Weekly Literature Review
Week 11 · March 10–March 16, 2025
50 relevant papers found across 5 themes
Executive Summary
This week’s review covers 50 papers across 5 themes. The most cited paper examines GLEAM4: global land evaporation and soil moisture dataset at 0.1° resolution fro, with 152 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
- Impact of seasonal climate variability on constructed wetland treatment efficiency
- Increasing hourly heavy rainfall in Austria reflected in flood changes
- IoT and AI for smart agriculture in resource-constrained environments: challenges, opportunities and solutions
- Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Response of Land Surface Temperature and Kernel Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in Yangtze River Economic Belt, China: Multi-Method Analysis
- Confronting Earth System Model trends with observations
- Record sea surface temperature jump in 2023–2024 unlikely but not unexpected
- Mapping drought severity impact on arboriculture systems over Tadla and lower Tassaout plains in Morocco using Sentinel-2 data and machine learning approaches
- Earth greening and climate change reshaping the patterns of terrestrial water sinks and sources
- GMCP: A Fully Global Multisource Merging-and-Calibration Precipitation Dataset (1-Hourly, 0.1°, Global, 2000–the Present)
- Reinforcement learning applications in water resource management: a systematic literature review
- Annual memory in the terrestrial water cycle
- Observational analysis of long-term streamflow response to flash drought in the Mississippi River Basin
- Biochar selection for removal of perfluoroalkyl substances from reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation
- Drought research priorities, trends, and geographic patterns
- GWAS and transcriptome analyses unravel ZmGRAS15 regulates drought tolerance and root elongation in maize
- Mitigation pathways of urban heat islands and simulation of their effectiveness from a perspective of connectivity
- Hierarchical Regulatory Networks Reveal Conserved Drivers of Plant Drought Response at the Cell‐Type Level
- Scientists’ warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation
- A Multi-model approach for remote sensing-based actual evapotranspiration mapping using Google Earth Engine (ETMapper-GEE)
- Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
- A surrogate machine learning modeling approach for enhancing the efficiency of urban flood modeling at metropolitan scales
- Dynamics and impacts of monsoon-induced geological hazards: a 2022 flood study along the Swat River in Pakistan
- Interaction of elasticity and wettability on enhanced oil recovery in viscoelastic polymer flooding: A case study on oil droplet
- Assessing flood susceptibility in Hanoi using machine learning and remote sensing: implications for urban health and resilience
- Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
- Comparative assessment of machine learning models for landslide susceptibility mapping: a focus on validation and accuracy
- Optimization of irrigation and fertigation in smart agriculture: An IoT-based micro-services framework
- Analyzing the generalization capabilities of a hybrid hydrological model for extrapolation to extreme events
- Physics-encoded deep learning for integrated modeling of watershed hydrology and reservoir operations
- Explainable machine learning models enhance prediction of PFAS bioactivity using quantitative molecular surface analysis-derived representation
- Developing a seasonal-adjusted machine-learning-based hybrid time‑series model to forecast heatwave warning
- Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
- Groundwater quality evolution across China
- Sustainable groundwater management through water quality index and geochemical insights in Valsad India
- Synergistic optimization and interaction evaluation of water-energy-food-ecology nexus under uncertainty from the perspective of urban agglomeration
- Comprehensive Assessment of Water Quality of a Transboundary River in Nepal Using Hydro-Chemical, Chemometric, Health Risk and Index-Based Approaches
- Estimation of groundwater storage loss using surface–subsurface hydrologic modeling in an irrigated agricultural region
- Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
- GLEAM4: global land evaporation and soil moisture dataset at 0.1° resolution from 1980 to near present
- High temporal variability not trend dominates Mediterranean precipitation
- The rise of the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency in hydrology
- Ecological restoration in the Yellow River Basin enhances hydropower potential
- Crystal violet removal by sodium alginate-g-polyacrylamide/ hydroxyapatite/ Cu-Fe LDH nanocomposite
- LMFNet: Lightweight Multimodal Fusion Network for high-resolution remote sensing image segmentation
- Exploration of ecological compensation standard: Based on ecosystem service flow path
- Modelling the impact of climate change on runoff and sediment yield in Mediterranean basins: the Carapelle case study (Apulia, Italy)
- Water Availability in the Moayat River in Meeting Water Needs in Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
- Rainfall-Runoff Modelling for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Louisiana State
- Comprehensive study of the microplastic footprint in the urban pond and river of Eastern India
- The futures of climate modeling
- The biogeochemical response of the north-western Black Sea to the Kakhovka Dam breach
- SWAT model application for calculating ecological flow in sub-basins of the Huangshui River Basin
- Investigating climate change impacts on runoff and sediment transport processes in the midstream of the Yarlung Tsangpo river based on hydrological simulation
- Responses of surface runoff and soil water-erosion to changes in seasonal land cover and rainfall intensity; the case of Shilansha watershed, Rift Valley Basin of Ethiopia
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Climate Change and Terrestrial Water Storage
This week features 19 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.
Impact of seasonal climate variability on constructed wetland treatment efficiency
Authors: Charlotte Dykes, Jonathan Pearson, Gary D. Bending, Soroush Abolfathi
Journal: Journal of Water Process Engineering · DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107350 · Citations: 47
Matched topics: water management, seasonal, surface water
Free-water surface constructed wetlands (CWs) are sustainable, low emission, nature-based solutions for water and wastewater treatment. However, the discharge of nutrient-rich effluents from CWs treating wastewater can adversely impact freshwater ecosystems and exacerbate eutrophication. Despite their ecological benefits, limited research exists on the treatment efficiency and pollutant dynamics of CWs under varying seasonal and environmental pressures. This study investigates the treatment e…
Increasing hourly heavy rainfall in Austria reflected in flood changes
Authors: K. Haslinger, K. Breinl, L. Pavlin, G. Pistotnik, M. Bertola, M. Olefs et al.
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08647-2 · Citations: 48
Matched topics: flood
Climate change is expected to increase heavy rainfall with concomitant increases in flooding1. Causes of increased heavy rainfall include the higher water-holding capacity of a warmer atmosphere and changes in atmospheric circulation patterns2, which may translate into future heavy rainfall increases in most of Europe3. However, gathering evidence on the time evolution of past changes has been hampered by data limitations and measurement uncertainties, in particular for short rainfall duratio…
IoT and AI for smart agriculture in resource-constrained environments: challenges, opportunities and solutions
Authors: Majid Nawaz, Muhammad Inayatullah Khan Babar
Journal: Discover Internet of Things · DOI: 10.1007/s43926-025-00119-3 · Citations: 50
Matched topics: irrigation
Climate change is an undeniable reality with far-reaching and profound implications for agriculture and, subsequently, global food security. The highly vulnerable farming communities in underdeveloped and developing countries can overcome resource and capacity constraints with the help of technology, particularly the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), making agriculture smarter and more resilient to climate change. This work aims to enrich existing research on smart ag…
Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Response of Land Surface Temperature and Kernel Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in Yangtze River Economic Belt, China: Multi-Method Analysis
Authors: Hongji Zhu, Ao Wang, Peng Wang, Chunguang Hu, Maomao Zhang
Journal: Land · DOI: 10.3390/land14030598 · Citations: 29
Matched topics: river, land surface model
As global climate change intensifies, its impact on the ecological environment is becoming increasingly pronounced. Among these, land surface temperature (LST) and vegetation cover status, as key ecological indicators, have garnered widespread attention. This study analyzes the spatiotemporal dynamics of LST and the Kernel Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (KNDVI) in 11 provinces along the Yangtze River and their response to climate change based on MODIS Terra satellite data from 2000 to…
Confronting Earth System Model trends with observations
Authors: I. Simpson, T. Shaw, P. Ceppi, Amy C Clement, E. Fischer, K. Grise et al.
Journal: Science Advances · DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt8035 · Citations: 30
Matched topics: earth system model
Anthropogenically forced climate change signals are emerging from the noise of internal variability in observations, and the impacts on society are growing. For decades, Climate or Earth System Models have been predicting how these climate change signals will unfold. While challenges remain, given the growing forced trends and the lengthening observational record, the climate science community is now in a position to confront the signals, as represented by historical trends, in models with ob…
Record sea surface temperature jump in 2023–2024 unlikely but not unexpected
Authors: Jens Terhaar, Friedrich A. Burger, Linus Vogt, Thomas L. Frölicher, Thomas F. Stocker
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08674-z · Citations: 29
Matched topics: earth system model
. Here we construct observation-based synthetic time series to show that a jump in global sea surface temperatures that breaks the previous record by at least 0.25 °C is a 1-in-512-year event under the current long-term warming trend (1-in-205-year to 1-in-1,185-year event; 95% confidence interval). Without a global warming trend, such an event would have been practically impossible. Using 270 simulations from a wide range of fully coupled climate models, we show that these models successfull…
Mapping drought severity impact on arboriculture systems over Tadla and lower Tassaout plains in Morocco using Sentinel-2 data and machine learning approaches
Authors: Sabir Oussaoui, Abdelghani Boudhar, Abdessamad Hadri, Youssef Lebrini, Ismaguil Hanadé Houmma, Ismail Karaoui et al.
Journal: Geocarto International · DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2025.2471104 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, drought
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Earth greening and climate change reshaping the patterns of terrestrial water sinks and sources
Authors: Yan Yu, Zhiyong Liu, Lei Chen, Xiaohong Chen, Kairong Lin, Zhenzhong Zeng et al.
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2410881122 · Citations: 17
Matched topics: hydrologic model, climate change, surface water
While vegetation brings positive benefits for climate mitigation and adaptation, the impact of ongoing global greening remains controversial due to its uncertain effects on hydrological cycle. Here, we quantitatively assess the impact of vegetation dynamics on global water availability by proposing a comprehensive framework to quantify the terrestrial water sink and source scores associated with vegetation dynamics. These scores serve as indicators of whether large alterations in water resour…
GMCP: A Fully Global Multisource Merging-and-Calibration Precipitation Dataset (1-Hourly, 0.1°, Global, 2000–the Present)
Authors: Ziqiang Ma, Jintao Xu, Bo Dong, Xie Hu, Hao Hu, Songkun Yan et al.
Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-24-0051.1 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: hydrologic model, earth system model
Abstract Current global multisource merged precipitation datasets can facilitate better utilization of the complementary nature of gauge-, satellite-, and reanalysis-based precipitation estimates, particularly for capturing precipitation variability. However, merging these datasets at high resolutions of 1-hourly and 0.1° on a full global scale remains a substantial challenge for the scientific community owing to high spatiotemporal heterogeneities. This study proposes a merging-and-calibrati…
Reinforcement learning applications in water resource management: a systematic literature review
Authors: Linus Kåge, Vlatko Milić, Maria Andersson, Magnus Wallén
Journal: Frontiers in Water · DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2025.1537868 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: hydrology, water management, hydropower
Climate change is increasingly affecting the water cycle, with droughts and floods posing significant challenges for agriculture, hydropower production, and urban water resource management due to growing variability in the factors influencing the water cycle. Reinforcement learning (RL) has demonstrated promising potential in optimization and planning tasks, as it trains models on historical data or through simulations, allowing them to generate new data by interacting with the simulator. Thi…
Annual memory in the terrestrial water cycle
Authors: Wouter R. Berghuijs, Ross Woods, Bailey Anderson, Anna Luisa Hemshorn de Sánchez, Markus Hrachowitz
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-29-1319-2025 · Citations: 12
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow
Abstract. The water balance of catchments will, in many cases, strongly depend on its state in the recent past (e.g. previous days). Processes causing significant hydrological memory may persist at longer timescales (e.g. annual). The presence of such memory could prolong drought and flood risks and affect water resources over long periods, but the global universality, strength, and origin of long memory in the water cycle remain largely unclear. Here, we quantify annual memory in the terrest…
Observational analysis of long-term streamflow response to flash drought in the Mississippi River Basin
Authors: Sophia Bakar, Hyunglok Kim, Jeffrey Basara, Lakshmi Venkataraman
Journal: Weather and Climate Extremes · DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2025.100762 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: river, streamflow, water management, drought
Flash droughts, characterized by rapid onset and severe intensity, pose significant challenges to water resource management. This study investigates the relationship between meteorological conditions and streamflow dynamics during flash drought events within the Mississippi River Basin (MRB) over the period 1980–2022. The MRB has been a hot spot for flash drought events in recent years with significant ecological, agricultural, and economic damages. Existing literature has predominantly focus…
Biochar selection for removal of perfluoroalkyl substances from reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation
Authors: Pia Ramos, Michael P. Schmidt, Richeng Xuan, Daniel J. Ashworth
Journal: Biochar · DOI: 10.1007/s42773-025-00436-4 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: surface water, irrigation
Abstract In agricultural contexts, the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in recycled water may pose a threat to irrigated crops and the human food chain. Biochar potentially represents a low-cost and environmentally friendly approach to removing PFAS from recycled water via adsorption. Identifying key biochar properties responsible for successful adsorption of long- and short-chained PFAS as well as developing predictive models are crucial in identifying the potential of…
Drought research priorities, trends, and geographic patterns
Authors: Roland Baatz, Gohar Ghazaryan, Michael Hagenlocher, Claas Nendel, Andrea Toreti, Ehsan Eyshi Rezaei
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-29-1379-2025 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow, drought
Abstract. Drought research addresses one of the major natural hazards that threatens progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. This study aims to map the evolution and interdisciplinarity of drought research over time and across regions, offering insights for decision-makers, researchers, and funding agencies. By analysing more than 130 000 peer-reviewed articles indexed in SCOPUS from 1901 to 2022 using latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modelling, we identified distinct sh…
GWAS and transcriptome analyses unravel ZmGRAS15 regulates drought tolerance and root elongation in maize
Authors: Dongmei Wang, Xuyang Liu, Guanhua He, Kailiang Wang, Yongxiang Li, Honghui Guan et al.
Journal: BMC Genomics · DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-11435-x · Citations: 19
Matched topics: drought
BACKGROUND: Drought is a major abiotic stress affecting maize development and growth. Unravelling the molecular mechanisms underlying maize drought tolerance and enhancing the drought tolerance of maize is of great importance. However, due to the complexity of the maize genome and the multiplicity of drought tolerance mechanisms, identifying the genetic effects of drought tolerance remains great challenging. RESULTS: Using a mixed linear model (MLM) based on 362 maize inbred lines, we identif…
Mitigation pathways of urban heat islands and simulation of their effectiveness from a perspective of connectivity
Authors: Zhao Qiuyue, Tao Ling, Hanyue Song, Yuhang Lin, Yanzhou Ji, Jianwei Geng et al.
Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106300 · Citations: 19
Matched topics: land surface model
• Proposed a multi-level network to mitigate urban heat islands . • Constructed resistance surfaces using 2D and 3D urban structural parameters. • Identified critical corridors and nodes through circuit theory. • Validated future urban thermal simulations using the PLUS model. • Assessed the cooling network’s effectiveness in mitigating future heat islands. Several studies have proposed strategies to alleviate the urban heat island (UHI) amidst the challenges of global warming and rapid urban…
Hierarchical Regulatory Networks Reveal Conserved Drivers of Plant Drought Response at the Cell‐Type Level
Authors: Moyang Liu, Yuanyuan Xu, Yue Song, Dongying Fan, Junpeng Li, Zhen Zhang et al.
Journal: Advancement of science · DOI: 10.1002/advs.202415106 · Citations: 16
Matched topics: drought
Drought is a critical environmental challenge affecting plant growth and productivity. Understanding the regulatory networks governing drought response at the cellular level remains an open question. Here, a comprehensive multi‐omics integration framework that combines transcriptomic, proteomic, epigenetic, and network‐based analyses to delineate cell‐type‐specific regulatory networks involved in plant drought response is presented. By analyzing nearly 30 000 multi‐omics data samples across s…
Scientists’ warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation
Authors: Michael J. Samways, Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar, Charl Deacon, Fernanda Alves‐Martins, Ian R. C. Baird, S. Henrik Barmentlo et al.
Journal: Insect Conservation and Diversity · DOI: 10.1111/icad.12819 · Citations: 14
Matched topics: hydrology, land surface model
Abstract Dragonflies (Odonata) are ancient and familiar insects with a deep and strong cultural association with humans. They have an aquatic larval stage and an aerial adult stage, meaning that they respond to ecological conditions in both freshwater and the adjacent land surface. Currently, 16% of dragonflies are threatened. Overall, they face several threats, especially habitat loss, landscape transformation, pollution, altered hydrology, spread of invasive alien species, as well as certai…
A Multi-model approach for remote sensing-based actual evapotranspiration mapping using Google Earth Engine (ETMapper-GEE)
Authors: Abdelrazek Elnashar, Shahab Aldin Shojaeezadeh, Tobias K. D. Weber
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133062 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: water management, land surface model, earth system model
• A framework was proposed to map and assess ET a in the GEE environment. • ETMapper framework was evaluated using the ICOS flux dataset in Germany. • Grass reference ET (ET o ) from ERA5-Land meteorology is better for ET a modeling. • The EF extrapolation approach outperformed the ETF extrapolation approach. • Feature space model outperformed iterative and non-iterative models. Accurate estimation of actual evapotranspiration (ET a ) through remote sensing (RS) is essential for effective lar…
Flood Risk Assessment and Extreme Precipitation
Flood risk assessment and extreme precipitation research are well represented this week with 4 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.
A surrogate machine learning modeling approach for enhancing the efficiency of urban flood modeling at metropolitan scales
Authors: Fatemeh Rezaei Aderyani, Keighobad Jafarzadegan, Hamid Moradkhani
Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106277 · Citations: 24
Matched topics: hydrologic model, water management, flood
Abstract not available.
Dynamics and impacts of monsoon-induced geological hazards: a 2022 flood study along the Swat River in Pakistan
Authors: Nazir Ahmed Bazai, Mehtab Alam, Peng Cui, Hao Wang, Adil Poshad Khan, Muhammad Waseem et al.
Journal: Natural hazards and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/nhess-25-1071-2025 · Citations: 10
Matched topics: hydrology, river, flood, hydropower
Abstract. This study examines the impacts of the unprecedented 2022 monsoon season in Pakistan’s Swat River basin, where rainfall exceeded historical averages by 7 %–8 %. This extreme weather led to catastrophic debris flows and floods, worsening challenges for low-income communities. The resulting financial instability affected millions, causing significant damage to homes, crops, and transportation. The study employs a multidisciplinary approach, combining field investigations, remote sensi…
Interaction of elasticity and wettability on enhanced oil recovery in viscoelastic polymer flooding: A case study on oil droplet
Authors: Huiying Zhong, Bowen Shi, Yongbin Bi, Xiutai Cao, Hao Zhang, Chengzhi Yu et al.
Journal: Geoenergy Science and Engineering · DOI: 10.1016/j.geoen.2025.213827 · Citations: 18
Matched topics: flood
Abstract not available.
Assessing flood susceptibility in Hanoi using machine learning and remote sensing: implications for urban health and resilience
Authors: T. Van Pham, Dung Xuân Bui, T. A. T. Do, A. Do
Journal: Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1007/s11069-025-07211-5 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: flood
Abstract not available.
Machine Learning and AI for Hydrological Prediction
This week’s 6 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 assessment of machine learning models for landslide susceptibility mapping: a focus on validation and accuracy
Authors: Mohamed M. Abdelkader, Árpád Csámer
Journal: Natural Hazards · DOI: 10.1007/s11069-025-07197-0 · Citations: 37
Matched topics: hydrologic model
Abstract Accurate landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) is critical to risk management, especially in areas with significant development. Although the receiver operating characteristic–area under the curve (ROC–AUC) performance metrics are commonly used to measure model effectiveness, showed that these are not enough to check the reliability of the generated maps. In this study, the effectiveness of three machine learning models—logistic regression (LR), random forest (RF), and support vecto…
Optimization of irrigation and fertigation in smart agriculture: An IoT-based micro-services framework
Authors: Tommaso Adamo, Danilo Caivano, Lucio Colizzi, Giovanni Dimauro, Emanuela Guerriero
Journal: Smart Agricultural Technology · DOI: 10.1016/j.atech.2025.100885 · Citations: 26
Matched topics: water management, irrigation
Efficient management of water and fertilizer resources is crucial for achieving sustainability and productivity in agriculture. This paper presents an AI-powered microservices solution that optimizes irrigation and fertigation practices. The proposed system integrates IoT nodes for real-time data collection on environmental conditions, soil moisture levels, and nutrient crop needs. Fertigation and irrigation decision-making are modeled as a data-driven sequential decision problem. At each dec…
Analyzing the generalization capabilities of a hybrid hydrological model for extrapolation to extreme events
Authors: Eduardo Acuña Espinoza, Ralf Loritz, Frederik Kratzert, Daniel Klotz, Martin Gauch, Manuel Álvarez Chaves et al.
Journal: Hydrology and earth system sciences · DOI: 10.5194/hess-29-1277-2025 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, runoff, streamflow
Abstract. Data-driven techniques have shown the potential to outperform process-based models in rainfall–runoff simulation. Recently, hybrid models, which combine data-driven methods with process-based approaches, have been proposed to leverage the strengths of both methodologies, aiming to enhance simulation accuracy while maintaining a certain interpretability. Expanding the set of test cases to evaluate hybrid models under different conditions, we test their generalization capabilities for…
Physics-encoded deep learning for integrated modeling of watershed hydrology and reservoir operations
Authors: Bofu Yu, Yi Zheng, Shaokun He, Rui Xiong, Chao Wang
Journal: Journal of Hydrology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133052 · Citations: 12
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, reservoir, water management
Abstract not available.
Explainable machine learning models enhance prediction of PFAS bioactivity using quantitative molecular surface analysis-derived representation
Authors: Zhipeng Yin, Min Zhang, Runzeng Liu, Yong Cai
Journal: Water Research · DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123500 · Citations: 24
Matched topics: surface water
Abstract not available.
Developing a seasonal-adjusted machine-learning-based hybrid time‑series model to forecast heatwave warning
Authors: Md Mahin Uddin Qureshi, Amr Ahmed, Adisha Dulmini, Mohammad Mahboob Hussain Khan, Rumana Rois
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-93227-7 · Citations: 15
Matched topics: seasonal
Heatwaves pose a significant threat to environmental sustainability and public health, particularly in vulnerable regions and rapidly growing cities. They cause water shortages, stress on plants, and an overall drying out of landscapes, reducing plant growth—the basis of energy production and the food chain. Accurate heatwave forecasting is crucial for early warning systems, public health interventions, and disaster preparedness strategies, reducing heat-related mortality risk through modelin…
Water Management, Irrigation, and Groundwater
Water management research this week spans 5 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.
Groundwater quality evolution across China
Authors: Qing Zhou, Jiangjiang Zhang, Shuyou Zhang, Qiang Chen, H. Fan, Chenglong Cao et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57853-z · Citations: 37
Matched topics: water management
China is facing a severe groundwater quality crisis amid economic development and climate change, yet the extent and trajectory of this crisis remain largely unknown. Here we developed a machine-learning model, incorporating natural and social-economic factors, to construct annual probabilistic maps of poor groundwater quality (PGQ, i.e., Class V based on the Chinese groundwater quality standard) across China from 1980 to 2100. Alarmingly, our findings indicate a concerning escalation in PGQ …
Sustainable groundwater management through water quality index and geochemical insights in Valsad India
Authors: Keval H. Jodhani, Nitesh Gupta, Sanidhya Dadia, Harsh Patel, Dhruvesh Patel, Punyawi Jamjareegulgarn et al.
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92053-1 · Citations: 35
Matched topics: water management
. This dominance pattern demonstrated that the weathering of minerals significantly influenced the groundwater. This study recommends remediation for areas with reduced water quality to address geogenic and anthropogenic contamination.
Synergistic optimization and interaction evaluation of water-energy-food-ecology nexus under uncertainty from the perspective of urban agglomeration
Authors: Zuowen Tan, Han Li, Qiran Song, Zhaocai Wang, Cao Yongqiang
Journal: Sustainable Cities and Society · DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106291 · Citations: 30
Matched topics: land surface model, surface water
Abstract not available.
Comprehensive Assessment of Water Quality of a Transboundary River in Nepal Using Hydro-Chemical, Chemometric, Health Risk and Index-Based Approaches
Authors: Ramesh Raj Pant, Memet Varol, Mahesh Prasad Awasthi, Rupesh Bohara, Sudip Paudel, Jharana Nepal et al.
Journal: Water Air & Soil Pollution · DOI: 10.1007/s11270-025-07844-z · Citations: 11
Matched topics: river, water management, surface water
Abstract In this study, advanced hydro-chemical analysis, chemometric techniques, health risk assessment and various indices were used to comprehensively assess the water quality of Mahakali River, which is an essential water resource for Nepal and India. Most parameters measured in the water samples collected from 25 sites in the basin during the pre- and post-monsoon periods were found to be compliance with drinking water standards, except NH 4 + and Fe. The Water Quality Index values class…
Estimation of groundwater storage loss using surface–subsurface hydrologic modeling in an irrigated agricultural region
Authors: S. Abbas, Ryan T. Bailey, Jeremy T. White, Jeffrey G. Arnold, Michael J. White
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92987-6 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrologic model, surface water, irrigation
In the Mississippi alluvial plain (MAP) area, the demand for groundwater resources from the alluvial aquifer for agricultural irrigation has led to significant reductions in groundwater-level elevation over time. In this study, we use the hydrologic model SWAT + to quantify long-term changes in groundwater storage within the MAP in United States, wherein groundwater is used extensively for irrigation. We apply a linear quantile regression method to perform trend analysis for wet, dry, and ave…
Hydrological Processes, Snow Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
This theme encompasses 16 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.
GLEAM4: global land evaporation and soil moisture dataset at 0.1° resolution from 1980 to near present
Authors: Diego G. Miralles, Olivier Bonte, Akash Koppa, Oscar M. Baez‐Villanueva, Emma Tronquo, Feng Zhong et al.
Journal: Scientific Data · DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04610-y · Citations: 152
Matched topics: hydrologic model, land surface model, earth system model
, with 62% attributed to transpiration. Beyond actual evaporation and its components (transpiration, interception loss, soil evaporation, etc.), the dataset also provides soil moisture, potential evaporation, sensible heat flux, and evaporative stress, facilitating a wide range of hydrological, climatic, and ecological studies.
High temporal variability not trend dominates Mediterranean precipitation
Authors: Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano, Yves Tramblay, Fergus Reig, José Carlos González Hidalgo, Santiago Beguerı́a, Michele Brunetti et al.
Journal: Nature · DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08576-6 · Citations: 68
Matched topics: hydrology, streamflow
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The rise of the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency in hydrology
Authors: L. Melsen, A. Puy, P. Torfs, Andrea Saltelli
Journal: Hydrological Sciences Journal · DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2025.2475105 · Citations: 37
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model, streamflow
ABSTRACT The Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) is commonly used as a model evaluation metric in hydrology, but its prominence is often taken for granted. This study explores the social factors behind its adoption. Introduced in 1970, the NSE gained traction as computational advancements spurred the growth of hydrological models and evaluation metrics. This, in turn, led to the need to converge on broadly accepted metrics. In 1990, a committee recommended the NSE alongside two other metrics. One…
Ecological restoration in the Yellow River Basin enhances hydropower potential
Authors: Xutong Wu, Zihan Yan, Haiyan Yang, Shuai Wang, Haoyu Zhang, Yilin Shen et al.
Journal: Nature Communications · DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57891-7 · Citations: 33
Matched topics: river, water management, hydropower
Hydropower, an important renewable energy source worldwide, is threatened by reservoir sedimentation. Ecological restoration (ER) can mitigate this by reducing upstream sediment, thereby extending hydropower facilities’ lifespan. However, ER may also reduce runoff, potentially diminishing energy generation and complicating its overall impact on hydropower potential. Here, we examine China’s Yellow River, once the world’s most sediment-laden river, using eco-hydrological and reservoir regulati…
Crystal violet removal by sodium alginate-g-polyacrylamide/ hydroxyapatite/ Cu-Fe LDH nanocomposite
Authors: Alireza Massrour, Seyed Jamaleddin Peighambardoust, Mahsa Foroughi, Rauf Foroutan, Bahman Ramavandi
Journal: Environmental Technology & Innovation · DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2025.104149 · Citations: 34
Matched topics: surface water
The removal of dyes from wastewater remains a significant environmental challenge due to their toxicity, persistence, and potential health risks. This study presents the development of a novel sodium alginate-g-poly(acrylamide) (SAl-g-PAA) hydrogel reinforced with hydroxyapatite (HAp) and Cu-Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH) to enhance the adsorption of crystal violet (CV) from aqueous media. BET analysis showed that Hydrogel/HAp/Cu-Fe LDH has a surface area of 134.53 m²/g, confirming its mes…
LMFNet: Lightweight Multimodal Fusion Network for high-resolution remote sensing image segmentation
Authors: Tong Wang, Guanzhou Chen, Xiaodong Zhang, Chenxi Liu, Jiaqi Wang, Xiaoliang Tan et al.
Journal: Pattern Recognition · DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2025.111579 · Citations: 31
Matched topics: land surface model
Abstract not available.
Exploration of ecological compensation standard: Based on ecosystem service flow path
Authors: Zhongwei An, Caizhi Sun, Shuai Hao
Journal: Applied Geography · DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2025.103588 · Citations: 29
Matched topics: water management
Ecosystem service flows are crucial links connecting ecosystems and human well-being. Clarifying the WEF(water-energy-food) service flow paths under the supply-demand balance has significant implications for regional ecosystems and sustainable human development. This study first identified the scale effect for the supply and demand areas of WEF in different periods. Then, this study innovatively used the supply-demand competition-based 2SFCA (two-step floating catchment area) and SPANs (servi…
Modelling the impact of climate change on runoff and sediment yield in Mediterranean basins: the Carapelle case study (Apulia, Italy)
Authors: Ossama M. M. Abdelwahab, Giovanni Francesco Ricci, Francesco Gentile, Anna Maria De Girolamo
Journal: Frontiers in Water · DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2025.1486644 · Citations: 6
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, streamflow, water management, climate change
Introduction This study analyzes the impact of climate change on streamflow and sediment yield in the Carapelle basin, a Mediterranean watershed located in the Apulia Region of Italy. Methods Three climate model projections (CMCC, MPI, EC-EARTH) under the CMIP6 SSP2-4.5 scenario were bias-corrected and evaluated using statistical measures to ensure enhanced fit with observed data. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was implemented to simulate hydrology and sediment yield. The mod…
Water Availability in the Moayat River in Meeting Water Needs in Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
Authors: Masita Aisza Mokodongan, Endah Kurniyaningrum, Bambang Endro Yuwono, Darmawan Pontan
Journal: IAIC Transactions on Sustainable Digital Innovation (ITSDI) · DOI: 10.34306/itsdi.v6i2.689 · Citations: 3
Matched topics: hydrology, river, runoff, water management, surface water
The Moayat River in Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi, plays an important roleas a water source to meet the needs of the local community. However, water management in this area faces significant challenges due to seasonal discharge fluctuations, changes in land cover, and increasing water demand. This study aims to analyze the water availability of the Moayat River based on surface water conditions and current water demand assessments, future water demand projections, and water balance evaluations. …
Rainfall-Runoff Modelling for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Louisiana State
Authors: Jeff Dacosta Osei, Yaw A. Twumasi, Zhu Ning, Esi Dadzie, Dorcas T. Gyan, Priscilla M. Loh et al.
Journal: The international archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences · DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-m-5-2024-131-2025 · Citations: 2
Matched topics: hydrology, runoff, streamflow, water management, land surface model
Abstract. Urban watersheds in Louisiana face increasing pressure as urbanization and environmental challenges mount in the 21st century. This study leverages Google Earth Engine (GEE) to model and predict runoff patterns in Louisiana from 2018 to 2023, aiming to improve water resource management. An iterative methodology integrates key data such as soil texture, land use, and daily precipitation, focusing on the Curve Number (CN) approach to represent runoff potential based on land characteri…
Comprehensive study of the microplastic footprint in the urban pond and river of Eastern India
Authors: Mamun Mandal, Anamika Roy, Abhijit Sarkar
Journal: Scientific Reports · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87452-3 · Citations: 16
Matched topics: river, surface water
Freshwater ecosystems, comprising lakes, ponds, rivers, and groundwater, provides essential resources that support life on Earth. Though, during last few decades, the increasing concentrations of microplastics (MPs) in freshwater ecosystems are becoming a serious environmental concern with far-reaching and unpredictable consequences for human health and aquatic life. This study aimed to quantify and assess the dynamic footprint of MPs in the urban river and pond with their potential risks. Th…
The futures of climate modeling
Authors: Stefano Bordoni, Shi-Chang KANG, Tiffany A. Shaw, Isla R. Simpson, Laure Zanna
Journal: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science · DOI: 10.1038/s41612-025-00955-8 · Citations: 20
Matched topics: earth system model
Abstract not available.
The biogeochemical response of the north-western Black Sea to the Kakhovka Dam breach
Authors: Dalin Jiang, V. N. Khokhlov, Yurii Tuchkovenkо, D. V. Kushnir, Valeriya Ovcharuk, Evangelos Spyrakos et al.
Journal: Communications Earth & Environment · DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02153-z · Citations: 15
Matched topics: hydrology, hydrologic model
Abstract The Kakhovka Dam explosion is an example of the far-reaching environmental consequences of warfare. The resulting dam collapse released some 14.4 billion cubic meters of water, flooding downstream environments and flushing unknown quantities of debris, pollutants and sediments into the north-western Black Sea. With a combined satellite and hydrological modelling approach, supported with in situ data, we assessed the short-term impact on the north-western Black Sea. The dam breach imp…
SWAT model application for calculating ecological flow in sub-basins of the Huangshui River Basin
Authors: Xue Fang, Weijun He, FaGuang Wen, Min An, Bei Wang, Bo Cheng
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management · DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124837 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: hydrologic model, river, runoff
Abstract not available.
Investigating climate change impacts on runoff and sediment transport processes in the midstream of the Yarlung Tsangpo river based on hydrological simulation
Authors: Wang Li, Fan Zhang, Yao Chen, Xiaonan Shi, Chen Zeng, Yuchun Wang et al.
Journal: CATENA · DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2025.108920 · Citations: 9
Matched topics: river, runoff, climate change
Abstract not available.
Responses of surface runoff and soil water-erosion to changes in seasonal land cover and rainfall intensity; the case of Shilansha watershed, Rift Valley Basin of Ethiopia
Authors: Assefa Gedle, T.H.M. Rientjes, Alemseged Tamiru Haile, Wolde Mekuria, Paul D. Hallett, Jo Smith
Journal: Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies · DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102289 · Citations: 3
Matched topics: runoff, seasonal, land surface model, surface water
Shilansha is a watershed located in the Upper Bilate River of the Rift Valley Lake Basin in southern Ethiopia. The region experiences extreme soil water-erosion among the greatest rates globally at 498 tons ha −1 yr −1 leading to large quantities of sediment accumulation in Lake Abaya. Surface runoff, soil water-erosion, and sediment loads in the region vary with agricultural seasons and rainfall intensities but are often poorly quantified in modeling studies. This study assessed these effect…
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| Scientific Reports | 4 |
| Nature | 3 |
| Sustainable Cities and Society | 3 |
| Hydrology and earth system sciences | 3 |
| Nature Communications | 2 |
| Natural Hazards | 2 |
| Journal of Hydrology | 2 |
| Frontiers in Water | 2 |
| Scientific Data | 1 |
| Journal of Water Process Engineering | 1 |
| Discover Internet of Things | 1 |
| Hydrological Sciences Journal | 1 |
| Land | 1 |
| Environmental Technology & Innovation | 1 |
| Pattern Recognition | 1 |
| Smart Agricultural Technology | 1 |
| Science Advances | 1 |
| Applied Geography | 1 |
| Geocarto International | 1 |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 1 |
| Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | 1 |
| Natural hazards and earth system sciences | 1 |
| Water Research | 1 |
| IAIC Transactions on Sustainable Digital Innovation (ITSDI) | 1 |
| The international archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences | 1 |
| Water Air & Soil Pollution | 1 |
| Weather and Climate Extremes | 1 |
| npj Climate and Atmospheric Science | 1 |
| Communications Earth & Environment | 1 |
| Biochar | 1 |
| BMC Genomics | 1 |
| Advancement of science | 1 |
| Insect Conservation and Diversity | 1 |
| Journal of Environmental Management | 1 |
| CATENA | 1 |
| Geoenergy Science and Engineering | 1 |
| Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies | 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