Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1240: The Wicked Problem the Water Framework Directive Cannot Solve. The Governance Approach in Dealing with Pollution of Nutrients in Surface Water in the Netherlands, Flanders, Lower Saxony, Denmark and Ireland Water doi: 10.3390/w12051240 Authors: Mark Wiering Duncan Liefferink Daan Boezeman Maria Kaufmann Ann Crabbé Nanda Kurstjens The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is typically a framework directive that tries to encourage integration of policies...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1239: Interannual Variations of Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency over an Oasis Cropland in Arid Regions of North-Western China Water doi: 10.3390/w12051239 Authors: Wang Li Tan The efficient use of limited water resources and improving the water use efficiency (WUE) of arid agricultural systems is becoming one of the greatest challenges in agriculture production and global food security because of the shortage of water resources and increasing...
Sun Apr 26, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1238: Multi-Residue Screening of Pesticides in Aquaculture Waters through Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph-Q/Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry Water doi: 10.3390/w12051238 Authors: Shou-Ying Wang Essy Kouadio Fodjo Cong Kong Hui-Juan Yu Pesticide residues in foodstuffs can lead to several undesirable effects. A simple and high-throughput targeted screening method analyzing multi-residue pesticide in aquaculture water based on ultra-high-performance...
Sun Apr 26, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1237: Response of LUCC on Runoff Generation Process in Middle Yellow River Basin: The Gushanchuan Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12051237 Authors: Caihong Hu Li Zhang Qiang Wu Shan-e-hyder Soomro Shengqi Jian Runoff reduction in most river basins in China has become a hotpot in recent years. The Gushanchuan river, a primary tributary of the middle Yellow river, Northern China, showed a significant downward trend in the last century. Little is known regarding...
Sun Apr 26, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1236: Using Steel Slag for Dissolved Phosphorus Removal: Insights from a Designed Flow-Through Laboratory Experimental Structure Water doi: 10.3390/w12051236 Authors: Wang Penn Huang Livingston Yan Steel slag, a byproduct of the steel making process, has been adopted as a material to reduce non-point phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural land. Although substantial studies have been conducted on characterizing P removed by steel slag, few data...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1234: Magnetic Sorbent for the Removal of Selenium(IV) from Simulated Industrial Wastewaters: Determination of Column Kinetic Parameters Water doi: 10.3390/w12051234 Authors: Andrew Ying Samuel F. Evans Costas Tsouris M. Parans Paranthaman A novel meso- and microporous tire-derived-carbon support with magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle adsorbents that selectively adsorbs Se(IV) ions from simulated contaminated water has been developed. In this work, the physicochemical...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1235: Study on the Transport of Terrestrial Dissolved Substances in the Pearl River Estuary Using Passive Tracers Water doi: 10.3390/w12051235 Authors: Hong Wang Xu Wang Highly populated river deltas are experiencing marine environment degradation resulting from the tremendous input of terrestrial dissolved substances (TeDS). The Pearl River Delta is one of the deltas with degradation of the water quality and ecological condition. The Pearl River Estuary...
Sun Apr 26, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1232: Laser Diffraction as an Innovative Alternative to Standard Pipette Method for Determination of Soil Texture Classes in Central Europe Water doi: 10.3390/w12051232 Authors: Igaz Aydin Šinkovičová Šimanský Tall Horák The paper presents the comparison of soil particle size distribution determined by standard pipette method and laser diffraction. Based on the obtained results (542 soil samples from 271 sites located in the Nitra, Váh...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1233: Aeroelastic Performance Analysis of Wind Turbine in the Wake with A New Elastic Actuator Line Model Water doi: 10.3390/w12051233 Authors: Yu Hu Zheng Ma Hao The scale of a wind turbine is getting larger with the development of wind energy recently. Therefore, the effect of the wind turbine blades deformation on its performances and lifespan has become obvious. In order to solve this research rapidly, a new elastic actuator line model (EALM)...
Sun Apr 26, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1224: The Dynamic Yield Response Factor of Alfalfa Improves the Accuracy of Dual Crop Coefficient Approach under Water and Salt Stress Water doi: 10.3390/w12051224 Authors: Yanzhe Hu Shaozhong Kang Risheng Ding Taisheng Du Ling Tong Sien Li The accurate quantification of crop water use or evapotranspiration (ET) under water and salt stress is needed for efficient water management and precision irrigation in water scarce regions. However, few studies...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1225: Studying the Wake of an Island in a Macro-Tidal Estuary Water doi: 10.3390/w12051225 Authors: Bin Guo Reza Ahmadian Paul Evans Roger A. Falconer Tidal flow can generate unsteady wakes, large eddies, and recirculation zones in the lee or around complex natural and artificial obstructions, such as islands, headlands, or harbours. It is essential to understand the flow patterns around such structures given the potential impacts they can have on sedimentation,...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1231: Framework, Procedure, and Tools for Comprehensive Evaluation of Sustainable Stormwater Management: A Review Water doi: 10.3390/w12051231 Authors: Tiange Wu Haihong Song Jianbin Wang Eran Friedler To better evaluate and enhance the performance and benefit of sustainable stormwater management (SSWM) in developing countries, this study proposes a comprehensive evaluation framework based on thorough literature review. This framework re-classifies evaluation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1230: Time-Lapse Seismic and Electrical Monitoring of the Vadose Zone during A Controlled Infiltration Experiment at the Ploemeur Hydrological Observatory, France Water doi: 10.3390/w12051230 Authors: Lara A. Blazevic Ludovic Bodet Sylvain Pasquet Niklas Linde Damien Jougnot Laurent Longuevergne The vadose zone is the main host of surface and subsurface water exchange and has important implications for ecosystems functioning, climate sciences, geotechnical...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1227: A Forty-Year Karstic Critical Zone Survey (Baget Catchment, Pyrenees-France): Lithologic and Hydroclimatic Controls on Seasonal and Inter-Annual Variations of Stream Water Chemical Composition, pCO2, and Carbonate Equilibrium Water doi: 10.3390/w12051227 Authors: Francesco Ulloa-Cedamanos Jean-Luc Probst Stephane Binet Thierry Camboulive Virginie Payre-Suc Corinne Pautot Michel Bakalowicz Sandra Beranger Anne Probst The long-term trends...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1229: Effect of Rainfall, Runoff and Infiltration Processes on the Stability of Footslopes Water doi: 10.3390/w12051229 Authors: Hung-En Chen Yen-Yu Chiu Tung-Lin Tsai Jinn-Chuang Yang To analyze the effect of runoff on shallow landslides, a model coupling one-dimensional rainfall–runoff and two-dimensional infiltration was established to simulate rainfall, infiltration, and runoff processes. Based on Bishop’s limit equilibrium method,...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1226: Wetting Body Characteristics and Infiltration Model of Film Hole Irrigation Water doi: 10.3390/w12051226 Authors: Fei-long Jie Liang-jun Fei Yun Zhong Li-hua Liu Shou-xuan Kang Film hole irrigation is a relatively low cost and high efficiency irrigation method, which can significantly improve the efficiency of agricultural water use. In order to establish the quantitative model of film hole irrigation between cumulative infiltration and the wetting...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1228: Spatial and Temporal Characterization of Escherichia coli, Suspended Particulate Matter and Land Use Practice Relationships in a Mixed-Land Use Contemporary Watershed Water doi: 10.3390/w12051228 Authors: Fritz Petersen Jason A. Hubbart Understanding land use practice induced increases in Escherichia (E.) coli and suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations is necessary to improve water quality. Weekly stream water samples were collected from 22 stream...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1223: Evaluation of Common Supermarket Products as Positive Controls in Biochemical Methane Potential (BMP) Tests Water doi: 10.3390/w12051223 Authors: Konrad Koch Sasha D. Hafner Sergi Astals Sören Weinrich Biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests are commonly applied to evaluate the recoverable amount of methane from a substrate. Standardized protocols require inclusion of a positive control with a known BMP to check the experimental setup and execution,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1222: Environmental Land Use Conflicts in a Macroscale River Basin: A Preliminary Study Based on the Ruggedness Number Water doi: 10.3390/w12051222 Authors: Janaína Guidolini Jean Ometto Gustavo Arcoverde Angélica Giarolla Inadequate land use planning is one of the main driving forces leading to the occurrence of erosion and environmental degradation. The negative impacts of poor planning influence soil physical quality and fertility, agricultural productivity,...
Sat Apr 25, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1221: Correction: Kamruzzaman, M., et al. Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on Paddy Water Balance Using APEX-Paddy Model. Water 2020, 12, 852 Water doi: 10.3390/w12041221 Authors: Kamruzzaman Hwang Choi Cho Song Song Jeong Jang Yoo The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [...]
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1212: Fluid Structure Interaction of 2D Objects through a Coupled KBC-Free Surface Model Water doi: 10.3390/w12041212 Authors: Daniele Chiappini In this study, the capabilities of a coupled KBC-free surface model to deal with fluid solid interactions with the slamming of rigid obstacles in a calm water tank were analyzed. The results were firstly validated with experimental and numerical data available in literature and, thereafter, some additional analyses was...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1211: Environmental Control on Transpiration: A Case Study of a Desert Ecosystem in Northwest China Water doi: 10.3390/w12041211 Authors: Shiqin Xu Zhongbo Yu Arid and semi-arid ecosystems represent a crucial but poorly understood component of the global water cycle. Taking a desert ecosystem as a case study, we measured sap flow in three dominant shrub species and concurrent environmental variables over two mean growing seasons. Commercially available gauges...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1220: The Costs of Sea-Level Rise: Coastal Adaptation Investments vs Inaction in Iberian Coastal Cities Water doi: 10.3390/w12041220 Authors: Luis M. Abadie Elisa Sainz de Murieta Ibon Galarraga Iberian coastal cities are subject to significant risks in the next decades due to climate change-induced sea-level rise. These risks are quite uncertain depending on several factors. In this article, we estimate potential economic damage in 62 Iberian coastal cities...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1209: An Evaluation Study of the Fully Coupled WRF/WRF-Hydro Modeling System for Simulation of Storm Events with Different Rainfall Evenness in Space and Time Water doi: 10.3390/w12041209 Authors: Wei Wang Jia Liu Chuanzhe Li Yuchen Liu Fuliang Yu Entao Yu With the aim of improving the understanding of water exchanges in medium-scale catchments of northern China, the spatiotemporal characteristics of rainfall and several key water cycle elements e.g.,...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1216: Field-Based Analysis of Runoff Generation Processes in Humid Lowlands of the Taihu Basin, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12041216 Authors: Yue Zhai Chuanhai Wang Gang Chen Chun Wang Xiaoning Li Yating Liu In the flat lowland agricultural areas of subtropical climate zones, the runoff process has a great influence on the regional water quantity and quality. In this study, field data about rainfall, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, groundwater table,...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1219: What Is the Minimum Volume of Sample to Find Small Microplastics: Laboratory Experiments and Sampling of Aveiro Lagoon and Vouga River, Portugal Water doi: 10.3390/w12041219 Authors: Joana C. Prata Maria J. Manana João P. da Costa Armando C. Duarte Teresa Rocha-Santos Small microplastics (<1 mm) comprise a great fraction of microplastics (<5 mm) found in the environment and are often overlooked due to the constrains of transporting...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1218: A Review on Hydrodynamics of Free Surface Flows in Emergent Vegetated Channels Water doi: 10.3390/w12041218 Authors: Soumen Maji Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari Ram Balachandar Jaan H. Pu Ana M. Ricardo Rui M.L. Ferreira This review paper addresses the structure of the mean flow and key turbulence quantities in free-surface flows with emergent vegetation. Emergent vegetation in open channel flow affects turbulence, flow patterns, flow resistance,...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1215: A Fish-Based Index of Biotic Integrity for Neotropical Rainforest Sandy Soil Streams—Southern Brazil Water doi: 10.3390/w12041215 Authors: Gabriel Gonino Evanilde Benedito Vivian de Mello Cionek Maria Teresa Ferreira João Manuel Oliveira Multimetric indices are considered a low-cost and rapid means of assessing ecological integrity in streams. This study aimed to develop a fish-based Index of Biotic Integrity (N3S-IBI) in an agricultural region...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1217: Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Multidimensional Extreme Precipitation Indicators: A Case Study in the Loess Plateau, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12041217 Authors: Sun Huang Fan Extreme precipitation can seriously affect the ecological environment, agriculture, human safety, and property resilience. A full-scale and scientific assessment in extreme precipitation characteristics is necessary for water resources management and providing decision-making...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1213: An Index-Flood Statistical Model for Hydrological Drought Assessment Water doi: 10.3390/w12041213 Authors: Filip Strnad Vojtěch Moravec Yannis Markonis Petr Máca Jan Masner Michal Stočes Martin Hanel Modelling of hydrological extremes and drought modelling in particular has received much attention over recent decades. The main aim of this study is to apply a statistical model for drought estimation (in this case deficit volume) using extreme...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1214: Probability Distribution and Characterization of Daily Precipitation Related to Tropical Cyclones over the Korean Peninsula Water doi: 10.3390/w12041214 Authors: Angelika L. Alcantara Kuk-Hyun Ahn Rainfall events are known to be driven by various synoptic disturbances or dominant processes in the atmosphere. In spite of the diverse atmospheric contributions, the assumption of homogeneity is commonly adopted when a hydrological frequency analysis is conducted....
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1208: Systems Approach to Management of Water Resources—Toward Performance Based Water Resources Engineering Water doi: 10.3390/w12041208 Authors: Slobodan P. Simonovic Global change, that results from population growth, global warming and land use change (especially rapid urbanization), is directly affecting the complexity of water resources management problems and the uncertainty to which they are exposed. Both, the complexity and the uncertainty, are the result...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1210: Impact of Microplastic Fibers from the Degradation of Nonwoven Synthetic Textiles to the Magdalena River Water Column and River Sediments by the City of Neiva, Huila (Colombia) Water doi: 10.3390/w12041210 Authors: Paula Martínez Silva Mark A. Nanny Magdalena River surface water and shoreline sediments were sampled for microplastic particles at three locations in the city of Neiva, Colombia: upstream, city center, and downstream of the raw wastewater outflow....
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1207: A Large-Scale 3D Study on Transport of Humic Acid-Coated Goethite Nanoparticles for Aquifer Remediation Water doi: 10.3390/w12041207 Authors: Milica Velimirovic Carlo Bianco Natalia Ferrantello Tiziana Tosco Alessandro Casasso Rajandrea Sethi Doris Schmid Stephan Wagner Kumiko Miyajima Norbert Klaas Rainer U. Meckenstock Frank von der Kammer Thilo Hofmann Humic acid-coated goethite nanoparticles (HA-GoeNPs) have been recently...
Fri Apr 24, 2020 03:00
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