Inland surface water is often the most accessible freshwater source. As opposed to
groundwater, surface water is replenished in a comparatively quick cycle, which makes this …

Climate change is a serious and complex crisis that impacts humankind in different ways. It
affects the availability of water resources, especially in the tropical regions of South Asia to a …

The rainfall trend provides useful information for effective planning, and management of
water resources and agriculture which also gives an insight into the climate change of a …

Addressing inland water transparency and driver effects to ensure the sustainability and
provision of good quality water in Sri Lanka has been a timely prerequisite, especially under …

Urban water bodies constitute a vital element within the urban ecosystem. Knowledge of the
spatiotemporal changes in urban water bodies and their relationship with economic …

Surface water dynamics are sensitive to climate change and anthropogenic activity, and they
exert important feedback to the above two processes. However, it is unclear how climate and …

The upper Huaihe River is the water-producing area of the Huaihe River Basin and the
major grain and oil-producing area in China. The changing global climate over the recent …

Most of the drought indices designed for hydrological drought monitoring use location-
specific data, while there are only a handful of indices designed for hydrological drought …

Since surface water is such a vital component to ecosystem health and human well-being,
knowing where it can be found is of paramount importance. Moderate and low-resolution …

Drought impacts economy, ecology, society, and agriculture. Depending on investigating the
normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), the vegetation condition index (VCI) is used …