Diminishing storage returns of reservoir construction

Y Li, G Zhao, GH Allen, H Gao - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Surface water reservoirs are increasingly being relied upon to meet rising demands in the
context of growing population and changing climate. However, the amount of water …

GeoDAR: Georeferenced global dam and reservoir dataset for bridging attributes and geolocations

J Wang, BA Walter, F Yao, C Song… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Dams and reservoirs are among the most widespread human-made infrastructure on Earth.
Despite their societal and environmental significance, spatial inventories of dams and …

GLOBathy, the global lakes bathymetry dataset

B Khazaei, LK Read, M Casali, KM Sampson… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Waterbodies (natural lakes and reservoirs) are a critical part of a watershed's ecological and
hydrological balance, and in many cases dictate the downstream river flows either through …

[HTML][HTML] Representation and improved parameterization of reservoir operation in hydrological and land-surface models

F Yassin, S Razavi, M Elshamy… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2019 - hess.copernicus.org
Reservoirs significantly affect flow regimes in watershed systems by changing the
magnitude and timing of streamflows. Failure to represent these effects limits the …

A high-resolution bathymetry dataset for global reservoirs using multi-source satellite imagery and altimetry

Y Li, H Gao, G Zhao, KH Tseng - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Although accurate 3-D reservoir bathymetry is a key input for multiple applications (such as
global hydrological models, local water resources related studies, and others), such …

Deriving high-resolution reservoir bathymetry from ICESat-2 prototype photon-counting lidar and landsat imagery

Y Li, H Gao, MF Jasinski, S Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Knowledge of reservoir bathymetry is essential for many studies on terrestrial hydrological
and biogeochemical processes. However, there are currently no cost-effective approaches …

A synthesis of hydroclimatic, ecological, and socioeconomic data for transdisciplinary research in the Mekong

AD Tiwari, Y Pokhrel, D Kramer, T Akhter, Q Tang, J Liu… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Mekong River basin (MRB) is a transboundary basin that supports livelihoods
of over 70 million inhabitants and diverse terrestrial-aquatic ecosystems. This critical lifeline …

Towards a global Reservoir Assessment Tool for predicting hydrologic impacts and operating patterns of existing and planned reservoirs

NK Biswas, F Hossain, M Bonnema, H Lee… - … Modelling & Software, 2021 - Elsevier
Dam construction in developing nations is on the rise. Monitoring these dams is essential to
understanding downstream hydrologic impacts and for better planning and management of …

Estimating lake temperature profile and evaporation losses by leveraging MODIS LST data

G Zhao, H Gao, X Cai - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Global lake evaporation is a critical component of the terrestrial water cycle. Accurate
quantification of lake evaporation dynamics is of high importance for understanding lake …

GRDL: A New Global Reservoir Area‐Storage‐Depth Data Set Derived Through Deep Learning‐Based Bathymetry Reconstruction

Z Hao, F Chen, X Jia, X Cai, C Yang… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Reservoirs play a critical role in the global water cycle by regulating the flow of water from
the environment into human systems. Accurate estimation of the area‐storage‐depth …