Current Challenges in Ecohydrology: Advanced Numerical and Experimental Analysis on Water Resources Management in Natural Watersheds, with a Special Focus on Flooding and Drought
A special issue of Hydrology (ISSN 2306-5338). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecohydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental engineering; water science; fluid dynamics; river hydraulics; ecohydrology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is devoted to advancing the study of both experimental and modeling ecohydrology and ecohydraulics, with a particular focus on both natural and urbanized watersheds. These areas are especially vulnerable to climate change and anthropogenic pressures, making our understanding of hydrological and hydraulic processes crucial for their sustainable management. Key factors shaping these environments include temperature, rainfall phenomena, flow discharges, sediment concentration and composition, geomorphological features, riverine and riparian vegetation, and hydrodynamics. Contributions are welcome that address this topic based on field investigations, laboratory experiments, numerical and theoretical modeling, remote sensing techniques, or other innovative approaches.
This Special Issue aims to improve our knowledge of advances in ecohydrology and ecohydrualics, promote the integration of methodologies, and support the development of sustainable strategies. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: hydrodynamic and morphodynamic evolution; impacts of climate change and human activities; agricultural water resources management; vegetation-induced turbulence dynamics; monitoring techniques and novel observation methods; and modeling approaches for prediction and management. This collection aspires to serve as a valuable reference for scientists, managers, and policymakers committed to understanding and preserving these areas.
The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) that give insights into the “Current Challenges in Ecohydrology: Advanced Numerical and Experimental Analysis on Water Resources Management in Natural Watersheds, with a Special Focus on Flooding and Drought”.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- Climate change modeling to assess its effects on the hydrological behavior of natural and urbanized areas in terms of flooding.
- Satellite-based forecasting of water resources for sustainable agricultural management.
- River engineering implications of the physical interplay between water and vegetation, from the basin scale to the reach scale.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Giuseppe Francesco Cesare Lama
Dr. Mohammad Amir Khan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drought
- ecohydraulics
- ecohydrology
- flooding
- river engineering
- water resources management
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