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Soil Water Balance and Management: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2025 | Viewed by 732

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Dr. Pei Tian

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College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
Interests: soil erosion processes and modeling; soil and water conservation; water resources; environmental risk assessment; water resource management; water erosion
Dr. Hai Xiao

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College of Civil Engineering & Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
Interests: soil and water conservation; water and soil pollution control; non-point source pollution control; biogeotechnical reinforcement; ecological restoration and ecological protection
Dr. Wenzhao Guo

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State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, College of Soil and Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
Interests: soil and water conservation; soil erosion
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to delve into the intricate processes of soil erosion by water and their implications for water resource management. As water erosion poses significant environmental challenges, understanding its dynamics and developing effective conservation strategies are crucial for sustainable land use and water resource preservation. We invite contributions that explore a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the following:

  • The processes and mechanisms of water erosion and modeling techniques.
  • Innovative strategies for soil and water conservation.
  • Assessment and management of water resources in the context of erosion.
  • Environmental risk assessment related to soil and water degradation.
  • Integrated approaches to water resource management.
  • Impacts of water erosion on ecosystems and human activities.
  • Case studies demonstrating successful erosion control and water management practices.

By bringing together diverse research findings and practical applications, this Special Issue aims to foster collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers dedicated to addressing soil erosion and enhancing water resource sustainability. We encourage submissions that provide novel insights, empirical research, and actionable solutions to these pressing environmental issues. Your contributions will play a vital role in advancing our understanding of soil erosion processes and promoting effective water resource management strategies for a sustainable future.

Dr. Pei Tian
Dr. Hai Xiao
Dr. Wenzhao Guo
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • soil erosion
  • soil water management
  • soil and water conservation
  • water erosion processes
  • water and soil pollution control
  • non-point source pollution control
  • integrated water management
  • erosion modeling

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Utilizing the Google Earth Engine for an Efficient Spatial–Temporal Fusion Model of Grassland Evapotranspiration (OL-SS)
by Hao Yu, Chunchun An and Zhi Dong
Water 2025, 17(7), 1034; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17071034 - 31 Mar 2025
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This paper proposes a spatiotemporal fusion-based evapotranspiration inversion model (OL-SS) for grassland areas on the GEE platform. The model uses the OL processing strategy, with Landsat imagery being used as fine-resolution images and MCD43A4 imagery as coarse-resolution images, combined with GEE’s spatiotemporal fusion [...] Read more.
This paper proposes a spatiotemporal fusion-based evapotranspiration inversion model (OL-SS) for grassland areas on the GEE platform. The model uses the OL processing strategy, with Landsat imagery being used as fine-resolution images and MCD43A4 imagery as coarse-resolution images, combined with GEE’s spatiotemporal fusion technology to generate 30 m resolution images. It then estimates the daily evapotranspiration of grasslands using the constant evaporation ratio method. The model was validated in the Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, for grassland evapotranspiration inversion during the summer of 2015. The results show the following: 1. the OL-SS model can efficiently generate good spatiotemporal fusion results, but the fusion effect is poorer in some images due to cloud cover; 2. compared with the measured data from flux stations in grassland areas, the evapotranspiration inversion results show a good fit. The model demonstrates strong performance in grassland evapotranspiration monitoring and is suitable for the rapid estimation of daily evapotranspiration in certain grassland regions. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil Water Balance and Management: Recent Advances and Future Challenges)
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Spatiotemporal Pattern of Soil Moisture and Its Association with Vegetation in the Yellow River Basin
by Jiahui Xia, Junliang Jin, Shanshui Yuan, Liliang Ren, Fang Ji, Shanhu Jiang, Yi Liu and Xiaoli Yang
Water 2025, 17(7), 1028; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17071028 - 31 Mar 2025
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Soil moisture (SM) plays a crucial role in the hydrological and ecological processes of the Yellow River Basin (YRB), with its spatiotemporal distribution and variability serving as key factors for understanding ecosystem responses to environmental changes. However, previous research has often overlooked the [...] Read more.
Soil moisture (SM) plays a crucial role in the hydrological and ecological processes of the Yellow River Basin (YRB), with its spatiotemporal distribution and variability serving as key factors for understanding ecosystem responses to environmental changes. However, previous research has often overlooked the spatiotemporal variation of SM across different soil layers and the complex bidirectional interactions between SM and vegetation, particularly as indicated by the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), within different vegetation zones and soil layers. Widely used in fields such as agriculture and water cycle research, the GLDAS dataset has been applied to analyze the spatiotemporal patterns of SM at four different depths (0–10 cm, 10–40 cm, 40–100 cm, and 100–200 cm) in the YRB from 1948 to 2022, revealing a continuous increase in SM over time, with more pronounced changes after identified breakpoints (1985 for the 10–40 cm layer, and 1986 for the other layers). Granger causality tests show that the bidirectional interaction between NDVI and SM dominates across all soil layers and regions, far surpassing the unidirectional effects of SM on NDVI or vice versa. Regardless of whether SM or NDVI is the primary variable, the Temperate Evergreen Broadleaf Forest (TEBF) region consistently exhibits the strongest lag effects across all layers, followed by the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Alpine Vegetation (QTPAV) and the Temperate Desert Region (TDR). The Subtropical Warm Temperate Deciduous Forest (SWTDF) and Temperate Grassland Region (TGR) show the weakest lag effects. This research offers new insights into the mutual feedback between vegetation and hydrology in the YRB and provides a scientific basis for more effective water resource management. Full article
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Attribution Analysis of Blue and Green Water Resources During 1980–2019 in the Hanjiang River Basin, China
by Pei Tian, Shu Chen, Yue Yu, Yongyan Wu and Wei Wang
Water 2025, 17(7), 1008; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17071008 - 29 Mar 2025
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A SWAT (soil and water assessment tool) model was built to elucidate the spatiotemporal dynamic changes in blue/green water resources during 1980–2019 in the Hanjiang River Basin, China. Several scenarios were constructed to analyze the spatiotemporal differentiation between green and blue water resources [...] Read more.
A SWAT (soil and water assessment tool) model was built to elucidate the spatiotemporal dynamic changes in blue/green water resources during 1980–2019 in the Hanjiang River Basin, China. Several scenarios were constructed to analyze the spatiotemporal differentiation between green and blue water resources in diverse climate and land utilization conditions. The results showed that (1) the mean blue water and green water resources were 392.24 and 410.48 mm/year; (2) the blue water resources showed a non-significant fluctuating decreasing trend, while the green water resources showed a non-significant increasing trend in volume; (3) the high-value areas of the blue water resources were concentrated in the western, northeastern, and southeastern parts of the Hanjiang River Basin, whereas the western region had more abundant green water resources; (4) compared with the effects of land use change, the climate factors contributed much more to variations in the blue/green water resources of the Hanjiang River Basin. Overall, the blue/green water resources in most areas of the Hanjiang River Basin had a downward trend during 1980–2019. The findings may offer theoretical support for the optimal allocation and management of water resources in the Hanjiang River Basin, China, under climate change. Full article
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