology · DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c12167 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow
. Under mean-August low-flow, 17% and 9.4% of the water-supply intakes had maximum PFOA and PFOS PEC exceeding drinking water maximum contaminant levels.
Widespread and Exceptional Reduction in River Water Levels Across the Amazon Basin During the 2023 Extreme Drought Revealed by Satellite Altimetry and SWOT
Authors: Daniel Medeiros Moreira, Fabrice Papa, Alice César Fassoni‐Andrade, Ayan Santos Fleischmann, Sly Wongchuig, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de Paiva et al.
Journal: Geophysical Research Letters · DOI: 10.1029/2025gl116180 · Citations: 8
Matched topics: hydrology, river, drought, surface water
Abstract In late 2023, the Amazon River Basin experienced its most extreme drought to date, putting its population and ecosystem at risk. Gauges that were still functioning measured the lowest river water levels (RWL) on record. Here, satellite observations, including Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT), reveal the spread and timing of extremely low RWL across the entire river system. The majority of Nadir altimeter observations show that the 2023 minimum RWL in the Central Amazon were 3 m …
Natural and anthropogenic imprints on seasonal river water quality trends across China
Authors: Haoran Zhang, Huihang Sun, Jiarong Li, Yuelei Li, Luyu Zhang, Ruikun Zhao et al.
Journal: npj Clean Water · DOI: 10.1038/s41545-025-00481-3 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrology, river, streamflow, seasonal
Climate change and human activities have redefined seasonal river water quality patterns, yet their respective impacts remain unclear. Here, we propose a novel trend-based metric, the T-NM index, to isolate asymmetric human amplification and suppression effects across 195 natural and 1540 managed watersheds in China (2006–2020). Consistent trends in 52–89% of watersheds suggest climatic dominance, while anthropogenic drivers intensified or attenuated trends by 22–158% and 14–56%, especially i…
Seasonal Geochemical Analysis of Toxic Metal Contamination and Ecological Risk Assessment in Sediments of the Değirmendere River Basin and Estuary, Türkiye
Authors: Koray Özşeker, Yahya Terzi̇
Journal: Water Air & Soil Pollution · DOI: 10.1007/s11270-025-08191-9 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: river, runoff, seasonal
Abstract This study investigates toxic metal contamination in the sediments of the Değirmendere River Basin (riverbed and estuary) in Türkiye, with the aim of assessing pollution levels, ecological risks, and the seasonal variability of metal concentrations. Sediment samples were collected from 20 stations during the summer and winter of 2022 and analyzed using geochemical and statistical methods. The metals evaluated include Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, As, Co, V, and La. The findings reveal that Cu (79….
Climate Change and Its Impact on Water Quality in Major River Basins Worldwide
Authors: Shilpi Shrivastava, Dr.Abdul Basit Khan, MV Sunanda, Dr.T.Deborah Paripuranam, B. Liebman M., Mrs. M. Krishnaveni
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Sciences · DOI: 10.64252/cavfzj62 · Citations: 4
Matched topics: river, water management, climate change, hydropower
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a critical factor influencing the quality of freshwater resources around the world. This paper investigates the multifaceted impacts of climate change on water quality in major river basins, including the Amazon, Nile, Yangtze, Ganges, and Mississippi. With rising global temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, glacial melt, and the increased frequency of extreme weather events such as floods and droughts, the chemical, biological, and phys…
High‐Performance Ga2O3 In‐Memory DUV Photodetectors By Interface Charge Reservoir Design for Multifunctional Applications
Authors: Xiaohu Hou, Chen Li, Chen Chen, Shiyu Bai, Yan Liu, Zhixin Peng et al.
Journal: Advanced Materials · DOI: 10.1002/adma.202506179 · Citations: 16
Matched topics: reservoir
), and sensitivity for UV light, making them the most sensitive UV photodetectors. Further, the potential of the device in weak-light imaging enhancement, light information storage, and light moving path recording in the passive mode is excavated for the first time. This work enables new device capabilities and opens new opportunities for the development of high-performance in-memory detectors.
Remote sensing-based high-resolution reservoir drought index for identifying the occurrence and propagation of hydrological droughts in a large river basin
Authors: Li‐Wei Chang, Lei Cheng, Pengfei Zhang, Dongyang Han, Jun Zhang, Pan Liu
Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2025.114859 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: river, reservoir, drought
Reservoir drought is a valuable indicator of regional hydrological drought severity; however, it has received limited attention because of the low quality of reservoir storage data. This study proposes a Remote Sensing-Based High-Resolution Reservoir Drought Index (RS-HRDI) that integrates recent high-resolution satellite observations with historical low-resolution records to construct a long-term reservoir storage dataset. Reservoir droughts are identified by periods of abnormally low reserv…
Exacerbating dam-induced fragmentation in China’s river systems
Authors: Chenyu Fan, Linghong Ke, Jida Wang, Jim Best, Yunlin Zhang, Yongwei Sheng et al.
Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02416-9 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: river, hydropower
Damming-induced fragmentation is arguably the most pronounced anthropogenic disturbance of global river systems, yet its spatio-temporal evolution remains poorly understood due to constraints in dam information, particularly in rapidly developing regions like China. Here we establish a spatially and temporally explicit inventory of Chinese riverine reservoirs and assess the long-term trajectory of damming impacts on river fragmentation during 1970–2020. We find that the number of dams rockete…
Comparative analysis of SWAT and SWAT coupled with XGBoost model using Optuna hyperparameter optimization for nutrient simulation: A case study in the Upper Nan River basin, Thailand
Authors: Chayut Pinichka, Srilert Chotpantarat, Kyung Hwa Cho, Wattasit Siriwong
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126053 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: river
values increasing by up to 50 % and RMSE decreasing by up to 75 % across datasets. These results highlight the enhanced predictive capabilities of the hybrid approach in capturing nutrient transport dynamics. SHAP analysis further identified key factors, such as sediment dynamics and nutrient mineralization, as dominant drivers of contamination, providing actionable insights for effective watershed management. By integrating SHAP analysis, the study identified key processes influencing nutrie…
Evaluating impacts of hydrology and pollution loadings on low dissolved oxygen in an urbanized tidal river network using modeling and monitoring
Authors: Heng Zhang, Jiahuan Liu, Tong Li, Siyu Zhang, Zhongyuan Lin, Zhengbo Jia et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133630 · Citations: 4
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river
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Implications of Yedoma bank outcrop on the Arctic river sediment transport
Authors: Sergey Chalov, Kristina Prokopeva, Vasily Efimov, V. A. Ivanov, Bérenger Koffi, Dmitry Botavin et al.
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-02614-7 · Citations: 4
Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, streamflow
Our study records the interaction of hydrological and periglacial processes caused by the syngenetic permafrost (yedoma) transformation on the largest Siberian River. Based on field research, remote sensing data and a 2D hydraulic modelling we performed a unique assessment of water discharge, sediment load, and sediment properties on the Duvanny Yar Yedoma (DYY), the World’s largest Ice-Rich and Fine-Grained deposits complex. Rates of bank degradation of the Yedoma (0.10 Mt/year per channel k…
The changing magnitude and timing of riverine floods in India
Authors: Sai Kiran Kuntla, Manabendra Saharia, Sharad K. Jain
Journal: npj natural hazards. · DOI: 10.1038/s44304-025-00099-y · Citations: 4
Matched topics: streamflow, flood, hydropower
Riverine floods are one of the most frequent and destructive types of natural hazards globally. Although India has densely populated floodplains, national-scale trends in flood discharge observations remain largely unknown. Using representative streamflow records, we assessed changes in flood magnitude and timing across India with the modified Mann–Kendall test and Theil-Sen’s Slope Estimator. Results show a decreasing trend in flood magnitude at 74% of gauging stations, and regional variatio…
Toward HydroLLM: a benchmark dataset for hydrology-specific knowledge assessment for large language models
Authors: Dilara Kizilkaya, Ramteja Sajja, Y. Sermet, Ibrahim Demir
Journal: Environmental Data Science · DOI: 10.1017/eds.2025.10006 · Citations: 12
Matched topics: hydrology
Abstract The rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs) has enabled their integration into a wide range of scientific disciplines. This article introduces a comprehensive benchmark dataset specifically designed for testing recent LLMs in the hydrology domain. Leveraging a collection of research articles and hydrology textbooks, we generated a wide array of hydrology-specific questions in various formats, including true/false, multiple-choice, open-ended, and fill-in-the-blank. These qu…
Leveraging SMAP-Based Soil Moisture to Identify Runoff Thresholds on Flash Flood–Prone Basins in the Mediterranean Region
Authors: Sofia Ortenzi, Christian Massari, Luca Ciabatta, Corrado Cencetti, Marco Dionigi, Ivan Marchesini et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrometeorology · DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-24-0143.1 · Citations: 2
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, flood
Abstract Catchment response to precipitation is a complex, highly nonlinear, threshold-driven process influenced by various factors, including rainfall characteristics, topography, soil type, and antecedent soil moisture conditions. Identifying specific rainfall and soil moisture values beyond which runoff is generated—potentially leading to hazardous river discharges—is crucial in hydrology and fundamental for flash flood forecasting. However, this is not always straightforward, especially i…
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| Communications Earth & Environment | 2 |
| Geophysical Research Letters | 2 |
| Ecological Indicators | 2 |
| Earth Systems and Environment | 2 |
| Nature | 1 |
| Environmental Sciences Europe | 1 |
| Nature Geoscience | 1 |
| Carbon Neutrality | 1 |
| Earth system science data | 1 |
| Forests | 1 |
| Environmental Science & Technology | 1 |
| CATENA | 1 |
| Nature Communications | 1 |
| Agricultural Water Management | 1 |
| npj Clean Water | 1 |
| Sustainable Cities and Society | 1 |
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| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1 |
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| Environmental Sustainability | 1 |
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Topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, runoff, streamflow, reservoir, water management, flood, drought, seasonal, land surface model, climate change, hydropower, surface water, irrigation, earth system model
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