A comprehensive assessment of floodwater depth estimation models in semiarid regions

J Teng, DJ Penton, C Ticehurst… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Simple models continue to be important for continental‐scale floodwater depth mapping due
to the prohibitively expensive cost of calibrating and applying hydrodynamic models. This …

A Simple Method of Mapping Landslides Runout Zones Considering Kinematic Uncertainties

J Liu, Y Wu, X Gao, X Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Landslides can be triggered by natural and human activities, threatening the safety of
buildings and infrastructures. Mapping potential landslide runout zones are critical for …

A scalable framework for post fire debris flow hazard assessment using satellite precipitation data

E Orland, D Kirschbaum… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfire is a global phenomenon that has dramatic effects on erosion and flood potential. On
steep slopes, burned areas are more likely to experience significant overland flow during …

Modeling the drivers of eutrophication in Finland with a machine learning approach

S Heikonen, M Yli‐Heikkilä, M Heino - Ecosphere, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic eutrophication is one of the most common threats to inland water quality,
often causing toxic algal blooms and loss of aquatic biodiversity. Mitigating the harmful …

Coincident lake drainage and grounding line retreat at Engelhardt Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica

BID Freer, OJ Marsh, HA Fricker… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Antarctica has an active subglacial hydrological system, with interconnected subglacial
lakes fed by subglacial meltwater. Subglacial hydrology can influence basal sliding, inject …

[HTML][HTML] SLEM (Shallow Landslide Express Model): A Simplified Geo-Hydrological Model for Powerlines Geo-Hazard Assessment

A Abbate, L Mancusi - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Powerlines are strategic infrastructures for the Italian electro-energetic network, and natural
threats represent a potential risk that may influence their operativity and functionality. Geo …

Evidence for alternate stable states in an Ecuadorian Andean cloud forest

A Mariscal, DC Thomas, A Haffenden, R Manobanda… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tree diversity inventories were undertaken. The goal of this study was to understand
changes in tree community dynamics that may result from common anthropogenic …

Hydrograph peak-shaving using a graph-theoretic algorithm for placement of hydraulic control structures

M Bartos, B Kerkez - Advances in Water Resources, 2019 - Elsevier
The need to attenuate hydrograph peaks is central to the design of stormwater and flood
control systems. However, few guidelines exist for siting hydraulic control structures such …

Linking mountaintop removal mining to water quality for imperiled species using satellite data

MJ Evans, K Kay, C Proctor, CJ Thomas, JW Malcom - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Environmental laws need sound data to protect species and ecosystems. In 1996, a
proliferation of mountaintop removal coal mines in a region home to over 50 federally …

[HTML][HTML] ACROPOLIS: A graphical user interface for classification of risk for off-stream reservoirs using machine learning

N Silva-Cancino, F Salazar, E Bladé - SoftwareX, 2024 - Elsevier
Potential risk identification due to off-stream reservoir failure typically requires the use of two-
dimensional hydraulic models, which demands considerable effort in terms of expertise, time …