Challenges in the attribution of river flood events

P Scussolini, LN Luu, S Philip… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in the field of extreme event attribution allow to estimate how anthropogenic
global warming affects the odds of individual climate disasters, such as river floods. Extreme …

The Global Dam Watch database of river barrier and reservoir information for large-scale applications

B Lehner, P Beames, M Mulligan, C Zarfl, L De Felice… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
There are millions of river barriers worldwide, ranging from wooden locks to concrete dams,
many of which form associated impoundments to store water in small ponds or large …

[HTML][HTML] GloLakes: water storage dynamics for 27 000 lakes globally from 1984 to present derived from satellite altimetry and optical imaging

J Hou, AIJM Van Dijk, LJ Renzullo… - Earth System Science …, 2024 - essd.copernicus.org
Measuring the spatiotemporal dynamics of lake and reservoir water storage is fundamental
for assessing the influence of climate variability and anthropogenic activities on water …

Towards a comprehensive river barrier map** solution to support environmental management

J Sun, MC Lucas, JD Olden, TBA Couto, N Ning… - Nature Water, 2025 - nature.com
The environmental effects of large dams on river connectivity are well recognized and
mapped globally. However, datasets describing the distribution and attributes of smaller …

Monthly monitoring of inundated areas and water storage dynamics in China's large reservoirs using multisource remote sensing

Y Chen, Y Wang, L Li, Y Cui, X Duan… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐frequency monitoring of reservoir inundation and water storage changes is crucial for
reservoir functionality assessment and hydrological model calibration. Although the …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution water level and storage variation datasets for 338 reservoirs in China during 2010–2021

Y Shen, D Liu, L Jiang, K Nielsen, J Yin… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
Reservoirs and dams are essential infrastructure in water management; thus, information of
their surface water area (SWA), water surface elevation (WSE), and reservoir water storage …

Using knowledge-guided machine learning to assess patterns of areal change in waterbodies across the contiguous united states

HL Wander, MJ Farruggia, S La Fuente… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lake and reservoir surface areas are an important proxy for freshwater availability.
Advancements in machine learning (ML) techniques and increased accessibility of remote …

Estimation of water storage capacity of Chinese reservoirs by statistical and machine learning models

C Yuan, C Liu, C Fan, K Liu, T Chen, F Zeng, P Zhan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reservoir is essential for water resources management and utilization, and its storage
capacity is the key information for the scientific and engineering community. Over 95% of …

[HTML][HTML] Long term analysis of international wetlands in Iran: Monitoring surface water area and water balance

A Amindin, N Siamian, ZN Dereimi, JJ Clague… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wetlands have rich biological diversity and productivity, and support unique ecological
functions. However, wetlands worldwide are under threat owing to the pressures of …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme water level changes in global lakes revealed by altimetry satellites since the 2000s

B Bai, L Mu, C Ma, G Chen, Y Tan - International Journal of Applied Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global climate change can significantly affect lake systems. However, our understanding of
extreme events in lake water levels on a global scale remains relatively limited. In this study …