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Hydrology, Volume 11, Issue 4

2024 April - 18 articles

Cover Story: The StREAM Lab at Virginia Tech investigates the use of drone laser scanning for surveying channel morphology to monitor post-restoration changes in streams. The study compared channel metrics (e.g., width, depth, etc.) obtained through drone laser scanning with those derived from traditional surveying and found agreement between the metrics calculated from both methods. The study also examined the changes in morphology across three distinct restoration treatment reaches over time using drone laser scanning. The reach undergoing the most extensive restoration efforts (livestock exclusion, bank treatment, and inset floodplain creation) exhibited the greatest stability over time. This study's insights offer valuable tools for stream restoration practitioners, enhancing their ability to measure channel changes with high precision. View this paper
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Articles (18)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,228 Views
18 Pages

Groundwater Flow Model Calibration Using Variable Density Modeling for Coastal Aquifer Management

  • Martha Perdikaki,
  • Efthymios Chrysanthopoulos,
  • Konstantinos Markantonis and
  • Andreas Kallioras

The paper investigates the mechanism of seawater intrusion and the performance of free and open-source codes for the simulation of variable density flow problems in coastal aquifers. For this purpose, the research focused on the Marathon Watershed, l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,503 Views
13 Pages

Evaluating Best Management Practice Efficacy Based on Seasonal Variability and Spatial Scales

  • Vivek Venishetty,
  • Prem B. Parajuli,
  • Filip To,
  • Dipesh Nepal,
  • Beth Baker and
  • Veera Gnaneswar Gude

Implementing best management practices (BMPs) has proven to be an efficient method for reducing non-point source (NPS) pollutants. Agricultural NPS pollution is considered to be a major contributor to water quality impairment. This study aims to asse...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,887 Views
18 Pages

This study sought to estimate the potential impact of floodplain forest vegetation on sediment and phosphorus loading along the Iowa River in Iowa, USA. Thirty monitoring plots were established in forested conservation easements and similar public la...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,248 Views
12 Pages

Bark Morphology and Nutrient Flux in Urban Trees: Investigating Water Absorption and Ion Concentration Dynamics

  • Marcelle Teodoro Lima,
  • Manuel Enrique Gamero Guandique and
  • Kelly Cristina Tonello

Urban trees play a pivotal role in mediating the hydrological and nutrient cycles within urban ecosystems, yet the mechanisms by which bark characteristics influence these processes remain underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the impact of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,720 Views
17 Pages

Integrated Exploitation of Rainwater and Groundwater: A Strategy for Water Self-Sufficiency in Ca Mau Province of the Mekong Delta

  • Dang Hoa Vinh,
  • Dung Duc Tran,
  • Dao Dinh Cham,
  • Phan Thi Thanh Hang,
  • Duong Ba Man,
  • Danh Mon,
  • Luu Hai Tung,
  • Le Van Kiem,
  • Thien Duc Nguyen and
  • Duong Thi Ngoc Tuyen

Groundwater sources have been exploited excessively for numerous purposes worldwide, leading to increasingly severe depletion. However, the replenishment of groundwater sources has not usually been a focus in economically and socially underdeveloped...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,493 Views
21 Pages

Channel Morphology Change after Restoration: Drone Laser Scanning versus Traditional Surveying Techniques

  • Jonathan P. Resop,
  • Coral Hendrix,
  • Theresa Wynn-Thompson and
  • W. Cully Hession

Accurate and precise measures of channel morphology are important when monitoring a stream post-restoration to determine changes in stability, water quality, and aquatic habitat availability. Practitioners often rely on traditional surveying methods...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,538 Views
24 Pages

Features of the Distribution of Beaver Dams and Ponds along Small Rivers: The Volga-Kama Region, European Russia

  • Artyom V. Gusarov,
  • Aidar G. Sharifullin,
  • Achim A. Beylich and
  • Fedor N. Lisetskii

In this paper, by using GNSS technologies, some features of the distribution and some morphometric parameters of dams and ponds created by the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.) along ten rivers of the Volga-Kama region of European Russia were identif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,694 Views
27 Pages

This study mainly investigates the impact of debris accumulation on scour depth and scour hole characteristics around bridge piers. Through controlled experiments with uniform sand bed material, the influence of various debris shapes (high wedge, low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,376 Views
19 Pages

Arsenic contamination poses significant challenges to environmental and public health, with mining activities contributing to its wider distribution. This study investigates the fate of arsenic and iron in mine waters at a decommissioned tin mine, no...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,658 Views
19 Pages

Climate change is significantly altering precipitation patterns, leading to spatiotemporal changes throughout the world. In particular, the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, leading to heavy rainfall, floods, and droughts,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,324 Views
25 Pages

Climatic Modeling of Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: Understanding the Climate Change Impacts

  • Aikaterini Lyra,
  • Athanasios Loukas,
  • Pantelis Sidiropoulos and
  • Nikitas Mylopoulos

The study examines the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal aquifers, focusing on the influence of the components of the water cycle on seawater intrusion, and the evolution of the phenomenon in the future. The simulation of coasta...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,367 Views
22 Pages

This study addresses the challenge of utilizing incomplete long-term discharge data when using gridded precipitation datasets and data-driven modeling in Iran’s Karkheh basin. The Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network (MLPNN), a rainfall-runoff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,789 Views
24 Pages

Fuzzy Finite Elements Solution Describing Recession Flow in Unconfined Aquifers

  • Christos Tzimopoulos,
  • Kyriakos Papadopoulos,
  • Nikiforos Samarinas,
  • Basil Papadopoulos and
  • Christos Evangelides

In this work, a novel fuzzy FEM (Finite Elements Method) numerical solution describing the recession flow in unconfined aquifers is proposed. In general, recession flow and drainage problems can be described by the nonlinear Boussinesq equation, whil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,585 Views
15 Pages

Analysis of the Impact of Hydraulic Gates on a Stabilized Tidal Inlet Structure: Mathematical Model and Data Measurements

  • Alfonso Arrieta-Pastrana,
  • Oscar E. Coronado-Hernández and
  • Vicente S. Fuertes-Miquel

Tidal inlet structures are engineering projects with associated benefits related to flood control, water quality enhancement, and coastal protection. This study analyzes the performance of hydraulic gates on a stabilized inlet in estuarine systems by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,755 Views
24 Pages

Evaluation of the Impact of Climate Change on the Water Balance of the Mixteco River Basin with the SWAT Model

  • Gerardo Colín-García,
  • Enrique Palacios-Vélez,
  • Adolfo López-Pérez,
  • Martín Alejandro Bolaños-González,
  • Héctor Flores-Magdaleno,
  • Roberto Ascencio-Hernández and
  • Enrique Inoscencio Canales-Islas

Assessing the impact of climate change is essential for developing water resource management plans, especially in areas facing severe issues regarding ecosystem service degradation. This study assessed the effects of climate change on the hydrologica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,561 Views
16 Pages

Current flood risk management projects have been criticized for their high carbon emissions, raising the need for carbon emission reduction and carbon absorption efforts to mitigate environmental impacts and achieve carbon neutrality goals. The resea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,856 Views
25 Pages

The exigency of the current climate crisis demands a more comprehensive approach to addressing location-specific climate impacts. In the Passaic River Basin (PRB), two bodies of research—hydroclimatic trend detection and hydrological modeling&m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,056 Views
27 Pages

Calibrating Agro-Hydrological Model under Grazing Activities and Its Challenges and Implications

  • Amanda M. Nelson,
  • Mahesh L. Maskey,
  • Brian K. Northup and
  • Daniel N. Moriasi

Recently, the Agricultural Policy Extender (APEX) model was enhanced with a grazing module, and the modified grazing database, APEXgraze, recommends sustainable livestock farming practices. This study developed a combinatorial deterministic approach...

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