Drought Monitoring, Soil Water Conservation and Hydrological Connectivity
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil-Sediment-Water Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 3 June 2024 | Viewed by 1280
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil physical properties; drought monitoring; simulation models
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Drought is a serious natural hazard that can have serious environmental and social consequences. It has been classified into the following four types: 1) meteorological drought, 2) hydrological drought, 3) agricultural drought, and 4) socioeconomic drought. Hydrological droughts are more related to water demands. Therefore, the monitoring of hydrological droughts is very important and significant for urban areas or industrialized regions, as well as for agricultural activities. In particular, soil and water conservation is essential for sustainable hydrological connectivity to cope with drought conditions.
The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) to provide insights into drought monitoring, soil and water conservation and hydrological connectivity.
We welcome papers on the following topics:
- Advanced methods for monitoring different types and characteristics of drought;
- Effects of drought occurrence on soil functions under different land uses;
- Impact of drought on hydrological connectivity within watersheds;
- Drought mitigation measures for improving soil water regimes;
- Interrelations of drought, soil hydraulic properties, and land cover;
- Drought and water supply in urban areas and industrial regions.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Milena Kercheva
Dr. Gregor Gregorič
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drought
- soil functions
- hydrological connectivity
- soil moisture
- irrigation