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Vanderhoof MK, Alexander L, Christensen J, Solvik K, Nieuwlandt P, Sagehorn M. High-frequency time series comparison of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites for mapping open and vegetated water across the United States (2017-2021). REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT 2023; 288:1-28. [PMID: 37388192 PMCID: PMC10303792 DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Frequent observations of surface water at fine spatial scales will provide critical data to support the management of aquatic habitat, flood risk and water quality. Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites can provide such observations, but algorithms are still needed that perform well across diverse climate and vegetation conditions. We developed surface inundation algorithms for Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, respectively, at 12 sites across the conterminous United States (CONUS), covering a total of >536,000 km2 and representing diverse hydrologic and vegetation landscapes. Each scene in the 5-year (2017-2021) time series was classified into open water, vegetated water, and non-water at 20 m resolution using variables from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2, as well as variables derived from topographic and weather datasets. The Sentinel-1 algorithm was developed distinct from the Sentinel-2 model to explore if and where the two time series could potentially be integrated into a single high-frequency time series. Within each model, open water and vegetated water (vegetated palustrine, lacustrine, and riverine wetlands) classes were mapped. The models were validated using imagery from WorldView and PlanetScope. Classification accuracy for open water was high across the 5-year period, with an omission and commission error of only 3.1% and 0.9% for the Sentinel-1 algorithm and 3.1% and 0.5% for the Sentinel-2 algorithm, respectively. Vegetated water accuracy was lower, as expected given that the class represents mixed pixels. The Sentinel-2 algorithm showed higher accuracy (10.7% omission and 7.9% commission error) relative to the Sentinel-1 algorithm (28.4% omission and 16.0% commission error). Patterns over time in the proportion of area mapped as open or vegetated water by the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 algorithms were charted and correlated for a subset of all 12 sites. Our results showed that the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 algorithm open water time series can be integrated at all 12 sites to improve the temporal resolution, but sensor-specific differences, such as sensitivity to vegetation structure versus pixel color, complicate the data integration for mixed-pixel, vegetated water. The methods developed here provide inundation at 5-day (Sentinel-2 algorithm) and 12-day (Sentinel-1 algorithm) time steps to improve our understanding of the short- and long-term response of surface water to climate and land use drivers in different ecoregions.
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- Melanie K. Vanderhoof
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geoscience and Environmental Change Science Center, PO Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA
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- Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20460, USA
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- Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- Department of Geography, Guggenheim 110, 260 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0260, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geoscience and Environmental Change Science Center, PO Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Geoscience and Environmental Change Science Center, PO Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA
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Christensen JR, Golden HE, Alexander LC, Pickard BR, Fritz KM, Lane CR, Weber MH, Kwok RM, Keefer MN. Headwater streams and inland wetlands: Status and advancements of geospatial datasets and maps across the United States. EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS 2022; 235:1-24. [PMID: 36970305 PMCID: PMC10031651 DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Headwater streams and inland wetlands provide essential functions that support healthy watersheds and downstream waters. However, scientists and aquatic resource managers lack a comprehensive synthesis of national and state stream and wetland geospatial datasets and emerging technologies that can further improve these data. We conducted a review of existing United States (US) federal and state stream and wetland geospatial datasets, focusing on their spatial extent, permanence classifications, and current limitations. We also examined recent peer-reviewed literature for emerging methods that can potentially improve the estimation, representation, and integration of stream and wetland datasets. We found that federal and state datasets rely heavily on the US Geological Survey's National Hydrography Dataset for stream extent and duration information. Only eleven states (22%) had additional stream extent information and seven states (14%) provided additional duration information. Likewise, federal and state wetland datasets primarily use the US Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Geospatial Dataset, with only two states using non-NWI datasets. Our synthesis revealed that LiDAR-based technologies hold promise for advancing stream and wetland mapping at limited spatial extents. While machine learning techniques may help to scale-up these LiDAR-derived estimates, challenges related to preprocessing and data workflows remain. High-resolution commercial imagery, supported by public imagery and cloud computing, may further aid characterization of the spatial and temporal dynamics of streams and wetlands, especially using multi-platform and multi-temporal machine learning approaches. Models integrating both stream and wetland dynamics are limited, and field-based efforts must remain a key component in developing improved headwater stream and wetland datasets. Continued financial and partnership support of existing databases is also needed to enhance mapping and inform water resources research and policy decisions.
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- Jay R. Christensen
- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460 USA Region 10, US Environmental Protection Agency, Portland, OR 97205, USA
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA, 30605 USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR 97333 USA
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- Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Office of Water, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460, USA
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Jia G, Hu W, Zhang B, Li G, Shen S, Gao Z, Li Y. Assessing impacts of the Ecological Retreat project on water conservation in the Yellow River Basin. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 828:154483. [PMID: 35283132 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The Ecological Retreat (ER) project significantly impacts water conservation functions in the Yellow River Basin (YRB). However, studies on the impact and benefit of different ER modes on ecological water effects still lack systematic and integral disclosure. In our study, CNLUCC (China land use/cover data sets) and the Markov transition matrix were used to simulate land pattern changes from 2000 to 2018. Water yield was chosen as an indicator of water conservation to explore the impact of the ER project by using the water yield module of the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model. After the ER project, the land pattern changed significantly because massive cropland was transformed into forest and grassland. Thus, the total water yields of the YRB increased by 46.32 × 103 hm3 from 2000 to 2018, and the overall water yield benefit was 12.39% larger than the water loss. Forest rehabilitation (FR) showed the highest average water yield capacity, while grassland restoration (GR) exhibited the most incredible total water conservation benefit. Wetland recovery (WLR) manifested a great capacity to improve average water yield, but its total benefit was far less than FR and GR, while waterbody recovery (WBR) showed a negative impact. The results indicate that FR and GR were effective restoration methods, and WLR showed great potential to improve water yield. By using the random forest and principal components analysis, precipitation (PRE), evaporation (AET and ET0), and variation of forest and grassland proved to be the most critical driving indicators affecting water yield changes. Additionally, the correlation and sensitivity between root depth (R_depth) and water yield indicate that increasing R_Depth can also enhance water conservation. The ER project provides a valuable restoration model for water yield and water conservation benefits. The results can provide theoretical support for eco-hydrology and land ecological restoration studies.
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- Guanyu Jia
- Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Engineering Technology Research Centre of Big Data for Landscape Resources in Nature Protected Areas of Hunan Province, Changsha 410004, China
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- Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Engineering Technology Research Centre of Big Data for Landscape Resources in Nature Protected Areas of Hunan Province, Changsha 410004, China; Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Technique, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100001, China.
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- Huazhong Agricultural University, China.
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- Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Engineering Technology Research Centre of Big Data for Landscape Resources in Nature Protected Areas of Hunan Province, Changsha 410004, China.
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- Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China; Engineering Technology Research Centre of Big Data for Landscape Resources in Nature Protected Areas of Hunan Province, Changsha 410004, China
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- Research Institute of Forest Resources Information Technique, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100001, China.
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- Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410015, China
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Furlan LM, Rosolen V, Moreira CA, Bueno GT, Ferreira ME. The interactive pedological-hydrological processes and environmental sensitivity of a tropical isolated wetland in the Brazilian Cerrado. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04174-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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AbstractIn seasonal flooding isolated wetlands, the degree of wetness suggests a close synergy between soil processes, landscape evolution and hydrology along space and time. Until now, that subject has received insufficient attention despite natural wetlands supply essential environmental services to society and are surrounded by intensive agriculture that uses agrochemicals and fertilizers in their management. The objectives of this study were to propose an infiltration architecture model based on local surface and subsurface water-fluxes in isolated wetland embedded in lateritic plateau covered by savanna and qualify the environmental sensitivity as an area of aquifer recharge. Grain size, soil bulk density, and hydraulic conductivity were determined in five profiles in a soil catena. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle high-resolution images were obtained to generate a digital elevation model and discriminate areas with different vegetation, water accumulation, and environmental sensitivity. Electrical tomography was performed to unveil the soil architecture and infiltration. The soils (Plinthosols) developed on aquic conditions determine the linkage between the surface–subsurface hydrodynamics with the soil's physical properties. We have identified vertical and lateral water-flows in the soil architecture. Vertical flow occurs exclusively at the center, where the wetland is characterized as a recharge zone. Lateral flow towards the borders characterizes a discharge zone. The recharge zone is a depression surrounded by crops; therefore, it is a point of high environmental sensitivity. This hydrodynamic model is essential to support studies related to the dispersion of contaminants since soybean agriculture dominates the whole area of well-drained soils in the Brazilian Cerrado.
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Martinez-Guerra E, Ghimire U, Nandimandalam H, Norris A, Gude VG. Wetlands for environmental protection. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2020; 92:1677-1694. [PMID: 32744347 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This article presents an update on the research and practical demonstration of wetland-based treatment technologies for protecting water resources and environment covering papers published in 2019. Wetland applications in wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and removal of nutrients, metals, and emerging pollutants including pathogens are highlighted. A summary of studies focusing on the effects of vegetation, wetland design and operation strategies, and process configurations and modeling, for efficient treatment of various municipal and industrial wastewaters, is included. In addition, hybrid and innovative processes with wetlands as a platform treatment technology are presented.
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- Edith Martinez-Guerra
- Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
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Cavalli M, Vericat D, Pereira P. Mapping water and sediment connectivity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 673:763-767. [PMID: 31003104 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Connectivity has become a key issue in the study of processes acting in hydro-geomorphic systems and has strong implications on the understanding of their behaviour. Given the high complexity of hydro-geomorphic systems and the large variety of the processes controlling the efficiency of water and sediment transfer through a catchment, mapping hydrological and sediment connectivity is fundamental to understand the linkages between different parts of the system and the role played by system configuration, natural landforms and man-made structures in favouring or obstacolating the continuity of runoff and sediment pathways. Furthermore, the analysis of changes on connectivity through time can help to investigate the effect of both natural and anthropic disturbance on water and sediment fluxes and associated processes. This special issue aimed to shed light on the latest advances inmapping water and sediment connectivity by means of field measurements, modelling and geomorphometric approaches along with quantitative methods for the analysis of connectivity temporal evolution.The special issue is composed of twenty-one papers presenting a huge variety of topics dealing with hydrological and sediment connectivity and their changes through time in different geographical andclimatic regions of the world, at different spatial and temporal scales. This special issue highlights the importance of connectivity assessment to properly address sediment and water-related issues and to improve management strategies in hydro-geomorphic systems.
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- Marco Cavalli
- National Council of Research, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Padova, Italy.
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- Fluvial Dynamics Research Group (RIUS), Department of Environment and Soil Sciences, University of Lleida, Spain; Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, Spain
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- Environmental Management Laboratory, Mykolas Romeris University, Atieitis, 20, LT-08303, Lithuania
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Enhancement of Agricultural Policy/Environment eXtender Model (APEX) Model to Assess Effectiveness of Wetland Water Quality Functions. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11030606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (APEX) model has been widely used to assess changes in agrochemical loadings in response to conservation and management led by US Department of Agriculture (USDA). However, the existing APEX model is limited in quantification of wetland water quality functions. This study improved the current model capacity to represent wetland water quality functions by addition of a new biogeochemical module into the APEX model. The performance of an enhanced APEX model was tested against five observed outgoing water quality variables (e.g., sediment, organic N, NO3, NH4 and PO4) from a wetland within the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) was implemented to assess model uncertainty. The enhanced APEX model demonstrated that it could effectively represent N and P cycling within the study wetland. Although improvement of model performance was limited, the additions of wetland biogeochemical routines to the APEX model improved our understanding of inner mass exchanges within N and P cycling for the study wetland. Overall, the updated APEX model can provide policymakers and managers with improved means for assessment of benefits delivered by wetland conservation.
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