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Special Issue "Hydrological Management Adopted to Climate Change"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2023 | Viewed by 3934

Special Issue Editors

1. Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Near East University, Near East Boulevard 99138, Turkey
2. Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51368, Iran
Interests: climate change modeling; artificial intelligence in hydrology; numerical methods in water sciences; geostatistics; stochastic hydrology; GIS and RS applications in water science
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Department of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 51368, Iran
Interests: hydro-environmental modeling; climate change modeling; artificial intelligence in hydrology; water quality assessment; landfill leachate

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water is the vital component of everyday life through which climate change affects human health, environment and the economy. In this regard, sustainable water resource planning and management should be the essential concentration of policy makers to cope with the changing climate. Therefore, to achieve the sustainable development goals, realization of the nonlinear impact of climate change on water demand and supply is necessary. The greenhouse effect on the hydrologic cycle has led to alterations in the spatiotemporal characteristics of precipitation and, subsequently, the hydrological balance in water resources has been disturbed. Examples of such dire disarrays are freshwater resource reductions, alterations in the timing and magnitude of runoff and soil moisture leading to severe floods and drought, change in snow accumulation and melt timings and patterns, seawater level changes, poor water quality, increased sediment delivery, decrease in groundwater replenishment, changes in summer atmospheric circulation patterns, etc. Such changes raise the possibility of environmental, social, and economical problems, and they have significant impact on future water resources planning and management. Moreover, the mentioned climate change impacts on the hydrologic cycle accompanied with anthropogenic effects, which endanger a resilient and sustainable water resource management plan.  Therefore, accurate identification of problems that have occurred, and the estimation of future challanges induced by climate change, can pave the way for proper mitigation and adoption to acheive sustainability goals. This Special Issue of Sustanability calls for innovative research papers to contribute to assessing the climate change impact over the hydrological processes at different scales, from catchment, to region, and to globe considering two strategies: 1) modeling research to recognize climate change quality and quantity on hydroclimatologic variables to incorporate the various aspects of climate change impacts, and 2) developing decision-making policies to prevail against the adverse consequences of climate change.

Ultimately, topics such as downscaling techniques, integration of downscaling with hydrological modeling, climate extremes and impacts on water resources, multicriteria analyses, water availability assessment, management of aquifer systems, and adaptation strategies for water resources in a changing climate are welcome in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Vahid Nourani
Dr. Aida H. Baghanam
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • climate change impact
  • hydrological processes
  • water resources management and planning
  • decision making
  • downscaling of climate models
  • watershed models
  • sustainability
  • droughts
  • floods
  • ecosystems
  • surface and groundwater vulnerability
  • evapotranspiration
  • socioeconomic effects

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Establishment of Monterrey Pine (Pinus radiata) Plantations and Their Effects on Seasonal Sediment Yield in Central Chile
Sustainability 2023, 15(7), 6052; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076052 - 31 Mar 2023
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Sediment production and transport in a basin are generally a function of the degree of soil protection, normally represented by plant cover. In this study, two basins located at similar latitudes but with different hydrological regimens and plant covers were studied, one with [...] Read more.
Sediment production and transport in a basin are generally a function of the degree of soil protection, normally represented by plant cover. In this study, two basins located at similar latitudes but with different hydrological regimens and plant covers were studied, one with a pluvial regimen and forest plantations (Purapel) and another one with the pluvio-nival regimen and native forest (Ñuble). For this purpose, sediment yield was analyzed in both drainage areas using the Mann-Kendall statistical test. Both basins showed larger amounts of sediment production during winter months. In addition, sediment yield trends did not show significant variation in the case of the Ñuble, most likely due to non-relevant changes in plant cover over time. However, there is a sustained decrease in annual sediment release at Purapel, coinciding with the afforestation in the basin, so it is logical to attribute the referred reduction to this process. For the first time, the behavior of two watersheds is contrasted, one covered with native forest and the other one with forest plantations, appreciating that the basin covered with plantations presents a reduction in sediment production over time, which means that forest plantations are efficient in sediment retention, even in contrast to native forest. However, both basins have different types of soil, topography, etc., meaning that more studies are needed to support this theory. Full article
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The Skills of Medium-Range Precipitation Forecasts in the Senegal River Basin
Sustainability 2022, 14(6), 3349; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063349 - 12 Mar 2022
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Reliable information on medium-range (1–15 day) precipitation forecasts is useful in reservoir operation, among many other applications. Such forecasts are increasingly becoming available from global models. The skills of medium-range precipitation forecasts derived from Global Forecast System (GFS) are assessed in the Senegal [...] Read more.
Reliable information on medium-range (1–15 day) precipitation forecasts is useful in reservoir operation, among many other applications. Such forecasts are increasingly becoming available from global models. The skills of medium-range precipitation forecasts derived from Global Forecast System (GFS) are assessed in the Senegal River Basin, focusing on the watershed its major hydropower dams: Manantali (located in relatively wet, Southern Sudan climate and mountainous region), Foum Gleita (relatively dry, Sahel climate and low-elevation), and Diama (a large watershed covering almost the entire basin, dominated by Sahel climate). IMERG Final, a satellite product involving rain gauge data for bias correction, is used as reference. GFS has the ability capture the overall spatial and monthly pattern of rainfall in the region. However, GFS tends to overestimate rainfall in the wet parts of the region, and slightly underestimate in the dry part. The skill of daily GFS forecast is low over Manantali (Kling-Gupta Efficiency, KGE of 0.29), but slightly higher over Foum Gleita (KGE of 0.53) and Diama (KGE of 0.59). For 15-day accumulation, GFS forecast shows higher skill over Manantali (KGE of 0.60) and Diama (KGE of 0.79) but does not change much over Foul Gleita (KGE of 0.51) compared to daily rainfall forecasts. IMERG Early, a satellite-only product available at near-real time, has better performance than GFS. This study suggests the need for further improving the accuracy of GFS forecasts, and identifies IMERG Early as a potential source of data that can help in this effort. Full article
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Drought Monitoring and Forecasting across Turkey: A Contemporary Review
Sustainability 2023, 15(7), 6080; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076080 - 31 Mar 2023
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One of the critical consequences of climate change at both local and regional scales is a change in the patterns of extreme climate events such as droughts. Focusing on the different types of droughts, their quantifying indices, associated indicators, and sources of data [...] Read more.
One of the critical consequences of climate change at both local and regional scales is a change in the patterns of extreme climate events such as droughts. Focusing on the different types of droughts, their quantifying indices, associated indicators, and sources of data (remote sensing (RS)/in situ measurements), this article reviewed the recent studies (from 2010 to 2022) that have explored drought features in Turkey. To this end, a total of 71 articles were selected from the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases. The selected papers were clustered into two categories: (i) drought monitoring studies and (ii) drought forecasting articles. Then, the representative papers were reviewed in detail regarding the implemented indices, models (techniques), case study area, and source of the indicators used to derive drought indices. The review results showed that most of the studies aimed at meteorological drought monitoring and forecasting. An increasing trend was also observed in the use of machine learning for short-term meteorological and hydrological drought prediction. On the other hand, the emerging RS technology and satellite-driven indicators were rarely used in the country. The review showed that there is room for more research on agricultural and hydrological drought monitoring, forecasting, and pattern detection in Turkey. Full article
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