Water, Volume 17, Issue 3

Recent advances in hydrological modling have led to the generation of numerous global or regional runoff datasets, which have been widely used in hydrological analysis. However, it is not yet clear how their accuracy and reliabilities are. In this st...

The relationship between microbial communities and mineralogical/mechanical changes was studied regarding the biodeterioration of Portland cement (PC) and calcium sulfoaluminate cement (CSAC) in a wastewater treatment plant. An in situ experiment was...

Due to the uncertainty of meteorological factors and the influence of human activities, the monthly runoff series often exhibit the characteristics of non-stationarity. The appropriate prediction model and the hyperparameters of the model are often d...

Assessing runoff under changing land use/land cover (LULC) and climatic conditions is crucial for achieving effective and sustainable water resource management on a global scale. In this study, the focus was on runoff predictions across three diverse...

Considering the possibility of increasing water supply in China in the short term and the long-term threat posed by shrinking glaciers, this paper studied the spatiotemporal evolution of runoff in typical arid areas and the influence of hydrometeorol...

Adsorbents derived from bamboo, such as biochar, charcoal, activated carbon, and chemically modified bamboo, are recognized for their efficiency and cost-effectiveness in removing heavy metals from water. Despite this, there remains a gap in applying...

Steady-state and transient hydraulic characteristics of a novel three-plate vertical rotary gate were analysed through physical model experiments and numerical simulations. An experimental gate system was built to analyse the flow characteristics of...

A pilot study with 18 dairy farms in recharge areas of five vulnerable drinking water abstractions in the Dutch province of Overijssel aimed to reduce nitrate leaching risks to the upper meter of groundwater through improved farm management. The pilo...

This research evaluates water quality in two contrasting hydro-climatic regions: the River Liffey in Ireland and the Andarax River in Spain. It utilizes an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to simulate potential changes in key water-quality parameters...

Dongshan Bay is a typical subtropical semi-enclosed bay characterized by abundant fish resources. We aimed to assess fish diversity and its seasonal variation in Dongshan Bay and to provide a scientific basis for the sustainable management and conser...

Ecological flow is a crucial determinant of river ecosystem well-being and aquatic ecosystem stability. Large- and medium-sized reservoirs, with flood prevention, irrigation, and power generation functions, necessitate a scientifically devised ecolog...

Accurate drought identification is important for both scientists and decision-makers to be able to make informative decisions. In this study, parametric and non-parametric approaches for analyzing meteorological drought are compared, aiming at simpli...

This Editorial paper summarizes the Special Issue entitled “Evolution of Soil and Water Erosion” in Water. This Special Issue aims to collect new knowledge on and advances in the evolution of soil and water erosion and its complex interpl...

Oil pipelines are susceptible to significant hydraulic erosion from mountain torrents during the flood season when passing through the mountain valley area, which can lead to soil erosion on the pipe surface and expose the pipeline. Accordingly, this...

To tackle the challenges associated with conventional methods of diagnosing hydraulic turbine faults, which depend heavily on expert knowledge and exhibit low efficiency and precision, a model for detecting hydraulic turbine faults has been developed...

During our research on the diversity of diatoms and green microalgae from Egypt, four new-to-science, newly recorded, and poorly known species were retrieved from different Egyptian habitats. The new benthic diatom species Halamphora shaabanii A.A. S...

Cavitation is a complex multiphase flow phenomenon, and the generation of transient phase transitions between liquid and vapor during cavitation development leads to multi-scale vortex motion. The transient cavitation dynamics and centrifugal pump&rs...

As global advancements accelerate, modernisation and technological developments are transforming the ocean sector, bringing new opportunities while also posing significant challenges. Nevertheless, these developments have exposed gaps in the existing...

Groundwater is vital to the well-being of over 20 million people in the nearly 2000-mile-long, arid U.S.–Mexico border region, supporting agricultural, industrial, domestic, and environmental needs. However, persistent droughts over the past tw...

As an important drinking water source for Beijing, the capital of China, the water inflow of Miyun Reservoir has been decreasing year by year, which has affected the urban water supply security. To understand the variation trend of the inflow and ana...

To investigate the flow characteristics of a novel dual-slot overflow channel, a research approach integrating physical experiments and numerical simulations was adopted. A three-dimensional model of the overflow channel was developed, employing the...

Responding to a growing concern about impacts from anthropogenic activity on several dozen lakes, a group of citizens initiated and led a water quality sampling program that included characterizing groundwater dependence. The small lakes are located...

Climate change, rapid population growth, and unsustainable water use in industry and agriculture have all significantly harmed the quantity and quality of groundwater resources. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) offers a solution to these challenges, en...

Duckweeds—a group of floating leaf macrophytes from the family of Lemnaceae—have become a major area of interest in the fields of basic and applied aquatic sciences in recent decades, including their use in water purification. Aiming to f...

An accelerated sea-level rise (SLR) may threaten the future livability of the Netherlands. Three perspectives to anticipate this SLR are elaborated here regarding technical, physical, and spatial aspects: Protect, Advance, and Accommodate. The overal...

In recent decades, the world has experienced the detrimental effects of the unchecked growth of various human activities, including industrialization, transportation, agriculture, and urbanization [...]

This study investigates the role of emerged vegetation in enhancing the performance of submerged spur dikes for better flow control and bank protection in river systems. The research utilizes a numerical model based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (C...

Ice-jam floods (IJFs) are a significant hydrological phenomenon in the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River, posing substantial threats to public safety and property. This study employed various feature selection techniques, including the Pearson...

State-of-the-art hydrogeological investigations use transient calibrated numerical flow and transport models for multiple scenario analyses. However, the transient calibration of numerical flow and transport models still requires consistent long-term...

A forty-year record (1984–2023) of glacier mass balance and areal extent measurement documented the decline and loss of the Ice Worm Glacier in the North Cascade Range, Washington. After a period of minor variations from 1944 to 1986, the glaci...

This study assessed the growth characteristics of Conger myriaster in large-scale floating raft aquaculture habitats and natural habitats. Monthly sampling in aquaculture and control areas, combined with biological and morphological data analyses, we...

Comprehensive understanding and prediction of storm surge are vital for coastal hazard mitigation and prevention. To estimate extreme sea levels in the Ayeyarwady Sea of Myanmar, where long-term tidal data are unavailable, a hydrodynamic model capabl...

Algae are vital to aquatic ecosystems, with their structure and abundance influencing ecological health. However, automated detection in real water samples is hindered by complex backgrounds, species diversity, and size variations. Traditional method...

Eutrophication and its resultant cyanobacterial blooms are a severe environmental issue in global water bodies, and phosphate is regarded as one of the primary triggers. In this study, the in situ-synthesized heated kaolinite lanthanum hydroxide comp...

Excessive use of nitrogen fertilizer in agricultural activities can easily induce nitrogen pollution in groundwater, which may deteriorate groundwater quality. Generally, nitrogen fertilizer passes through the unsaturated zone to groundwater. Therefo...

The aim of this study was to optimize water-saving and high-efficiency irrigation and nitrogen application scheduling for greenhouse tomato cultivation in North China. Using experimental data on water and nitrogen inputs, the DSSAT-GLUE parameter adj...

Catastrophic typhoons with heavy rainfall introduce massive flow and fine sediments into stream channels. In addition, the natural disturbances and engineering practices afterward may strongly alter the fish abundance and their environment. This stud...

This study investigated the effects of downstream channel obstacles and the lateral transition distance to the dam on dam-break wave evolution as a wave–structure interaction problem. Numerical simulations were conducted using three-dimensional...

The guide vane mixed-flow pump is a crucial component in medium-to-low-head pumping stations. The guide vanes are mostly fixed in traditional designs. The efficiency of these pumps under off-design operating conditions tends to be low, leading to hig...

The study of urban floods is increasingly crucial due to their growing frequency and impact on densely populated areas, often characterized by inadequate drainage and located in flood-prone zones. The consequences extend beyond physical damage, signi...

The impact of human activities and climate change on water systems is becoming severe [...]

Quantifying the water budget in the Great Salt Lake (GSL) basin is a nontrivial task, especially under a changing climate that contributes to increasing temperatures and a shift towards more rainfall and less snowfall. This study examines the potenti...

This study examines historical water management practices as a means of addressing climate change, focusing on the Tyski Stream catchment in Upper Silesia, Poland, a region marked by extensive urbanization and industrial evolution. It investigates th...

Rain gardens are increasingly being used to control stormwater. Infiltration is a key component of volume control. Thus, determining the infiltration rate or field saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_sat) of rain gardens is critical to their continued...

This study reconstructs historical streamflow in the Sava River Basin (SRB), focusing on hydrological variability over extended timescales. Using a combination of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) models, streamflow patterns were reconstru...

The global need for energy has risen sharply recently. A global shift to clean energy is urgently needed to avoid catastrophic climate impacts. Hydrogen (H₂) has emerged as a potential alternative energy source with near-net-zero emissions. In the Af...

The safety production of gold, silver, copper, and other important metals is seriously threatened in the process of mining from open-pit to underground due to various factors such as infiltration caused by rainfall and unloading during mining. Furthe...

The topic of water reuse is becoming increasingly important. It might be possible to use the well-known antibacterial effect of atmospheric pressure plasma due to its special mixture of reactive species, UV, and electromagnetic fields in a scaled-up,...

Scaling is one of the common problems in circulating cooling water systems, which can significantly affect the cooling efficiency of equipment in severe cases. At present, the problem of scaling is usually controlled by adding water treatment agents....

Constructed wetlands (CWs), serving as an advanced wastewater treatment system, play a vital role in both the emission and sequestration of diverse GHGs. However, there are few papers reviewing and analyzing developments in the field. In this study,...