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Prof. Dr. Genxu Wang
State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Prof. Dr. Baoqing Zhang
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Dr. Gholamreza (Bahman) Naser
School of Engineering, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Shippensburg, PA 17257, USA
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Ecohydrology and Water Resources Sustainability, 2nd Edition

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31 May 2027
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Dear Colleagues,

Global warming is intensifying and complicating hydrological and associated processes worldwide, thereby affecting water security. The coupling of water, sediments, carbon, and nutrients in watersheds is a central bottleneck that needs to be elucidated. The subsequent transport and transformation of waterborne materials can also affect river ecosystem health and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the mechanisms of these processes in response to environmental change is largely unknown. Addressing these problems will contribute to the rational management of water resources and effective response of water disasters in the world. Most countries are facing unprecedented pressure on water resources today. Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population, and a deficit of 40% will continue to be present between water demand and the available supply by 2030. Chronic water scarcity and extreme weather events (floods and droughts) have become the biggest threats to global prosperity and sustainability, associated with rapid economic development. A better understanding of the effects of the changing environment on water resources is therefore desired to strengthen water security against hydrological uncertainty and anthropogenic complexity.

For this topic, innovative ideas and new modeling techniques are welcome in relation to assisting hydrological and associated processes and sustainable water resources from a multidisciplinary background. We encourage submissions on, but not limited to, surface and subsurface hydrological processes and coupled water–sediment modeling, riverine carbon–nitrogen transport, riverine greenhouse emissions, trade-offs of water–grain–energy–ecological systems, the coordinated development of the ecology–water–economy system, water resources conservation and optimization allocation, water policies adapting to extreme weather events, decision-support systems and/or decision-making frameworks, risk assessments on water scarcity and flooding/drought disasters, and information systems development for water resources monitoring, modeling, forecasting, and warning, as well as recycling and reuse schemes for storm water, wastewater, and non-conventional water sources, as these are all topics of interest.

Prof. Dr. Genxu Wang
Prof. Dr. Lei Wang
Prof. Dr. Baoqing Zhang
Prof. Dr. Shouqin Sun
Dr. Gholamreza (Bahman) Naser
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Keywords

  • hydrological and associated processes
  • sediment transport
  • riverine carbon and nitrogen cycle
  • trade-offs of water–grain–energy–ecology
  • eco-hydrology
  • water sustainable policy
  • water security
  • risk assessment on water disasters
  • monitoring and modeling

Participating Journals

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Atmosphere
atmosphere 		2.3 4.9 2010 19.7 Days CHF 2400 Submit
Forests
forests 		2.5 4.6 2010 16.8 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Hydrology
hydrology 		3.2 5.9 2014 17.9 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Remote Sensing
remotesensing 		4.1 8.6 2009 24.3 Days CHF 2700 Submit
Sustainability
sustainability 		3.3 7.7 2009 17.9 Days CHF 2400 Submit
Water
water 		3.0 6.0 2009 18.9 Days CHF 2600 Submit

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Optimizing Ecological Water Use: Simulation of Soil Water Transport in Desert Riparian Forests of the Lower Tarim River Under Overflow Irrigation
by Mengyao Zhang, Pei Zhang, Xiaoya Deng, Yang Hai, Aihua Long, Xiao Han and Jiateng Qi
Sustainability 2026, 18(10), 4844; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18104844 - 12 May 2026
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To enhance the utilization efficiency of limited ecological water, this study conducted field ecological irrigation experiments in a typical desert riparian forest in the lower reaches of the Tarim River. Based on the experimental data, a soil water transport model under the overflow [...] Read more.
To enhance the utilization efficiency of limited ecological water, this study conducted field ecological irrigation experiments in a typical desert riparian forest in the lower reaches of the Tarim River. Based on the experimental data, a soil water transport model under the overflow irrigation mode was constructed using the HYDRUS-2D (version 2.04) model. Based on the model, numerical simulation scenarios of different irrigation schemes were designed to provide key evidence for the scientific utilization of water resources in the ecological restoration of desert riparian forests. Simulation results indicate that (1) more irrigation water does not necessarily yield better results. When the total irrigation volume is the same, conducting overflow irrigation in two separate applications significantly outperforms a single concentrated irrigation in terms of soil moisture replenishment and maintenance, with an optimal interval of 20 h between applications. (2) For single overflow irrigation, the optimal water depth is 5 cm. (3) For two-stage irrigation, the available water resources and core objectives must be considered. When water is plentiful, and it is necessary to replenish moisture in the lower soil layers, the 5 cm + 5 cm scheme is optimal; if irrigation water is limited, the 3 cm + 3 cm scheme is more efficient. These schemes can effectively activate the seed bank in the surface soil while supplying water to the root systems of desert riparian vegetation, thereby promoting the restoration and growth of desert vegetation and achieving the goal of ecological sustainability. Full article
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