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Environmental Sciences
Magda Stella de Melo Martins, Carlos Alberto Valera, Marcelo Zanata, Regina Maria Bessa Santos, Vera Lucia Abdala, Fernando Antonio Leal Pacheco, Luis Filipe Sanches Fernandes, Teresa Cristina Tarle Pissarra
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between land use and future land change scenarios on water resources in an environmental protection area using the SWAT hydrological model. Results showed significant impacts of future changes on rainfall distribution and hydrological processes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marc F. Mueller, Kevin R. Roche, David N. Dralle
Summary: River basins may not necessarily dampen rainfall variability, as some catchments can actually amplify it. This amplifying effect depends on water balance principles and the interaction between fundamental hydrological processes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Agronomy
Jianyu Liu, Yuanyuan You, Jianfeng Li, Stephen Sitch, Xihui Gu, Julia E. M. S. Nabel, Danica Lombardozzi, Ming Luo, Xingyu Feng, Almut Arneth, Atul K. Jain, Pierre Friedlingstein, Hanqin Tian, Ben Poulter, Dongdong Kong
Summary: Climate change, elevated CO2 concentration, and land use change have significantly altered land evapotranspiration, with climate change being the primary driver of increased evapotranspiration. However, CO2 and land use change also play distinct roles in affecting evapotranspiration in different regions.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Hero Marhaento, Martijn J. Booij, Noorhadi Rahardjo, Naveed Ahmed
Summary: This study assessed the effects of a forestation program and climate change on the water balance of the Bogowonto catchment in Java, Indonesia using the SWAT model. Results showed that forestation had minor impacts compared to climate change on the water balance, with forestation decreasing streamflow and surface runoff during the wet season. It is important to consider both positive and negative effects in future forestation programs.
Review
Engineering, Civil
Naomie M. Kayitesi, Alphonce C. Guzha, Gregoire Mariethoz
Summary: This review paper examines the effects of spatiotemporal changes in climate and land use/land cover on river hydro-morphology in tropical regions. Through analyzing 60 case studies, it is found that land use/land cover change has limited impact on hydrological variables, and other factors such as catchment heterogeneity play an important role. Future projections suggest similar trends will continue, though with differences based on land use and climate scenarios. Despite significant changes taking place in tropical regions, there is still limited research on the hydro-morphology responses, highlighting the need for further studies to enhance our understanding.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Laurie Boithias, Olivier Ribolzi, Guillaume Lacombe, Chanthamousone Thammahacksa, Norbert Silvera, Keooudone Latsachack, Bounsamay Soulileuth, Marion Viguier, Yves Auda, Elodie Robert, Olivier Evrard, Sylvain Huon, Thomas Pommier, Cyril Zouiten, Oloth Sengtaheuanghoung, Emma Rochelle-Newall
Summary: The study found that the concentration of E. coli in stream flow during flood events is mainly influenced by surface runoff. Surface runoff and soil surface erosion are the primary drivers of E. coli contamination in the stream.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Qing Yang, Gengyuan Liu, Marco Casazza, Stefano Dumontet, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: Ecological restoration programs have been beneficial to ecosystem services improvement, but challenges remain in planning and management due to climate change, rapid land use change, and insufficient simulation and identification of thresholds. A new framework is proposed to address these challenges, including attribution analysis, assessment of climate-land use change impacts, simulation of restoration program effects, and threshold identification. Recommendations for future research directions are also provided.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Prakash N. Dixit, Goetz M. Richter, Kevin Coleman, Adrian L. Collins
Summary: Reducing CO2 emissions is crucial for the UK to achieve its net zero policy objective. By leveraging climate change and land use change, suitable bioenergy crops can be strategically deployed to enhance energy production and carbon sequestration. This study evaluates the potential of bioenergy crops and their response to changing climate in the upper River Taw observatory catchment in southwest England. The results indicate that a warming climate positively impacts the production of all crops considered, with colder areas benefiting more in terms of biomass. Additionally, converting permanent grassland to perennial bioenergy crops can increase production and carbon sequestration potential.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kangning Huang, Jiye Leng, Yong Xu, Xinwei Li, Meng Cai, Ran Wang, Chao Ren
Summary: This study introduces a new methodological framework to predict future LCZ maps using the Cellular Automata model, successfully capturing structural changes within cities and providing necessary input datasets for urban climate forecasts.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan Pablo Garcia Montoya, Juan Vicente Giraldez Cervera, Tom Vanwalleghem
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of land-use changes and ENO events on erosion and sediment transport using the Sedd model, revealing a significant reduction in vegetation cover and the influence of La Niña-related runoff and erosion events.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anu Vijayan, Joseph M. Maina, Rochelle Lawson, Hsing-Chung Chang, Linda J. Beaumont, Peter J. Davies
Summary: Urbanization and climate change are major factors contributing to habitat loss and local extinction rates. Effective management of native vegetation in urban settings requires understanding the impacts of these factors and how species and communities may adapt, as well as identifying climate refugia to support management decisions under urban expansion and climate change pressures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Adam Krajewski, Anna E. Sikorska-Senoner, Leszek Hejduk, Kazimierz Banasik
Summary: This study aimed to better understand the interactions between land use changes, climate change, and aquatic ecosystems in a small agricultural catchment. It found that climate change had a larger impact on annual runoff compared to land use changes, with specific methods and the Budyko curve playing a key role in quantifying these impacts. Additionally, understanding the sources of water deficit can lead to improved water resources management in small catchments.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Gebiaw T. Ayele, Bofu Yu, David P. Hamilton
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impacts of future land use change and climate change on streamflow and nutrient load. The results showed that increasing forest coverage can decrease nutrient load, while climate change may lead to increased flow and nutrient load. Additionally, land use change can moderate the impacts of climate change on nutrient load.
Article
Environmental Studies
Pooja Preetha, Mahbub Hasan
Summary: This study used a coupled SWAT-FEM simulation model to assess the effects of land use land cover and climate change scenarios on water resources in the Chennai river catchments in India. Land use data was obtained from the National Remote Sensing Centre and International Water Management Institute, while climate change simulations were obtained from four global climate models. The study found that climate change will significantly impact water resources, leading to an increase of over 20% in water utilization by 2100.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yingshuo Lyu, Hong Chen, Zhe Cheng, Yuetong He, Xi Zheng
Summary: This study aimed to establish a comprehensive methodological framework to analyze the individual and combined attribution of landscape pattern and climate changes on streamflow in Beijing. The results showed that future streamflow in the Beijing basin would decrease, with reduced peak flow in most basins in the summer and increased flow in the autumn and winter. The study highlights the importance of considering both landscape pattern and climate changes in managing ecohydrological balance and promoting sustainable development.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Naveed Ahmed, Genxu Wang, Martijn J. Booij, Gokmen Ceribasi, Mohd Sultan Bhat, Ahmet Iyad Ceyhunlu, Adeel Ahmed
Summary: This study investigated changes in monthly streamflow in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya (HKH) region in Pakistan using the IPTA method. It was found that only glaciated and snow/ice-covered sub-basins experienced increasing trends, while most other sub-basins faced decreasing trends in high flow months and increasing trends in low flow months. Overall, the results provide insights into hydrology of the HKH region and support sustainable water management.
STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
V Gholami, M. R. Khaleghi, S. Pirasteh, Martijn J. Booij
Summary: The study utilized geospatial artificial intelligence methods to simulate groundwater quality in the Mazandaran plain in Iran and compared the performance of three methods, with CANFIS demonstrating the highest performance in the test stage. The results can be used for managing groundwater quality and contributing to sustainable development goals.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Andry Rustanto, Martijn J. Booij
Summary: This study evaluates two image blending methods and nine input data configurations to select the most suitable one. The results show that FSDAF outperforms STARFM in generating synthetic NDVI when using unsupervised and supervised classification images, along with MODIS NDVI 250 m v.005. When generating synthetic NDVI using AVHRR NDVI, both algorithms perform similarly. The selection of image blending algorithm with a single pair base reference image should consider input data configuration and temporal over spatial variance ratio.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL EARTH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Naveed Ahmed, Genxu Wang, Martijn J. Booij, Sun Xiangyang, Fiaz Hussain, Ghulam Nabi
Summary: The study found that climate change has a more significant impact on streamflow in the catchment area, while landuse/landcover change has a relatively smaller impact. Changes in evapotranspiration due to climate change are larger, especially from August to October.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Correction
Engineering, Civil
V. Gholami, M. R. Khaleghi, S. Pirasteh, Martijn J. Booij
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Naveed Ahmed, Genxu Wang, Haishen Lu, Martijn J. Booij, Hero Marhaento, Foyez Ahmed Prodhan, Shahid Ali, Muhammad Ali Imran
Summary: This study assessed the quantitative attribution of changes in streamflow to climate change and land cover change for the Yangtze River Source Region in China. The results showed that climate change had a more significant impact on streamflow compared to land cover change.
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Maarten S. Krol, Martijn J. Booij, Rick J. Hogeboom, Fatemeh Karandish, Joep F. Schyns, Ranran Wang
Article
Water Resources
Sam G. Westerhof, Martijn J. Booij, Marcel C. J. Van den Berg, Ric J. M. Huting, Jord J. Warmink
Summary: This study aims to quantify the uncertainty of risk-based flood safety standards for a Dutch riverine case study and found that the Dutch flood safety standards are highly uncertain, especially in terms of damage functions and evacuation uncertainty.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
V. Gholami, M. J. Booij
Summary: This study used machine learning methods to predict nitrate contamination in groundwater in the north of Iran and determined the best method for mapping. The extreme gradient boosting (EGB) method demonstrated the highest performance in predicting nitrate concentration, and factors such as distance from industries, population density, groundwater depth, and evaporation rates were found to be the most important factors affecting nitrate concentration. The resulting map of groundwater nitrate pollution showed good accuracy when compared with measured values.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jingkai Xie, Yue-Ping Xu, Martijn J. Booij, Yuxue Guo
Summary: The implementation of water-sediment regulation scheme in the Yellow River can redistribute water over regions through frequent reservoir operation, with changes in terrestrial water storage induced by reservoir operation detected using GRACE data. Results indicate a significant contribution of reservoir operation to changes in TWS, especially in heavily regulated regions.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hakan Tongal, Martijn J. Booij
Summary: Streamflow simulation in a snow dominated basin is complex. Long short-term memory (LSTM) and artificial neural network (ANN) models were used for rainfall-runoff simulation in the Carson River basin in the US. The LSTM model outperformed the ANN model in representing flow dynamics, while the ANN model showed good performance in rainfall-runoff modeling. The proposed methodology enhances the learning capabilities of machine learning models in rainfall-runoff simulation.
STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Naveed Ahmed, Haishen Lu, Martijn J. Booij, Genxu Wang, Hero Marhaento, Mohd Sultan Bhat, Shahzada Adnan
Summary: This study focuses on the river basins in the HKH region in Pakistan and uses the SWAT+ model and various trend analysis methods to analyze precipitation time series. The results show different precipitation trends in different sub-basins and seasons, with the innovative methods being more sensitive than traditional methods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Khabat Khosravi, Ali Golkarian, Patricia M. Saco, Martijn J. Booij, Assefa M. Melesse
Summary: This study applied three widely used modeling approaches to predict suspended sediment load at the Talar watershed in Iran and evaluated their performance. The random forest model showed the best prediction power in the training phase, while the dagging-RF hybrid algorithm outperformed all other models in the validation phase.
GEOCARTO INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Afshin Jahanshahi, Martijn J. Booij
Summary: This study investigates the controls that influence the spatial variability of event runoff coefficients (RCs) based on the comparative hydrology concept. The results indicate that catchment elevation is the most important control on RCs at the country scale, and hydro-climatic attributes such as mean annual precipitation, ratio of actual evaporation to precipitation, and the ratio of potential evaporation to precipitation are other important controls on RCs. Catchment area is a major control on RCs at the regional scale.
HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Oleksandr Mialyk, Joep F. Schyns, Martijn J. Booij, Rick J. Hogeboom
Summary: Crop water productivity, measured by the water footprint, is crucial for water and food security. This study focuses on the temporal dynamics of crop water footprints, specifically for global maize production. The results show significant variations in water footprints across different regions, with high-input agriculture regions exhibiting smaller footprints. While the unit water footprint of maize decreased over the past three decades, the total water footprint increased due to the expansion of rainfed and irrigated areas. It is important to address the sustainability and purpose of maize production to ensure ecosystem and human livelihoods.
HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
(2022)