Weekly Literature Review
Week 10 · March 3–March 9, 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 Bacillus subtilis can promote cotton phenotype, yield, nutrient uptake and water, with 80 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
- Bacillus subtilis can promote cotton phenotype, yield, nutrient uptake and water use efficiency under drought stress by optimizing rhizosphere microbial community in arid area
- Recent Advances in Biochar Production, Characterization, and Environmental Applications
- A new high-resolution multi-drought-index dataset for mainland China
- Climate change threatens crop diversity at low latitudes
- Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change.
- Studies on adaptive capacity to climate change: a synthesis of changing concepts, dimensions, and indicators
- Mechanisms of meteorological drought propagation to agricultural drought in China: insights from causality chain
- Nonlinear propagation of meteorological to hydrological drought: Contrasting dynamics in humid and semi-arid regions
- Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria improve drought tolerance of crops: a review
- Climate change scenario in Bangladesh: historical data analysis and future projection based on CMIP6 model
- The importance of tropical tree-ring chronologies for global change research
- Life-cycle prediction and optimization of sequestration performance in CO2 mixture huff-n-puff development for tight hydrocarbon reservoirs
- Propagation characteristics of meteorological drought to hydrological drought in China
- Dual and spatially resolved drought responses in the Arabidopsis leaf mesophyll revealed by single‐cell transcriptomics
- Analysis of correlation between climate change and energy poverty: A panel data analysis
- Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
- SWOT satellite for global hydrological applications: accuracy assessment and insights into surface water dynamics
- Urbanization under extreme climate events leads to synchronized decreases in flood protection and increases in vulnerability
- Oil displacement and CO2 storage mechanisms of impure CO2 flooding in tight reservoirs: Insights from microfluidic experiments and numerical simulations
- High-Resolution Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (HighResMIP2) towards CMIP7
- Continental evaluation of GPM IMERG V07B precipitation on a sub-daily scale
- The DANA disaster: unraveling the political and economic determinants for Valencia’s floods devastation
- Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
- Comparative analysis of machine learning models for predicting water quality index in Dhaka’s rivers of Bangladesh
- Integration of Gaussian process regression and K means clustering for enhanced short term rainfall runoff modeling
- Forecasting drought using machine learning: a systematic literature review
- Hybrid machine learning for drought prediction at multiple time scales: a case study of Ağrı station, Türkiye
- A Comprehensive Dataset of Surface Water Quality Spanning 1940-2023 for Empirical and ML Adopted Research
- Geohazard impact and gas reservoir pressure dynamics in the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt: An environmental perspective
- Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests
- Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
- Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
- Comprehensive assessment of heavy metal (HMs) contamination and associated health risks in agricultural soils and groundwater proximal to industrial sites
- Review of machine learning and WEAP models for water allocation under climate change
- Energy-Efficient Smart Irrigation Technologies: A Pathway to Water and Energy Sustainability in Agriculture
- Groundwater-surface water interaction in a river-wetland-aquifer regional system using a coupled simulation-based approach
- Nano-confined controllable crystallization in supramolecular polymeric membranes for ultra-selective desalination
- A novel framework for tracking hydrological processes and identifying key factors in mountain-lowland mixed catchments: Implications of forty years of modeling for water management
- Occurrence, sources, and risks of microplastics in agricultural soils of Weishan Irrigation District in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, China
- High‐Efficiency Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Irrigation Recycling in Greenhouse Using Hygroscopic Composite Gels
- Metal–Organic Frameworks: Next-Generation Materials for Environmental Remediation
- Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
- Advancing Dye Degradation: Integrating Microbial Metabolism, Photocatalysis, and Nanotechnology for Eco-Friendly Solutions
- A bioinspired in-materia analog photoelectronic reservoir computing for human action processing
- Impact of Amazonian deforestation on precipitation reverses between seasons
- Improved non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm III for efficient of multi-objective cascade reservoirs scheduling under different hydrological conditions
- Exploring the effects of weather-driven dynamics of desiccation cracks on hydrological process of expansive clay slope: Insights from physical model test
- Spatial evolution of traditional waterside settlements south of the Yangtze River and the distribution of settlement heritage: evidence from the Nanxi River Basin
- Impact of runoff schemes on global flow discharge: a comprehensive analysis using the Noah-MP and CaMa-Flood models
- Coupled SWMM-MOEA/D for multi-objective optimization of low impact development in urban stormwater systems
- Microplastics storage at the sediment-water interface in a gravel-bed river: Importance of local hydro-sedimentary conditions in downwelling, upwelling, and sedimentation zones
- Multiple temporal scale variation characteristics and driving factors of arid inland runoff: A case study of Urumqi River, China
- Polydopamine-assisted integration of BaTiO3 nanoparticles into PVDF membranes for high-performance piezocatalytic water treatment
- Identifying seasonal sources and processes controlling nitrate in a typical reservoir-type headwater watershed of Eastern China using stable isotopes
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- Filtering Criteria
Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
This week features 15 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.
Bacillus subtilis can promote cotton phenotype, yield, nutrient uptake and water use efficiency under drought stress by optimizing rhizosphere microbial community in arid area
Authors: Peiqi Ren, Beibei Zhou, Yanpeng Bi, Xiaopeng Chen, Shaoxiong Yao, Xiaolong Yang
Journal: Industrial Crops and Products · DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.120784 · Citations: 80
Matched topics: drought, irrigation
Drought severely impacts crop productivity and fertilizer efficiency in arid regions, hindering sustainable agriculture. Enhancing plant drought tolerance and fertilizer efficiency is crucial for adaptation. Bacillus subtilis can improve soil structure and rhizosphere activity, boosting nitrogen utilization and crop yields. This study investigates Bacillus subtilis’ potential to mitigate drought stress and enhance cotton growth, aiming to establish a water-bacteria interaction-based irrigatio…
Recent Advances in Biochar Production, Characterization, and Environmental Applications
Authors: Mohan Varkolu, Sreedhar Gundekari, Omvesh, Venkata Chandra Sekhar Palla, Pankaj Kumar, Satyajit Bhattacharjee et al.
Journal: Catalysts · DOI: 10.3390/catal15030243 · Citations: 78
Matched topics: surface water
Biochar has gained a lot of attention due to its numerous applications and environmental benefits. It is a specialized form of charcoal derived from various types of organic materials such as wood chips, agricultural waste, and other biomass feedstock. It is produced through a process called pyrolysis, resulting in a highly porous material with a large surface area, making it an excellent material. Biochar has several unique properties that make it a promising tool for mitigating climate chan…
A new high-resolution multi-drought-index dataset for mainland China
Authors: Qi Zhang, Chiyuan Miao, Jiajia Su, Jiaojiao Gou, Jinlong Hu, Xi Zhao et al.
Journal: Earth system science data · DOI: 10.5194/essd-17-837-2025 · Citations: 54
Matched topics: streamflow, drought, earth system model
Abstract. Drought indices are crucial for assessing and managing water scarcity and agricultural risks; however, the lack of a unified data foundation in existing datasets leads to inconsistencies that challenge the comparability of drought indices. This study is dedicated to creating CHM_Drought, an innovative and comprehensive long-term meteorological drought dataset with a spatial resolution of 0.1° and with data collected from 1961 to 2022 in mainland China. It features six pivotal meteor…
Climate change threatens crop diversity at low latitudes
Authors: Sara Heikonen, M. Heino, M. Jalava, S. Siebert, D. Viviroli, M. Kummu
Journal: Nature Food · DOI: 10.1038/s43016-025-01135-w · Citations: 39
Matched topics: climate change, earth system model
Climate change alters the climatic suitability of croplands, likely shifting the spatial distribution and diversity of global food crop production. Analyses of future potential food crop diversity have been limited to a small number of crops. Here we project geographical shifts in the climatic niches of 30 major food crops under 1.5–4 °C global warming and assess their impact on current crop production and potential food crop diversity across global croplands. We found that in low-latitude re…
Tropical forests in the Americas are changing too slowly to track climate change.
Authors: J. Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Sandra Díaz, Sami W. Rifai, J. Corral-Rivas, M. G. Nava-Miranda, Roy González‐M. et al.
Journal: Science · DOI: 10.1126/science.adl5414 · Citations: 38
Matched topics: climate change
Understanding the capacity of forests to adapt to climate change is of pivotal importance for conservation science, yet this is still widely unknown. This knowledge gap is particularly acute in high-biodiversity tropical forests. Here, we examined how tropical forests of the Americas have shifted community trait composition in recent decades as a response to changes in climate. Based on historical trait-climate relationships, we found that, overall, the studied functional traits show shifts o…
Studies on adaptive capacity to climate change: a synthesis of changing concepts, dimensions, and indicators
Authors: P. Chapagain, Tibendra Raj Banskota, S. Shrestha, N. Khanal, Zhang Yili, Jianzhong Yan et al.
Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · DOI: 10.1057/s41599-025-04453-3 · Citations: 31
Matched topics: climate change
Adaptive capacity was recognized as one of the critical components of vulnerability assessment in 2001 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Adaptive capacity extends beyond the mere accumulation of resources to encompass the willingness and ability to transform available resources into adaptive actions. In this context, adaptive capacity denotes the ability of social-ecological systems to adjust to the negative effects of environmental change or recovery from it. Hence, enhancing…
Mechanisms of meteorological drought propagation to agricultural drought in China: insights from causality chain
Authors: Zhiwen You, Xunlai Sun, Huaiwei Sun, Lu Chen, Mengge Lu, Jie Xue et al.
Journal: npj Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1038/s44304-025-00073-8 · Citations: 26
Matched topics: drought, surface water
Previous studies have overlooked the nonlinear dependency of drought propagation, limiting our understanding of its mechanisms. By establishing a causality chain, this study identifies the nonlinear propagation pathways of meteorological drought to agricultural drought across different climatic zones in China from 2000 to 2018 and elucidates the driving factors contributing to the divergences in propagation characteristics among these regions. The findings indicate a linear drought propagatio…
Nonlinear propagation of meteorological to hydrological drought: Contrasting dynamics in humid and semi-arid regions
Authors: Yunyun Li, Qian Deng, Jianxia Chang, Yi Huang, Hongxue Zhang, Jingjing Fan et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133012 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, drought
Abstract not available.
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria improve drought tolerance of crops: a review
Authors: Kewei Liu, Fenglin Deng, F. Zeng, Zhong-Hua Chen, Yuan Qin, Guang Chen
Journal: Plant growth regulation (Print) · DOI: 10.1007/s10725-025-01300-y · Citations: 29
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
Climate change scenario in Bangladesh: historical data analysis and future projection based on CMIP6 model
Authors: Md. Akik Tanjil Jihan, Shamsunnahar Popy, Shafiul Kayes, G. Rasul, Al Shafi Maowa, Md. Mustafijur Rahman
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81250-z · Citations: 24
Matched topics: climate change
During the last two decade, Bangladesh has been experienced a critical climatic anomalies which lead to an increment in enormity and repeat of diverse climate relate extraordinary events. Climate analysts substantiate that around the world temperature and precipitation plan is expected to change, which may result in significant influence on cultivation, work, and organic framework. Bangladesh is subsequently likely to confront critical challenges within the coming decades. In orchestrate to s…
The importance of tropical tree-ring chronologies for global change research
Authors: Peter Groenendijk, Flurin Babst, Valérie Trouet, Ze‐Xin Fan, Daniela Granato‐Souza, Giuliano Maselli Locosselli et al.
Journal: Quaternary Science Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109233 · Citations: 21
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
Tropical forests and woodlands are key components of the global carbon and water cycles. Yet, how climate change affects these biogeochemical cycles is poorly understood because of scarce long-term observations of tropical tree growth. The recent rise in tropical tree-ring studies may help to fill this gap, but a large-scale quantitative analysis of their potential in global change research is missing. We compiled a list of all tropical tree species known to form annual tree rings and built a…
Life-cycle prediction and optimization of sequestration performance in CO2 mixture huff-n-puff development for tight hydrocarbon reservoirs
Authors: Xinyu Zhuang, Wendong Wang, Yuliang Su, Menghe Shi, Zhenxue Dai
Journal: Applied Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125618 · Citations: 23
Matched topics: reservoir
Abstract not available.
Propagation characteristics of meteorological drought to hydrological drought in China
Authors: Ding Luo, Xiaoli Yang, Lingfeng Xie, Zhoubing Ye, Liliang Ren, Linyan Zhang et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133023 · Citations: 22
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
Dual and spatially resolved drought responses in the Arabidopsis leaf mesophyll revealed by single‐cell transcriptomics
Authors: Rubén Tenorio Berrío, Eline Verhelst, Thomas Eekhout, Carolin Seyfferth, Lieven De Veylder, Bert De Rybel et al.
Journal: New Phytologist · DOI: 10.1111/nph.20446 · Citations: 22
Matched topics: drought
Drought stress imposes severe challenges on agriculture by impacting crop performance. Understanding drought responses in plants at a cellular level is a crucial first step toward engineering improved drought resilience. However, the molecular responses to drought are complex as they depend on multiple factors, including the severity of drought, the profiled organ, its developmental stage or even the cell types therein. Thus, deciphering the transcriptional responses to drought is especially …
Analysis of correlation between climate change and energy poverty: A panel data analysis
Authors: Jiangwei Kong, Mengxi Gao, Xiang Liu, Muhammad Haroon
Journal: Energy · DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135247 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: climate change
Abstract not available.
Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 6 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.
SWOT satellite for global hydrological applications: accuracy assessment and insights into surface water dynamics
Authors: Jiaqi Yao, Nan Xu, Mengran Wang, Ying Liu, Hui Lu, Yongqiang Cao et al.
Journal: International Journal of Digital Earth · DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2025.2472924 · Citations: 36
Matched topics: water management, surface water
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, launched in December 2022, marks a significant breakthrough in hydrological monitoring. Equipped with a Ka-band radar interferometer, nadir altimeter, and radiometers, SWOT enables simultaneous measurements of water levels, widths, and slopes with unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. This manuscript systematically reviews SWOT’s satellite parameters, scientific missions, algorithm processes, and application products to provide a mor…
Urbanization under extreme climate events leads to synchronized decreases in flood protection and increases in vulnerability
Authors: Thomas Elliot, Jairo Arturo Torres-Matallana, Julia Teebken
Journal: Cities · DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105827 · Citations: 16
Matched topics: hydrology, flood, land surface model, earth system model
Cities will be especially prone to flood hazards with increasing climate change. Artificial landscapes lose ecological functions that protect against floods. Simultaneously, urban densification leads to increased flood vulnerability. The aim of this research is to identify relationships between increasing flood hazard subject to climate change, and increasing flood vulnerability subject to growing urban populations. We combine a flood inundation model and a dynamic coupled human nature system…
Oil displacement and CO2 storage mechanisms of impure CO2 flooding in tight reservoirs: Insights from microfluidic experiments and numerical simulations
Authors: Jiabang Song, Haiyang Yu, Xiaobing Han, Xiaofeng Wang, Jiayi Feng, Lu Liu et al.
Journal: Fuel · DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134934 · Citations: 25
Matched topics: reservoir, flood
Abstract not available.
High-Resolution Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (HighResMIP2) towards CMIP7
Authors: Malcolm Roberts, Kevin A. Reed, Bao Qing, J. J. Barsugli, Suzana J. Camargo, Louis‐Philippe Caron et al.
Journal: Geoscientific model development · DOI: 10.5194/gmd-18-1307-2025 · Citations: 21
Matched topics: earth system model
Abstract. Robust projections and predictions of climate variability and change, particularly at regional scales, rely on the driving processes being represented with fidelity in model simulations. Consequently, the role of enhanced horizontal resolution in improved process representation in all components of the climate system continues to be of great interest. Recent simulations suggest the possibility of significant changes in both large-scale aspects of the ocean and atmospheric circulatio…
Continental evaluation of GPM IMERG V07B precipitation on a sub-daily scale
Authors: Jinghua Xiong, Guoqiang Tang, Yuting Yang
Journal: Remote Sensing of Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2025.114690 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: hydrology
Satellite-based precipitation products have significantly advanced applications in hydrology, climate science, and related fields. Despite the significant role of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission in monitoring global precipitation dynamics over the past decade, its performance on sub-daily time scales remains insufficiently explored on a global scale. This study provides a continental assessment of the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) V07B Final Run usin…
The DANA disaster: unraveling the political and economic determinants for Valencia’s floods devastation
Authors: Pablo Gálvez-Hernández, Yining Dai, Carles Muntaner
Journal: International Journal for Equity in Health · DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02435-0 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: flood
On October 29, 2024, the DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos) floods devastated the Spanish region of Valencia, resulting in 224 fatalities, extensive infrastructural destruction, and profound physical and mental health impacts. This analysis examines how political neglect, systemic corruption, and historical policy legacies exacerbated the disaster’s consequences. Corruption-driven urbanization of flood-prone areas during Spain’s real estate boom (1997-2007), coupled with the systematic…
Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
This week’s 7 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.
Comparative analysis of machine learning models for predicting water quality index in Dhaka’s rivers of Bangladesh
Authors: Maliha Nishat, Md. Habibur Rahman Bejoy Khan, Tahmeed Ahmed, Sk Arafat Hossain, Amimul Ahsan, Moetaz Elsergany et al.
Journal: Environmental Sciences Europe · DOI: 10.1186/s12302-025-01078-w · Citations: 45
Matched topics: river, water management
The pollution in Dhaka’s navigable waterways, including the Buriganga, Balu, Tongi Khal, and Turag rivers, is a significant concern due to rapid industrial and urban expansion. Industrial discharges, domestic sewage and inadequate waste management are the primary sources of this pollution, degrading water quality and threatening aquatic ecosystems. This study aimed to predict the Water Quality Index (WQI) of these rivers using fourteen machine learning (ML) models: Decision Tree Regression, L…
Integration of Gaussian process regression and K means clustering for enhanced short term rainfall runoff modeling
Authors: Özgür Kişi, Salim Heddam, Kulwinder Singh Parmar, Andrea Petroselli, Christoph Külls, Mohammad Zounemat‐Kermani
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91339-8 · Citations: 25
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow
Accurate rainfall-runoff modeling is crucial for effective watershed management, hydraulic infrastructure safety, and flood mitigation. However, predicting rainfall-runoff remains challenging due to the nonlinear interplay between hydro-meteorological and topographical variables. This study introduces a hybrid Gaussian process regression (GPR) model integrated with K-means clustering (GPR-K-means) for short-term rainfall-runoff forecasting. The Orgeval watershed in France serves as the study …
Forecasting drought using machine learning: a systematic literature review
Authors: Ricardo S. Oyarzabal, Leonardo Bacelar Lima Santos, Christopher Cunningham, Elisângela Broedel, Glauston Roberto Teixeira de Lima, Gisleine Cunha‐Zeri et al.
Journal: Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1007/s11069-025-07195-2 · Citations: 25
Matched topics: hydrology, drought
Abstract not available.
Hybrid machine learning for drought prediction at multiple time scales: a case study of Ağrı station, Türkiye
Authors: H. Çıtakoğlu, Gaye Aktürk, Vahdettin Demir
Journal: Acta Geophysica · DOI: 10.1007/s11600-024-01501-5 · Citations: 28
Matched topics: drought
Abstract not available.
A Comprehensive Dataset of Surface Water Quality Spanning 1940-2023 for Empirical and ML Adopted Research
Authors: Md. Rajaul Karim, M. M. Mahbubul Syeed, Ashifur Rahman, Khondkar Ayaz Rabbani, Kaniz Fatema, Razib Hayat Khan et al.
Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04715-4 · Citations: 16
Matched topics: water management, surface water
Assessment and monitoring of surface water quality are essential for food security, public health, and ecosystem protection. Although water quality monitoring is a known phenomenon, little effort has been made to offer a comprehensive and harmonized dataset for surface water at the global scale. This study presents a comprehensive surface water quality dataset that preserves spatio-temporal variability, integrity, consistency, and depth of the data to facilitate empirical and data-driven eval…
Geohazard impact and gas reservoir pressure dynamics in the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt: An environmental perspective
Authors: Mahsa Asghari, Zahra Maleki, Ali Solgi, Mohammad Ali Ganjavian, Pooria Kianoush
Journal: Geosystems and Geoenvironment · DOI: 10.1016/j.geogeo.2025.100362 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: reservoir
• Hybrid GIS-DSS model enhances earthquake risk assessment in the ZFTB. • Machine learning predicts landslide risk with 92% accuracy using random forest. • Strong correlation found between seismic activity and gas reservoir pressure changes. • Landslide susceptibility map identifies critical zones for proactive management. • Real-time data integration enables dynamic risk assessments for gas reservoirs. The Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt (ZFTB) presents a unique intersection of geohazards and gas re…
Canopy functional trait variation across Earth’s tropical forests
Authors: Jesús Aguirre‐Gutiérrez, Sami W. Rifai, Xiongjie Deng, Hans ter Steege, Eleanor R. Thomson, José Javier Corral‐Rivas et al.
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08663-2 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: earth system model
. Here, by combining field-collected data from more than 1,800 vegetation plots and tree traits with satellite remote-sensing, terrain, climate and soil data, we predict variation across 13 morphological, structural and chemical functional traits of trees, and use this to compute and map the functional diversity of tropical forests. Our findings reveal that the tropical Americas, Africa and Asia tend to occupy different portions of the total functional trait space available across tropical fo…
Hydropower and Renewable Energy-Water Systems
The integration of hydropower with renewable energy systems is addressed by 1 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.
Through energy droughts: Hydropower’s ability to sustain a high output
Authors: Hanna Ek Fälth, Fredrik Hedenus, Lina Reichenberg, Niclas Mattsson
Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2025.115519 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: drought, hydropower
Previous research has highlighted concerns about week-long energy droughts in renewables-based energy systems. Reservoir hydropower could offer a viable solution to mitigate such energy shortfalls. However, current energy systems models often oversimplify hydropower by assuming it can operate continuously at maximum output. This study investigates the ability of reservoir hydropower to sustain a high output and thereby mitigate energy droughts. In contrast to most energy system models, the hy…
Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
Water management research this week spans 9 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.
Comprehensive assessment of heavy metal (HMs) contamination and associated health risks in agricultural soils and groundwater proximal to industrial sites
Authors: Saeed Sharafi, Fatemeh Salehi
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91453-7 · Citations: 65
Matched topics: irrigation
) exhibited the highest values. The Total Hazard Index (HI) indicated a high risk across different age groups, ranging from moderate to very high in the study areas. The Soil Pollution Load Index (PLI) was 18.22 in rainfed farming and 71.17 in irrigated farming, indicating severe HM contamination across the site. Carcinogenic health risks from HMs exceeded acceptable levels, with children showing greater vulnerability compared to adults. This research underscores the urgent need for effective…
Review of machine learning and WEAP models for water allocation under climate change
Authors: Deme Betele Hirko, J A du Plessis, A. Bosman
Journal: Earth Science Informatics · DOI: 10.1007/s12145-025-01820-1 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: hydrologic model, water management, climate change, surface water
Abstract This paper examines how machine learning (ML) techniques can enhance the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model for surface water distribution strategies in the context of climate variability. Recent advancements in ML, General Circulation Models (GCMs), satellite data, and climate projections offer new opportunities for improved water resource management. However, methodological challenges remain in integrating these techniques across scientific disciplines and translating theor…
Energy-Efficient Smart Irrigation Technologies: A Pathway to Water and Energy Sustainability in Agriculture
Authors: U. Daraz, Štefan Bojnec, Younas Khan
Journal: Agriculture · DOI: 10.3390/agriculture15050554 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: irrigation
The agricultural sector faces challenges such as water scarcity, energy inefficiency, and declining productivity, particularly in arid regions. Traditional irrigation methods contribute to resource depletion and environmental impacts. Solar-powered smart irrigation systems integrate precision irrigation with renewable energy, improving water use and productivity. In Pakistan, where agriculture contributes 19% of gross domestic product and employs 40% of the workforce, these challenges are sev…
Groundwater-surface water interaction in a river-wetland-aquifer regional system using a coupled simulation-based approach
Authors: Mohammad Mehdi Rasouli, Hamed Ketabchi, Davood Mahmoodzadeh
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133006 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, land surface model, surface water
Abstract not available.
Nano-confined controllable crystallization in supramolecular polymeric membranes for ultra-selective desalination
Authors: Gang Lü, A Hubao, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yan Zhao, Hengyue Xu, Wentao Shang et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57353-0 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: hydropower
under pressure-driven condition. This study sheds light on how nano-confined self-assembly and aggregate engineering affect the architectures, functionality, and performance of polymer membranes, emphasizing the promise of controllable crystallization in ultrathin membranes for optimal desalination.
A novel framework for tracking hydrological processes and identifying key factors in mountain-lowland mixed catchments: Implications of forty years of modeling for water management
Authors: Renhua Yan, Lingling Li, Junfeng Gao
Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123424 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, water management
Abstract not available.
Occurrence, sources, and risks of microplastics in agricultural soils of Weishan Irrigation District in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, China
Authors: Guowen Xu, Weiming Feng, Yang Yan, Zhenghe Xu, Yinghao Liu, Helian Li
Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137849 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: river, irrigation
Abstract not available.
High‐Efficiency Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Irrigation Recycling in Greenhouse Using Hygroscopic Composite Gels
Authors: Hao Zou, Jingling Zhu, Xinge Yang, Ziya Zeng, Danfeng Huang, Jun Li et al.
Journal: Advanced Functional Materials · DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202501163 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: water management, irrigation
Abstract The pressing need to address the water‐food nexus, exacerbated by climate change and a rapidly growing population, calls for innovative approaches in agricultural water management. This study introduces a pioneering device, the side window recycler (SWR), which is specifically designed for greenhouses to increase water‐use efficiency. Central to the SWR is a multi‐component, interconnected hygroscopic porous gel named LHPE, which boasts significant scalability and robust adhesion pro…
Metal–Organic Frameworks: Next-Generation Materials for Environmental Remediation
Authors: Daniel Terrón, M.Á. Sanromán, Marta Pazos
Journal: Catalysts · DOI: 10.3390/catal15030244 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: runoff
Contamination of water resources, particularly from industrial discharges, agricultural runoff, or hospital wastewater, poses significant environmental and public health challenges. Traditional wastewater treatment methods often fail to effectively remove the diverse and persistent pollutants present in these sources, including emerging chemical compounds or biological agents. To address these challenges, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as multifunctional materials offering promi…
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.
Advancing Dye Degradation: Integrating Microbial Metabolism, Photocatalysis, and Nanotechnology for Eco-Friendly Solutions
Authors: Anjuman Ayub, Atif Khurshid Wani, Chirag Chopra, Devinder Sharma, Owais Amin, Ab Waheed Wani et al.
Journal: Bacteria · DOI: 10.3390/bacteria4010015 · Citations: 62
Matched topics: surface water
Textile dyes pose a major environmental threat due to their toxicity, persistence in water bodies, and resistance to conventional wastewater treatment. To address this, researchers have explored biological and physicochemical degradation methods, focusing on microbial, photolytic, and nanoparticle-mediated approaches, among others. Microbial degradation depends on fungi, bacteria, yeasts, and algae, utilizing enzymatic pathways involving oxidoreductases like laccases, peroxidases, and azoredu…
A bioinspired in-materia analog photoelectronic reservoir computing for human action processing
Authors: Hangyuan Cui, Yu Xiao, Yang Yang, Mengjiao Pei, Shuo Ke, Xiao Fang et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56899-3 · Citations: 42
Matched topics: reservoir
Current computer vision is data-intensive and faces bottlenecks in shrinking computational costs. Incorporating physics into a bioinspired visual system is promising to offer unprecedented energy efficiency, while the mismatch between physical dynamics and bioinspired algorithms makes the processing of real-world samples rather challenging. Here, we report a bioinspired in-materia analogue photoelectronic reservoir computing for dynamic vision processing. Such system is built based on InGaZnO…
Impact of Amazonian deforestation on precipitation reverses between seasons
Authors: Yingzuo Qin, Dashan Wang, Alan D. Ziegler, Bojie Fu, Zhenzhong Zeng
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08570-y · Citations: 39
Matched topics: land surface model, earth system model
per percentage point forest loss), primarily attributed to enhanced mesoscale atmospheric circulation (that is, nonlocal effect). These nonlocal increases weaken with distance from deforested grids, leading to significant precipitation reductions in buffers beyond 60 km. Conversely, during the dry season, precipitation decreases in deforested grids and throughout all analysis buffers, with local effects from reduced ET dominating. Our findings highlight the intricate balance between local eff…
Improved non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm III for efficient of multi-objective cascade reservoirs scheduling under different hydrological conditions
Authors: Zhaocai Wang, Haifeng Zhao, Qin Lu, Tunhua Wu
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132998 · Citations: 29
Matched topics: reservoir, hydropower
Abstract not available.
Exploring the effects of weather-driven dynamics of desiccation cracks on hydrological process of expansive clay slope: Insights from physical model test
Authors: Yi Luo, Xinyu Hou, Jiaming Zhang, Yujie Wang, Mingjian Hu, Guosheng Jiang et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133011 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, surface water
Abstract not available.
Spatial evolution of traditional waterside settlements south of the Yangtze River and the distribution of settlement heritage: evidence from the Nanxi River Basin
Authors: Yuhao Huang, Yingying Huang, Yile Chen, Shuai Yang
Journal: npj Heritage Science · DOI: 10.1038/s40494-025-01649-3 · Citations: 27
Matched topics: river
The study of ancient settlements in the traditional waterside towns of Jiangnan is an important part of scientific research on architectural heritage. This study examines ancient settlements in the Nanxi River Basin during various historical periods, such as the Neolithic Age, Eastern Han Dynasty, Tang-Five Dynasty, Song-Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty. It investigates their temporal and spatial evolution and the factors that influence their distribution, with a particular focus …
Impact of runoff schemes on global flow discharge: a comprehensive analysis using the Noah-MP and CaMa-Flood models
Authors: Mohamed Hamitouche, Giorgia Fosser, Alessandro Anav, Cenlin He, Tzu‐Shun Lin
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-29-1221-2025 · Citations: 8
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow, flood, land surface model
Abstract. Accurate estimation of flow discharge is crucial for hydrological modelling, water resources planning, and flood prediction. This study examines seven common runoff schemes within the widely used Noah-Multi-parameterisation (Noah-MP) land surface model (LSM) and evaluates their performance using ERA5-Land runoff data as a benchmark for assessing runoff and in situ streamflow observations for evaluating discharge across the globe. Then, to assess the sensitivity of global river disch…
Coupled SWMM-MOEA/D for multi-objective optimization of low impact development in urban stormwater systems
Authors: Kazem Javan, Saeed Banihashemi, Amirhossein Nazari, Abbas Roozbahani, Mariam Darestani, Hanieh Hossieni
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133044 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: hydrologic model, runoff, water management
• Hybrid SWMM-MOEA/D model enhances urban runoff management. • TOPSIS analysis ranks LID scenarios based on effectiveness and cost. • The coupled model aids decision-makers in sustainable urban stormwater planning. The escalating challenge of unsustainable urban development worldwide has precipitated changes in land usage, contributing to increased impermeability of the urban landscape. This phenomenon exacerbates urban runoff, a critical environmental concern. In response, Low Impact Develop…
Microplastics storage at the sediment-water interface in a gravel-bed river: Importance of local hydro-sedimentary conditions in downwelling, upwelling, and sedimentation zones
Authors: Mohammad Wazne, Laurent Simon, Stefan Krause, Manon Vallier, André‐Marie Dendievel, Camille M Touchet et al.
Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123433 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: hydrology, river
Abstract not available.
Multiple temporal scale variation characteristics and driving factors of arid inland runoff: A case study of Urumqi River, China
Authors: Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Fan Gao, Abdul Waheed, Fanghong Han et al.
Journal: Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies · DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102298 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, river, runoff
Urumqi River, Xinjiang, China Understanding the periodic evolution and influencing factors of runoff in arid regions is crucial for accurate hydrological modeling and effective water resource management. To explore the difference of runoff periodic characteristics between annual and monthly scales data and evaluate the mutation’s impact on periodic evolution and driving factors, the classical Mann-Kendall test and cumulative anomaly curve method were used to identify Urumqi River’s runoff tre…
Polydopamine-assisted integration of BaTiO3 nanoparticles into PVDF membranes for high-performance piezocatalytic water treatment
Authors: Mengyao Xia, Yan‐Li Ji, Haobo Wang, Weifeng Yao
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal · DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.161211 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: surface water
Abstract not available.
Identifying seasonal sources and processes controlling nitrate in a typical reservoir-type headwater watershed of Eastern China using stable isotopes
Authors: Mengyao Ding, Huawu Wu, Haixia Zhang, Qing Zhu, Ruiyu Lei, Kai‐Wen Li et al.
Journal: Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2025.109615 · Citations: 13
Matched topics: reservoir, seasonal
Abstract not available.
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| Industrial Crops and Products | 1 |
| Earth system science data | 1 |
| Bacteria | 1 |
| Environmental Sciences Europe | 1 |
| Nature Food | 1 |
| International Journal of Digital Earth | 1 |
| Science | 1 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Communications | 1 |
| npj Natural Hazards | 1 |
| Natural Hazards | 1 |
| Acta Geophysica | 1 |
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| npj Heritage Science | 1 |
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| International Journal for Equity in Health | 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
Databases: Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex