Article
Water Resources
Jose Martinez-Fernandez, Eugenio Molina-Navarro, Angel Gonzalez-Zamora, Alejandro Sanchez-Gomez, Laura Almendra-Martin
Summary: This study assessed the SWAT soil moisture in the Henares River Basin under Mediterranean conditions for the first time. Modeling and remote sensing products were used as references, and the evaluation results showed satisfactory performances. The findings indicate that producing reliable SWAT soil moisture databases can increase the availability of suitable soil moisture series worldwide.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Philipp L. Bykov, Vladimir A. Gordin, Lydia L. Tarasova, Evgenii V. Vasilenko
Summary: This study proposes a combined objective analysis method for available water content based on measurements from agrometeorological stations and remote sensing data. Two neural networks are used for analysis, and optimal interpolation is used for assimilation of ground-based data.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Aaron A. Berg, Jaison Thomas Ambadan, Andreas Colliander, Heather McNairn, Jarrett Powers, Erica Tetlock
Summary: The evaluation of the SMAP soil moisture products using validation networks in different regions has shown that the correlation between the SMAP product and the in situ measurements is higher when vertically oriented probes are used. The unbiased root mean square error (ubRMSE) is also lower when vertically oriented probes are considered. These findings suggest that the use of vertical probe information should be taken into account for validation activities and the design of in situ calibration/validation networks.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
A. Colliander, Y. Kerr, J. -P. Wigneron, A. Al-Yaari, N. Rodriguez-Fernandez, X. Li, J. Chaubell, P. Richaume, A. Mialon, J. Asanuma, A. Berg, D. D. Bosch, T. Caldwell, M. H. Cosh, C. Holifield Collins, J. Martinez-Fernandez, H. McNairn, M. S. Seyfried, P. J. Starks, Z. Su, M. Thibeault, J. P. Walker
Summary: The European Space Agency launched the SMOS mission in 2009, which provides multiple global soil moisture products. Four SMOS products were compared, and the IC product showed better performance in unbiased metrics but larger mean difference. However, the differences in performance became smaller when valid retrievals were used. The comparison with the SMAP mission demonstrated that SMOS and SMAP radiometers can achieve similar soil moisture sensitivity.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Carsten Montzka, Heye R. Bogena, Michael Herbst, Michael H. Cosh, Thomas Jagdhuber, Harry Vereecken
Summary: The CEOS LPV subgroup is established to coordinate standardized validation of satellite products, using machine learning methods to generate spatial maps of soil properties for estimating soil moisture variability. The resulting global dataset can help identify the number of in situ stations needed to validate coarse soil moisture products.
IEEE GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Garett Pignotti, Hendrik Rathjens, Indrajeet Chaubey, Mark Williams, Melba Crawford
Summary: The study found a strong sensitivity of model predictions to perturbations in soil moisture, especially at the watershed scale. The results highlight the need to improve soil moisture simulations, suggesting that more accurately simulating soil moisture may improve the accuracy of key model predictions.
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Giovanni Paolini, Maria Jose Escorihuela, Joaquim Bellvert, Olivier Merlin
Summary: This paper introduces a modified version of the DisPATCh algorithm to disaggregate the SMAP surface soil moisture (SSM) product at a 20 m spatial resolution using sharpened Sentinel-3 land surface temperature (LST) data. The proposed high resolution SSM product has been validated and compared with coarser products. It shows significant improvements in capturing field-specific irrigation practices and spatial variability at a sub-field scale. The high spatio-temporal resolution of the product opens up new opportunities for applications in agriculture and water management.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sonam Sandeep Dash, Bhabagrahi Sahoo, Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi
Summary: This study integrates an improved pothole methodology in the SWAT model to accurately estimate evapotranspiration under different crop-growth phases. The results show that the proposed SWAT-EP model outperforms the existing SWAT-P model in simulating catchment-scale streamflow and evapotranspiration.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Xiaoyong Xu, Steven Frey
Summary: This study validated five state-of-the-art satellite soil moisture datasets in a humid region, showing variations in their performance, with CCI Combined performing the best and CCI Passive performing the worst. SMAP and CCI Combined had better correlation measures, and SMAP performed best in anomaly detection.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manh-Hung Le, Binh Quang Nguyen, Hung T. Pham, Amol Patil, Hong Xuan Do, Raaj Ramsankaran, John D. Bolten, Venkataraman Lakshmi
Summary: Streamflow is a key variable in the hydrological cycle. This study investigates the impact of different spatial and temporal resolutions of remotely sensed soil moisture products on streamflow simulation and forecasting using the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) technique. The results show that the high-spatial resolution of downscaled SMAP 1 km is more beneficial for improving the accuracy of streamflow simulation, especially in small catchments.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Sonam Sandeep Dash, Bhabagrahi Sahoo, Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi
Summary: This study evaluates the usability of different indirect ET estimation methods for catchment-scale drought and irrigation planning, revealing discrepancies in the estimation results. It shows that the VIC-3L model may significantly overestimate ET, while the MOD16A2 product provides relatively more accurate estimates.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Ullrich Dettmann, Nicky Nancy Kraft, Raimund Rech, Arne Heidkamp, Barbel Tiemeyer
Summary: Different drying temperatures have varying effects on the determination of water content, SOC, and N in soil, with particular importance for peat soils due to their high organic carbon and water contents. Incubation experiments showed that the type of peat soil had a greater impact on basal respiration than drying temperatures, but still affected respiration rates.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Jing Guo, Yan Tang, Yongji Wu, Chen Zhu, Jie Huang
Summary: In this article, a novel corrosion-resistant, embeddable open-end coaxial cable soil moisture sensor is proposed and demonstrated. This sensor utilizes microwave resonators constructed with two reflectors along the coaxial line. The resonance frequency of the coaxial cable resonator is highly dependent on the fringe capacitance, which changes with soil moisture levels. A mathematical model and proof of concept for soil moisture measurement are provided, with experimental results showing high sensitivity. The robustness, ease of manufacture, chemical resistance, low cost, and suitability for long-term and industrial applications make this innovative sensor ideal for harsh environments and advancing chemical trace sensing.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Water Resources
Garett Pignotti, Indrajeet Chaubey, Keith Cherkauer, Mark Williams, Melba Crawford
Summary: The study demonstrates the need for continued efforts to enhance soil water model representation for improving biophysical process simulations, with changing soil water percolation methods showing significant improvements in the simulation efficiency of water resource management models.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Diego Bueso, Maria Piles, Philippe Ciais, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, lvaro Moreno-Martinez, Gustau Camps-Valls
Summary: This article introduces an observation-based methodology to capture evidence of global terrestrial ecosystem changes and attribute them to natural or human activities. The authors use satellite data to construct maps of changes in soil and vegetation water content and biomass, and combine them with land cover change, vegetation greenness, and precipitation variability to assess their relationship with major documented ecosystem changes. The results reveal patterns of change in different regions and classify them according to human activity drivers.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Ling Zhang, Xinyang Jin, Yuedan Xu, Chaoyang Wang, Mingxing Li, Baiping Fu
Summary: This study investigated the effects of PAA on nanolayering self-assembly and the effects of salt ions on the formation of nanolayering after their chemical interaction with MDP. The study found that PAA can inhibit the self-assembly of nanolayering, while some salt ions play an important role in the highly ordered, self-assembled nanostructure after their chemical interaction with MDP.
JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mingxing Li, Peili Wu, David M. H. Sexton, Zhuguo Ma
Summary: This study investigates potential future changes in climate zones using root-layer soil moisture as an indicator. The research shows that global drylands may expand by 10.5% by the end of the 21st century, with higher growth in semiarid and subhumid regions and reductions in arid and humid zones. Evaluating climate zone changes with soil moisture provides more accurate results, especially with higher expansion rates in mid-high latitude regions.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Ling Zhang, Yuedan Xu, Xinyang Jin, Chaoyang Wang, Mingxing Li, Zihuai Zhou, Baiping Fu
Summary: Fibrous-like organic-inorganic hybrid structures were successfully fabricated via a bottom-up approach and applied as a novel primer to significantly enhance dentin bond strengths of self-etch adhesives.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Bangcheng Han, Yulin Chen, Shiqiang Zheng, Mingxing Li, Jinjin Xie
Summary: This article proposes a robust control method combined with regional pole assignment to achieve the stability control of the whirl mode in the AMB-rotor system. By analyzing the physical model of the multi-degree-of-freedom magnetic bearing system and establishing the system's state-space model, the gyroscopic effects varying with the rotor speed are considered, constraints on the controller are obtained to achieve system stability, and additional constraints are derived through the regional pole assignment method to increase system stability margin and whirl mode damping. The constraints are converted into linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) to obtain a controller satisfying all the constraints, leading to a satisfactory system performance in experimental results.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mingxing Li, Peili Wu, Zhuguo Ma, Zhihua Pan, Meixia Lv, Qing Yang, Yawen Duan
Summary: This study investigates the changes in soil moisture loss pathways in China and finds that the ratio of vegetation transpiration to soil evaporation has generally increased across the country, implying the potential of regional greening and the risks of droughts.
JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Ming Xing Li, Lian Duan, Mei Ling Chen, Fu Cong Tian, Bai Ping Fu
Summary: This study evaluated the potential of the extrafibrillar dentin demineralization strategy on the long-term dentin bond strength of an etch-and-rinse adhesive. The results showed that the use of GCE conditioner could defy the degradation of dentin bond strength after 12 months of water storage.
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Mingyue Lu, Mingxing Li, Longyan Yi, Feifei Li, Lin Feng, Tianyi Ji, Yanpeng Zang, Junqiang Qiu
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effects of 8-week HIIT on bone metabolism in sedentary young women. The results showed that both HIIT and MICT interventions improved bone metabolism, with HIIT eliciting superior benefits compared to MICT.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Mingxing Li, Peili Wu, Zhuguo Ma, Meixia Lv, Qing Yang, Yawen Duan
Summary: This study investigates the changes in groundwater table depth in China using climate data and a land model. The results show a significant overall reduction in groundwater table depth, particularly in southern China, over the past 40 years. The study highlights the importance of understanding the impact of climate change on groundwater and the worsening terrestrial water availability in China.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Rong Kuang, Jing Zhou, Jiaqi Deng, Tian Xia, Mingxing Li
Summary: Facial artery pseudoaneurysms are rare and usually caused by blunt injury. Ultrasound, especially Doppler ultrasound, is essential for the diagnosis of facial artery pseudoaneurysms, particularly in children. We report a case of facial foreign body abscess and facial artery pseudoaneurysm in a 19-month-old child diagnosed by ultrasound.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
Wei Liu, Zhiping Zhou, Zhaolin Li, Mingxing Li, Qiongwei Li, Zhengrong Ye, Jinxing Yao, Xiankang Zhong
Summary: This paper investigates the mechanical properties and corrosion behaviors of HS110S steel in high-temperature and harsh downhole environment. Results show that at 350 degrees C, the yield strength and tensile strength of HS110S steel are 779 and 861 MPa, respectively. The corrosion rates in the high-temperature environment are relatively high, indicating the need for suitable protective measures.
ANTI-CORROSION METHODS AND MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mingxing Li, Peili Wu, Zhuguo Ma, Jiandong Liu
Summary: This study examines the seasonal characteristics of vegetation greening in China and its association with soil moisture and temperature changes. Using high-resolution datasets, the study finds that 56.8% of land area in China experienced a greening trend while 6.6% experienced a browning trend. The findings suggest that soil heat and water conditions play a significant role in translating global warming signals.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mingxing Li, Zhuguo Ma, Peili Wu, Jiandong Liu, Meixia Lv, Qing Yang, Yunhuan Han
Summary: This study examines the joint changes of soil temperature (ST) and moisture (SM) and their ecological impacts across China. The results show that a significant portion of China experienced warming-drying and warming-wetting trends, leading to changes in vegetation cover. Additionally, it is predicted that more areas will experience warmer and wetter conditions in the future. These findings suggest that ecosystems may be partially resilient to long-term trends due to compensating effects of global warming and regional hydrological changes.
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Mengyang Xu, Mingxing Li, Fei Hao
Summary: This paper addresses the distributed optimization problem of second-order multiagent systems with external disturbances. An adaptive event-triggered controller is proposed based on the internal model principle to reject disturbances and achieve optimal consensus. The controller and event-triggering condition do not rely on global information, allowing for a fully distributed approach. By utilizing the event-triggered scheme, communication and computing resources can be saved. The effectiveness of the proposed protocol is demonstrated through numerical simulations.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yejinpeng Wang, Lingao Ju, Gang Wang, Kaiyu Qian, Wan Jin, Mingxing Li, Jingtian Yu, Yiliang Shi, Yongzhi Wang, Yi Zhang, Yu Xiao, Xinghuan Wang
Summary: This study finds that DNA polymerase POLD1 plays a pro-carcinogenic role in bladder cancer and is associated with malignancy and prognosis of bladder cancer. POLD1 promotes proliferation and metastasis of bladder cancer through MYC, stabilizing MYC independently of its DNA polymerase activity and enhancing MYC's transcriptional activity by forming a complex with it. The feedback loop between POLD1 and MYC enhances the pro-carcinogenic effect in bladder cancer.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Shuyi Zhang, Mingxing Li, Zhuguo Ma, Dongnan Jian, Meixia Lv, Qing Yang, Yawen Duan, Doaa Amin
Summary: This study extends the definition of flash droughts and investigates how they are affected by climate change across China on multitemporal scales. The results show that flash drought hotspots are observed in North China and the Yangtze River Basin, with significant increases in frequencies, durations, and affected areas. Flash droughts intensify more during spring and autumn, and the seasonal hotspots in eastern China shift in relation to soil moisture loss and precipitation. These findings provide insights into the soil moisture responses to climate change and can help prepare for climate change impacts on local ecosystems.
