Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–Č Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-1991 Peer reviewed articles 2022 Antonín Zajíček, Tomáơ Hejduk, Libor Sychra, Tomáơ Vybíral, Petr Fučík How to Select a Location and a Design of Measures on Land Drainage – A Case Study from the Czech Republic Journal of Ecological Engineering (JEE) 10.12911/22998993/146270 Data Management & Analytics Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 862756
publications-1992 Peer reviewed articles 2021 Gorana Ćosić-Flajsig, Barbara KarleuĆĄa, MatjaĆŸ Glavan Integrated Water Quality Management Model for the Rural Transboundary River Basin—A Case Study of the Sutla/Sotla River Water 10.3390/w13182569 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems The intensive use of soil and water resources results in a disbalance between the environmental and economic objectives of the river basin. The water quality management model supports good water status, especially downstream of dams and reservoirs, as in the case of the Sutla/Sotla river basin. This research aims to develop a new, improved integrated water quality management model of rural transboundary basins to achieve environmental objectives and protection of the Natura 2000 sites. The model uses river basin pressure analysis to assess the effects of climate and hydrological extreme impacts, and a programme of basic and supplementary measures. The impact assessment of BASE MODEL, PAST, and FUTURE scenarios was modelled using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) based on land use, climate and hydrological data, climate change, presence or lack of a reservoir, and municipal wastewater and agriculture measures. Eight future climate change scenarios were obtained with optimistic (RCP4.5) and pessimistic (RCP8.5) forecasts for two periods (2020–2050 and 2070–2100), both with and without a reservoir. The model shows that the most significant impacts on the waterbody come from the nutrients and sediment hotspots, also shows the risk of not achieving good water status, and water eutrophication risk. The modelled average annual increase in sediment is from 4 to 25% and in total N from 1 to 8%, while the change in total P is from −5 to 6%. The conducted analysis provides a base for the selection of tailor-made measures from the catalogue of the supplementary measures that will be outlined in future research. 862756
publications-1993 Peer reviewed articles 2021 Lijie Zhang; Yijian Zeng; Ruodan Zhuang; Brigitta Szabó; Salvatore Manfreda; Qianqian Han; Zhongbo Su In Situ Observation-Constrained Global Surface Soil Moisture Using Random Forest Model Remote Sensing 10.3390/rs13234893 Data Management & Analytics Precipitation & Ecological Systems The inherent biases of different long-term gridded surface soil moisture (SSM) products, unconstrained by the in situ observations, implies different spatio-temporal patterns. In this study, the Random Forest (RF) model was trained to predict SSM from relevant land surface feature variables (i.e., land surface temperature, vegetation indices, soil texture, and geographical information) and precipitation, based on the in situ soil moisture data of the International Soil Moisture Network (ISMN.). The results of the RF model show an RMSE of 0.05 m3 m−3 and a correlation coefficient of 0.9. The calculated impurity-based feature importance indicates that the Antecedent Precipitation Index affects most of the predicted soil moisture. The geographical coordinates also significantly influence the prediction (i.e., RMSE was reduced to 0.03 m3 m−3 after considering geographical coordinates), followed by land surface temperature, vegetation indices, and soil texture. The spatio-temporal pattern of RF predicted SSM was compared with the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative (ESA-CCI) soil moisture product, using both time-longitude and latitude diagrams. The results indicate that the RF SSM captures the spatial distribution and the daily, seasonal, and annual variabilities globally. 862756
publications-1994 Peer reviewed articles 2021 Paolo Nasta; Brigitta SzabĂł; Nunzio Romano Evaluation of pedotransfer functions for predicting soil hydraulic properties: A voyage from regional to field scales across Europe Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100903 Uncategorized Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 862756
publications-1995 Peer reviewed articles 2021 Cecilia Bruni; Alessia Foglia; Anna Laura Eusebi; Nicola Frison; Çağrı Akyol; Francesco Fatone Targeted Bio-Based Volatile Fatty Acid Production from Waste Streams through Anaerobic Fermentation: Link between Process Parameters and Operating Scale ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng 10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02195 Data Management & Analytics Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 869318
publications-1996 Peer reviewed articles 2021 Marc Sauchelli Toran, Patricia FernĂĄndez Labrador, Juan Francisco Ciriza, Yeray Asensio, AndrĂ© Reigersman, Juan Arevalo, Frank Rogalla, Victor M. Monsalvo Membrane-Based Processes to Obtain High-Quality Water From Brewery Wastewater Frontiers in Chemical Engineering 10.3389/fceng.2021.734233 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems Water reuse is a safe and often the least energy-intensive method of providing water from non-conventional sources in water stressed regions. Although public perception can be a challenge, water reuse is gaining acceptance. Recent advances in membrane technology allow for reclamation of wastewater through the production of high-quality treated water, including potable reuse. This study takes an in-depth evaluation of a combination of membrane-based tertiary processes for its application in reuse of brewery wastewater, and is one of the few studies that evaluates long-term membrane performance at the pilot-scale. Two different advanced tertiary treatment trains were tested with secondary wastewater from a brewery wastewater treatment plant (A) ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO), and (B) ozonation, coagulation, microfiltration with ceramic membranes (MF) and RO. Three specific criteria were used for membrane comparison: 1) pilot plant optimisation to identify ideal operating conditions, 2) Clean-In-Place (CIP) procedures to restore permeability, and 3) final water quality obtained. Both UF and Micro-Filtration membranes were operated at increasing fluxes, filtration intervals and alternating phases of backwash (BW) and chemically enhanced backwash (CEB) to control fouling. Operation of polymeric UF membranes was optimized at a flux of 25–30 LMH with 15–20 min of filtration time to obtain longer production periods and avoid frequent CIP membrane cleaning procedures. Combination of ozone and coagulation with ceramic MF membranes resulted in high flux values up to 120 LMH with CEB:BW ratios of 1:4 to 1:10. Coagulation doses of 3–6 ppm were required to deal with the high concentrations of polyphenols (coagulation inhibitors) in the feed, but higher concentrations led to increasing fouling resistance of the MF membrane. Varying the ozone concentration stepwise from 0 to 25 mg/L had no noticeable effect on coagulation. The most effective cleaning strategy was found to be a combination of 2000 mg/L NaOCl followed by 5% HCl which enabled to recover permeability up to 400 LMH·bar−1. Both polymeric UF and ceramic MF membranes produced effluents that fulfil the limits of the national regulatory framework for reuse in industrial services (RD 1620/2007). Coupling to the RO units in both tertiary trains led to further water polishing and an improved treated water quality. 869318
publications-1997 Peer reviewed articles 2021 Mahdieh Ghafourian, Peyo Stanchev, Alireza Mousavi, Evina Katsou Economic assessment of nature-based solutions as enablers of circularity in water systems Science of The Total Environment 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148267 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 776643
publications-1998 Peer reviewed articles 2020 C.E. Nika, V. Vasilaki, A. ExpĂłsito, E. Katsou Water Cycle and Circular Economy: Developing a Circularity Assessment Framework for Complex Water Systems Water Research 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116423 Simulation & Modeling Uncategorized No abstract available 776643
publications-1999 Peer reviewed articles 2020 C.E. Nika, L. Gusmaroli, M. Ghafourian, N. Atanasova, G. Buttiglieri, E. Katsou Nature-based solutions as enablers of circularity in water systems: A review on assessment methodologies, tools and indicators Water Research 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115988 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 776643
publications-2000 Peer reviewed articles 2020 Lucia Gusmaroli, Esther Mendoza, Mira Petrovic, Gianluigi Buttiglieri How do WWTPs operational parameters affect the removal rates of EU Watch list compounds? Science of The Total Environment 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136773 AI & Machine Learning Uncategorized No abstract available 776643