Review: Green Bans: The Birth of Australian Environmental Politics, Revenue Patterns in US Cities and Suburbs: A Comparative Analysis, Uncertain Futures, Human and Environmental Systems: A Geographer's Appraisal, Housing and Land Policies in West Germany and Britain: A Record of Success and Failure, Housing in Italy: Urban Development and Political Change, Estuarine and Coastal Land Reclamation and Water Storage, under New Management: Port Growth and Emerging Coastal Management Programs, Patterns of Disease and Hunger: A Study in Medical Geography, the Climatic Water Budget in Environmental Analysis, Systematic Methods in British Planning Practice

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1207-1218
Author(s):  
T O'Riordan ◽  
R J Johnston ◽  
T O'Riordan ◽  
A G Wilson ◽  
M Harloe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Management ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Medical Geography ◽  
West Germany ◽  
British Planning ◽  
Land Policies ◽  
Us Cities ◽  
Coastal Land

Towards a biodiversity offsetting approach for coastal land reclamation: Coastal management implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 35-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuling Yu ◽  
Baoshan Cui ◽  
Philip Gibbons ◽  
Jiaguo Yan ◽  
Xu Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Management ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Management Implications ◽  
Coastal Land

scholarly journals Estimating annual water storage variations in medium-scale (2000–10 000 km<sup>2</sup>) basins using microwave-based soil moisture retrievals

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1849-1862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wade T. Crow ◽  
Eunjin Han ◽  
Dongryeol Ryu ◽  
Christopher R. Hain ◽  
Martha C. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Surface Soil ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Microwave Remote Sensing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Surface Soil Moisture ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
Annual Water

Abstract. Due to their shallow vertical support, remotely sensed surface soil moisture retrievals are commonly regarded as being of limited value for water budget applications requiring the characterization of temporal variations in total terrestrial water storage (dS ∕ dt). However, advances in our ability to estimate evapotranspiration remotely now allow for the direct evaluation of approaches for quantifying dS ∕ dt via water budget closure considerations. By applying an annual water budget analysis within a series of medium-scale (2000–10 000 km2) basins within the United States, we demonstrate that, despite their clear theoretical limitations, surface soil moisture retrievals derived from passive microwave remote sensing contain statistically significant information concerning dS ∕ dt. This suggests the possibility of using (relatively) higher-resolution microwave remote sensing products to enhance the spatial resolution of dS ∕ dt estimates acquired from gravity remote sensing.

scholarly journals Siltation rate and main anthropic impacts on sedimentation of the São Luís tidal inlet - State of Maranhão, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Werllen de Jesus Azevedo ◽  
Antonio Carlos Leal de Castro ◽  
Marcio Costa Fernandes Vaz dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Management ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Morphological Evolution ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Tidal Inlet ◽  
Sedimentation Rates ◽  
Anthropogenic Influences ◽  
Aerial Photos ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Deposition Processes

Abstract In recent decades, intense human intervention in the coastal zone has given rise to severe siltation and erosion problems. This scenario is located the São Luís tidal inlet, formed by the mouths of the Anil and Bacanga rivers which due to various kinds of interference have been changing their sediment transport and deposition processes. With these changes in mind, this study sought to evaluate the evolution of the siltation and sedimentation rates in this area, as well as the main anthropogenic influences associated with this process. The methodology consisted in verifying the morphological evolution on the basis of the scanning and vectorization of nautical charts of 1947 and 1966, bathymetric surveys conducted in 2006, and aerial photos dating from 2011. The results show a silting up process coincident with interventions that occurred in the Anil and Bacanga river basins, with a volume of silt estimated at 8.5x106 m3, over the period from 1944 to 2011 (64 years), at a rate of 1.6 cm.yr-1. These processes are associated mainly with the construction of the Bacanga dam and land reclamation projects undertaken for the purpose of providing new areas for urban expansion. The evaluation of the results showed intense and advanced silting up of the São Luís tidal inlet, at rates proportionally greater than those of other estuaries, calling for corrective actions and the implementation of coastal management policies for this area.

Data assimilation of GRACE terrestrial water storage to improve sea level rise estimates and isolate anthropogenic influences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Scheliga ◽  
Manuela Girotto
Keyword(s):  
Data Assimilation ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Terrestrial Water Storage ◽  
Terrestrial Water ◽  
Land Hydrology

&lt;p&gt;Sea level rise (SLR) projections rely on the accurate and precise closure of Earth&amp;#8217;s water budget. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission has provided global-coverage observations of terrestrial water storage (TWS) anomalies that improve accounting of ice and land hydrology changes and how these changes contribute to sea level rise. The contribution of land hydrology TWS changes to sea level rise is much smaller and less certain than contributions from glacial melt and thermal expansion. Although land hydrology TWS plays a smaller role, it is still important to investigate to improve the precision of the overall global water budget. This study analyzes how data assimilation techniques improve estimates of the land hydrology contribution to sea level rise. To achieve this, three global TWS datasets were analyzed: (1) GRACE TWS observations alone, (2) TWS estimates from the model-only simulation using Catchment Land Surface Model, and (3) TWS estimates from a data assimilation product of (1) and (2). We compared the data assimilation product with the GRACE observations alone and the model-only simulation to isolate the contribution to sea level rise from anthropogenic activities. We assumed a balanced water budget between land hydrology and the ocean, thus changes in global TWS are considered equal and opposite to sea level rise contribution. &amp;#160;Over the period of 2003-2016, we found sea level rise contributions from each dataset of +0.35 mm SLR eq/yr for GRACE, -0.34 mm SLR eq/yr for model-only, and a +0.09 mm SLR eq/yr for DA (reported as the mean linear trend). Our results indicate that the model-only simulation is not capturing important hydrologic processes. These are likely anthropogenic driven, indicating direct anthropogenic and climate-driven TWS changes play a substantial role in TWS contribution to SLR.&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals The Investigation of Sinop Coastal Area Pattern in Terms of Coastal Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Oylum Gokkurt Baki ◽  
Osman Nuri Ergun
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Coastal Management ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
Coastal Land Use ◽  
The City ◽  
Coastal Land

Sinop is a province located at the Black Sea region and it is rich in scenic beauty and cultural values and has potential touristic resources. Moreover, it is one of the most prominent port towns in the Black Sea region. The area, which can be qualified as the most important and prominent image region of the city, comprise the coastal land use line of the province. However, the city fails to utilize this advantage. The master plan of the city has substantially changed through the years. The present study aimed to determine the changes in the master plans of the city through the years, the distribution of the coastal land use areas and changes in the utilization of the coastal areas through the years. Evaluating the current administrative competence/constraints in the coastal area with respect to the data obtained in the study is also among the goals of the study. Furthermore, by taking the impact of environmental factors on the ratio of the land use areas into consideration, examining these data in terms of coastal management planning to create habitats that better suit the vital requirements is another prospect of the study. In addition, the evaluation of some coastal area-associated issues including the extent of the effect of current erosion issues on the development of the coastal area was also included in the study. The percentage of the current functional coastal areas in the province, the distribution of the number of building floors and the changes in these data by years were also investigated. For these evaluations, zoning revisions and 1/2000, 1/5000 and 1/10000 maps were examined to determine the coastal area zoning changes and filling areas. Fieldworks were carried out in the coastal area of the city to determine and observe the state of the area. The data was collected by contacting relevant institutions and organizations and carrying out fieldworks. Considering the data obtained in the study, measures to remedy the zoning deficiencies in the coastal area and the city center were proposed. The obtained data and evaluations obtained revealed that the province is in need of new and sustainable planning and there is a necessity to include implementations that are based on integrated coastal area management principals.

scholarly journals The Role of the Unsaturated Zone for Rainwater Retention and Runoff at a Drained Wetland Site

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1404
Author(s):  
Ottfried Dietrich ◽  
Marcus Fahle ◽  
Jörg Steidl
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Unsaturated Zone ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Quasi Equilibrium ◽  
Shallow Water Table ◽  
Water Storage Capacity ◽  
Minor Part ◽  
A Minor

Drained wetland sites with shallow water tables cover large parts of Central and Western European lowlands. Their hydrological behaviour is complex and depends on their specific characteristics. In this paper, we analysed how the water budget components of such areas behaved when undergoing rainfall events with amounts greater than 10 mm. All the water budget components were determined using a weighable groundwater lysimeter that was installed in the Spreewald wetland, Germany. On average, 69% of the rainfall was stored in the wetland, while only 8% was discharged and 23% was dissipated by evapotranspiration during the time of the runoff process during and after the rainfall event. More than half of the water that was stored could be attributed to storage within the unsaturated zone, while only a minor part was due to the water storage change under quasi-equilibrium conditions. Hence, the soil moisture depletion in the unsaturated zone in the period before the rainfall had a big influence on the site’s available water storage capacity. The findings show that models and approaches assuming hydrostatic conditions might strongly underestimate the water storage capacity of shallow water table sites and, consequently, overestimate the runoff. Hence, the hydrostatic assumption does not describe the process dynamics of these sites in an appropriate manner.

scholarly journals Assessment of Specific Yield in Karstified Fractured Rock through the Water-Budget Method

Geosciences ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 344
Author(s):  
Marco Delle Rose ◽  
Corrado Fidelibus ◽  
Paolo Martano
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Budget ◽  
Fractured Rock ◽  
Karst Aquifer ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Soil Water Storage ◽  
Specific Yield ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Precipitation Events

In this note, the Water Budget Method (WBM) is applied to estimate local values of the specific yield of the deep karst aquifer of Salento peninsula. A selection in a period of two years of relevant short precipitation events has been considered and the related localized recharges have been compared to the water table fluctuations measured at two selected wells. The recharge amounts have been corrected by using data of evapotranspiration and soil water storage available from a micrometeorological base. The results are very similar for both the wells and more consistent when the corrections are applied. A discussion involving frequency and apertures of the fractures in the rock mass of the aquifer suggests the effect of the karst dissolution to be dominant in determining these values of the specific yield.

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