Article
Engineering, Civil
Maryam Abbaszadeh, Ommolbanin Bazrafshan, Rasool Mahdavi, Elham Rafiei Sardooi, Sajad Jamshidi
Summary: The hydrological processes in watersheds can be greatly affected by changes in climate and Land Use/Land Cover (LULC), leading to significant alterations in precipitation patterns, evaporation rates, and stream flow. This study investigates the future climatic conditions and LULC changes in the Minab River Basin, Iran, and their impacts on streamflow and evapotranspiration. The results show that future changes in climate and LULC will lead to increased evapotranspiration, with potential increases attributable to climate changes and LULC changes. Additionally, changes in LULC are expected to cause a decline in streamflow, although the impact of climate on streamflow varies across different climate scenarios.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manel Mosbahi, Zeineb Kassouk, Sihem Benabdallah, Jalel Aouissi, Rihab Arbi, Mouna Mrad, Reginald Blake, Hamidreza Norouzi, Bechir Bejaoui
Summary: Land use change is a critical factor affecting hydrological processes, and understanding its long-term dynamics is essential for sustainable water resources management. This study aimed to quantify and analyze land use change and its impacts on hydrology in the Sejnane watershed in northern Tunisia from 1985 to 2021. Remote sensing and a SWAT model were used, and land use maps were developed for different years. The results showed significant changes in land use, which strongly influenced water balance components, with an increase in runoff and a decrease in percolation. The construction of a dam, expansion of irrigated areas, and growth of olive tree plantations were identified as major contributors to the hydrological changes.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yali E. Woyessa, Worku A. Welderufael
Summary: This study assessed the impact of afforestation on catchment water balance in a semi-arid region of South Africa. Different forest scenarios were simulated using ArcGIS and SWAT tools, with results showing that converting grass-covered slopes to evergreen forest can significantly increase water yield in the catchment.
GEOSCIENCE LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Priyanka Gunjan, Surendra Kumar Mishra, Anil Kumar Lohani, Surendra Kumar Chandniha
Summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the distribution of hydrological responses towards water balance components for a watershed. The study focused on the water balance in the Mahanadi river basin of India, analyzing the impact of Landuse Land Cover (LULC) on runoff using the SWAT model. The results showed that significant increases in runoff and decreases in groundwater contribution were observed from 1994 to 2014 due to changes in LULC.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Damian Badora, Rafal Wawer, Aleksandra Krol-Badziak, Anna Nierobca, Jerzy Kozyra, Beata Jurga
Summary: The study assesses the water balance of the Vistula River basin in 2050 based on climate scenarios and models, highlighting the unclear trends in water management for the coming decades.
Article
Environmental Sciences
David Rivas-Tabares, Ana M. Tarquis, Angel De Miguel, Anne Gobin, Barbara Willaarts
Summary: This study highlighted the importance of considering LULC scenarios in rural catchment hydrology for future water dynamics. By involving stakeholders, a mapping protocol was developed to assess the impact of different scenarios on water balance components. Results showed that allocating permanent land covers such as grassland could help buffer water dynamics, promoting land and water conservation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dawit Samuel Teshome, Megersa Kebede Leta, Habitamu Taddese, Alene Moshe, Terefe Tolessa, Gebiaw T. Ayele, Songcai You
Summary: This study assesses the hydrological responses of land cover changes in the Muger watershed from 1986 to 2020. The key findings are that changes in cultivation land, forest land, and settlement have significant impacts on the hydrological processes. The study outcome can assist decision-makers and planners in preparing adaptable strategies under changing land cover conditions within a watershed.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Henrique Haas, Nathan G. F. Reaver, Ritesh Karki, Latif Kalin, Puneet Srivastava, David A. Kaplan, Carlos Gonzalez-Benecke
Summary: Forests play a critical role in the hydrologic cycle and it is important to accurately represent forest dynamics in watershed models. This study focuses on improving the representation of forest dynamics in the widely used Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) through species-specific re-parameterizations. The results show that the re-parameterized model outperforms the default model in simulating forest dynamics and has significant implications for water yield in the studied sites.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Javier Senent-Aparicio, Adrian Lopez-Ballesteros, Anders Nielsen, Dennis Trolle
Summary: By combining the SWAT hydrological model and QWET hydrodynamic model, we studied the hydrology and water balance of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon. The models showed good performance in simulating the water resources in the region, providing valuable insights for decision makers.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
G. Z. Ndhlovu, Y. E. Woyessa
Summary: This study successfully simulated hydrological processes in the Zambezi River Basin using high-resolution climate data and SWAT model, which showed that using gridded climate data for hydrological modeling in data scarce regions is an effective method.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abdennabi Alitane, Ali Essahlaoui, Ann Van Griensven, Estifanos Addisu Yimer, Narjisse Essahlaoui, Meriame Mohajane, Celray James Chawanda, Anton Van Rompaey
Summary: Water resources are crucial for economic prosperity, food security, and human habitats, but their deterioration and inadequate use have significant impacts on the environment and humans. This study used a hydrologic model to simulate and quantify water balance components in the R'Dom watershed in Morocco, revealing the distribution of precipitation, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, and groundwater recharge.
Article
Environmental Studies
Urgessa Kenea, Dereje Adeba, Motuma Shiferaw Regasa, Michael Nones
Summary: Land use and land cover changes are significant in African countries due to their agriculture-based economy and rapid population growth; research indicates that LULCC has an impact on watershed hydrology, necessitating effective response strategies; modeling results demonstrate that LULCC affects water flow, highlighting the importance of accounting for LULCC in modeling hydrological responses at the watershed scale.
Article
Water Resources
George Bariamis, Evangelos Baltas
Summary: This study utilizes the SWAT hydrological model to assess long-term alterations in streamflow in three adjacent catchments of Upper East Fork White River, Indiana USA. The model setup incorporates parameters such as water abstraction, land use, agricultural practices, and drainage, with a focus on water resource extraction and usage. The results indicate a progressively sufficient hydrological model setup for evaluating the future implications of land cover and climate change on streamflow.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Suresh Marahatta, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Deepak Aryal
Summary: The study used the SWAT hydrological model to characterize the rainfall-runoff behavior in the Budhigandaki River Basin in central Nepal, and assessed the model's applicability in a complex mountainous river basin. The model performance was ranked as very good, with the study providing additional evidence of SWAT's ability to simulate rainfall-runoff characteristics in such complex catchments.
Article
Water Resources
Feiyan Xiao, Xunming Wang, Congsheng Fu
Summary: A hydrological simulation study in the Xiaoxingkai Lake Basin, China, reveals that climate change has a greater impact on streamflow than land use/land cover changes. The volume of Lake Xiaoxingkai slightly increased during 1961-2017, with climate change contributing the most, followed by direct human activities and land use/land cover changes having a negative effect.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Larisa S. Seregina, Andreas H. Fink, Roderick van der Linden, Chris Funk, Joaquim G. Pinto
Summary: The study analyzed the interannual variations of the seasonal cycle of the tropical rain belt in the Greater Horn of Africa, finding that the Msimu Rains are influenced by two clusters with opposite rainfall characteristics between the Congo Basin and Tanzania. Moreover, the peak period of the Long Rains shows a complex composition of five clusters, closely connected to intraseasonal and interannual variability of the latitudinal locations of the tropical rain belt.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gohar Ghazaryan, Andreas Rienow, Carsten Oldenburg, Frank Thonfeld, Birte Trampnau, Sarah Sticksel, Carsten Juergens
Summary: This study developed a framework for analyzing urban growth-related imperviousness in NRW from the 1980s to present using Landsat data, highlighting continuous growth of impervious areas with a high imperviousness area growth of over 30% from 1985 to 2017. Integration of urban expansion information with population dynamics data showed spatial heterogeneity in urban expansion rates compared to population growth rates in NRW.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Eva-Maria Walz, Marlon Maranan, Roderick van der Linden, Andreas H. Fink, Peter Knippertz
Summary: This study defines a climatological reference forecast called extended probabilistic climatology (EPC) using satellite-based rainfall estimates from 2001 to 2019 to gauge the success of improvements in precipitation forecasts. The EPC outperforms current weather forecast models in some areas and forecast aspects, providing a new benchmark for the scientific and forecasting communities.
WEATHER AND FORECASTING
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ha Pham-Thanh, Tan Phan-Van, Andreas H. Fink, Roderick van der Linden
Summary: A new method was proposed to determine the onset dates of the rainy season in Vietnam, showing varying sensitivity of RSODs to different thresholds. The results indicated an earlier onset trend in most parts of central Vietnam, while some northern regions exhibited a trend towards later onset dates.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Frank Thonfeld, Ursula Gessner, Stefanie Holzwarth, Jennifer Kriese, Emmanuel da Ponte, Juliane Huth, Claudia Kuenzer
Summary: Central Europe experienced several severe droughts and heatwaves between 2018 and 2020, leading to significant impacts on forest ecosystems. In Germany, bark beetle infestations compounded the damage, resulting in extensive forest loss. This study utilized dense time-series data from Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 to assess canopy cover loss in Germany from January 2018 to April 2021. The results revealed a total loss of 501,000 hectares, with varying levels of impact across different regions.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
O. U. Charlene Gaba, Yae Ulrich Gaba, Bernd Diekkrueger
Summary: This paper suggests comparing past climate projections with observational data as a different approach to complement classical methods. The study conducted in West Africa reveals significant differences between projections and observations, with close connection to the chosen scenarios. The implications of these differences on sustainable development in the region are considered important.
Article
Water Resources
Claudia Schepp, Bernd Diekkrueger, Mathias Becker
Summary: This study aims to understand the generation and routing of interflow in wetlands in East Africa and its contribution to water and nitrate availability. The results showed that interflow volumes and nitrate transport were strongly influenced by land-use type and rainfall characteristics.
Article
Geography, Physical
Simon Koenig, Frank Thonfeld, Michael Foerster, Olena Dubovyk, Marco Heurich
Summary: Bark beetle infestations are a significant forest disturbance agent that has been increasing in frequency and affected areas due to global climate change. This study demonstrates the potential of using multi-sensor time series data from Landsat and Sentinel satellites to detect and monitor bark beetle infestations, with Sentinel-2 providing the best overall results.
GISCIENCE & REMOTE SENSING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patrick Kacic, Frank Thonfeld, Ursula Gessner, Claudia Kuenzer
Summary: Monitoring forest conditions is crucial for preserving biodiversity, protecting carbon sinks, and promoting forest resilience in the face of global climate change. The semi-natural forests in Germany are facing severe challenges, such as insect infestation, due to the impacts of heatwaves and droughts. This study demonstrates the potential of using remote sensing sensors to generate comprehensive forest structure products for Germany, providing valuable information on recent forest conditions and supporting a better understanding of post-disturbance forest structure and resilience.
Article
Ecology
Stefanie Steinbach, Esther Hentschel, Konrad Hentze, Andreas Rienow, Viviane Umulisa, Sander J. Zwart, Andrew Nelson
Summary: To ensure sustainable wetlands use and prevent wetland degradation, decision-makers and managing institutions require quantitative and spatially explicit information on the condition of wetland ecosystems. Remote sensing, particularly the Wetland Use Intensity (WUI) indicator based on Mean Absolute Spectral Dynamics (MASD), has the potential to assist in wetland mapping, inventorying, and monitoring. Using the Google Earth Engine (GEE), an automated approach for calculating WUI was developed, providing high quality results and requiring minimal user input. The application of WUI in Rwanda demonstrated its potential to assess wetland health and contribute to wetland management efforts, as it is informative, distinct from existing indicators, and applicable even under cloudy conditions.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Stefanie Holzwarth, Frank Thonfeld, Patrick Kacic, Sahra Abdullahi, Sarah Asam, Kjirsten Coleman, Christina Eisfelder, Ursula Gessner, Juliane Huth, Tanja Kraus, Christopher Shatto, Birgit Wessel, Claudia Kuenzer
Summary: One-third of Germany's land surface area is covered by forest, which serves various purposes such as providing habitat, raw materials, climate protection, and recreational space. However, the crown condition of German forests has been deteriorating, leading to the need for remote sensing methods to assess the situation.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Christoph Fischer, Andreas H. Fink, Elmar Schoemer, Roderick van der Linden, Michael Maier-Gerber, Marc Rautenhaus, Michael Riemer
Summary: Potential vorticity (PV) analysis is important for studying atmospheric dynamics and weather system life cycles. This study presents a new algorithm to objectively identify PV anomalies in gridded data and demonstrates the advantages of a 3-D perspective through a case study.
GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ha Pham-Thanh, Tan Phan-Van, Roderick van der Linden, Andreas H. Fink
Summary: This study uses subseasonal to seasonal (S2S) ensemble hindcasts from the ECMWF to evaluate the predictability of rainy season onset dates (RSODs) in different climatic subregions of Vietnam. The results show that the ECMWF model reproduces the observed interannual variability of RSODs well, with better performance at shorter lead times. The choice of RSOD criteria significantly influences the model's skill in predicting the onset dates.
WEATHER AND FORECASTING
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Mouhamed Idrissou, Bernd Diekkrueger, Bernhard Tischbein, Felix Op de Hipt, Kristian Naeschen, Thomas Pomeon, Yacouba Yira, Boubacar Ibrahim
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of climate and land use/land cover change on water resources in an inland valley catchment in Burkina Faso. The results show a large uncertainty in future runoff changes due to climate change, and land use change exacerbates the increase in total runoff. This study highlights the importance of considering land use change in assessing the impact of climate change.
