Eco-Hydrological Process Response under Extreme Climatic Conditions
A special issue of Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecohydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 2101
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrological modeling; land cover; remote sensing
Interests: remote sensing; hydrological connectivity; wetland ecology
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Dear Colleagues,
As the consequence of global warming, the frequency, intensity, and duration of climate extremes have increased across the globe, and are projected to increase in the future. For example, heatwave records in European in 2003 and Russia in 2010 demonstrated that extreme high temperatures accompanied by droughts are among the most serious natural disasters and are becoming the leading causes of vegetation mortality and water scarcity.
However, the eco-hydrological processes underlying climate extremes are extremely complex. For instance, summer droughts and heatwaves can directly amplify evapotranspiration, leading to reduced soil moisture and runoff, thus stressing vegetation growth. Anomalously warm springs may extend vegetation activity periods, adding pressure to water resource utilization during the summer. In fact, a wide variety of extreme climate event types, including rain storms, extreme colds, droughts, heatwaves, etc., are happening with diverse spatial and temporal distributions. Moreover, compound extreme events, such as simultaneous droughts and heatwaves, lack comprehensive consideration in terms of their impact on regional ecological hydrological processes.
The aim of this Special Issue is to promote research on eco-hydrological processes under extreme climatic conditions, contributing to a better understanding of the current field and providing data support for policy-making.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- ecological hydrological monitoring;
- active or passive remote sensing methods;
- distributed hydrological modelling;
- software tool development for data collection and processing.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Lilin Zheng
Dr. Zhiqiang Tan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geostatistical analysis of climate extremes: droughts, heatwaves, rain storms, etc.
- remote sensing in hydrometeorological analysis
- vegetation evapotranspiration and water yield
- ecological water demand and water resources management strategy
- hydrological forecasting
