Earth and Space Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(12)
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Abstract
Streamflow
in
the
Colorado
River
Basin
(CRB)
is
significantly
altered
by
human
activities
including
land
use/cover
alterations,
reservoir
operation,
irrigation,
and
water
exports.
Climate
also
highly
varied
across
CRB
which
contains
snowpack‐dominated
watersheds
arid,
precipitation‐dominated
basins.
Recently,
machine
learning
methods
have
improved
generalizability
accuracy
of
streamflow
models.
Previous
successes
with
LSTM
modeling
primarily
focused
on
unimpacted
basins,
few
studies
included
impacted
systems
either
regional
or
single‐basin
modeling.
We
demonstrate
that
diverse
hydrological
behavior
river
basins
are
too
difficult
to
model
a
single,
model.
propose
method
delineate
catchments
into
categories
based
level
predictability,
characteristics,
influence.
Lastly,
we
each
category
climate
anthropogenic
proxy
data
sets
use
feature
importance
assess
whether
performance
improves
additional
relevant
data.
Overall,
cover
at
low
temporal
resolution
was
not
sufficient
capture
irregular
patterns
releases,
demonstrating
having
high‐resolution
release
global
scale.
On
other
hand,
classification
approach
reduced
complexity
has
potential
improve
forecasts
human‐altered
regions.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(19), P. 8699 - 8699
Published: Oct. 9, 2024
The
establishment
of
an
accurate
and
reliable
predictive
model
is
essential
for
water
resources
planning
management.
Standalone
models,
such
as
physics-based
hydrological
models
or
data-driven
have
their
specific
applications,
strengths,
limitations.
In
this
study,
a
hybrid
(namely
SWAT-Transformer)
was
developed
by
coupling
the
Soil
Water
Assessment
Tool
(SWAT)
with
Transformer
to
enhance
monthly
streamflow
prediction
accuracy.
SWAT
first
constructed
calibrated,
then
its
outputs
are
used
part
inputs
Transformer.
By
correcting
errors
using
Transformer,
two
effectively
coupled.
Monthly
runoff
data
at
Yan’an
Ganguyi
stations
on
Yan
River,
first-order
tributary
Yellow
River
Basin,
were
evaluate
proposed
model’s
performance.
results
indicated
that
performed
well
in
predicting
high
flows
but
poorly
low
flows.
contrast,
able
capture
low-flow
period
information
more
accurately
outperformed
overall.
SWAT-Transformer
could
correct
predictions
overcome
limitations
single
model.
integrating
SWAT’s
detailed
physical
process
portrayal
Transformer’s
powerful
time-series
analysis,
coupled
significantly
improved
offer
optimal
resource
management,
which
crucial
sustainable
economic
societal
development.
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
19(1)
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Effective
water
distribution
in
long-distance
supply
systems
requires
precise
control
over
pump
station
operations
and
flow-regulating
elements,
such
as
speeds
valve
openings,
typically
achieved
through
hydraulic
models.
However,
traditional
models
are
time-intensive
to
develop
require
frequent
calibration,
limiting
their
practicality
for
real-time
applications.
This
paper
presents
a
cascaded
neural
network
(CNN)
model
that
integrates
classification
regression
components
serve
an
efficient
surrogate
decision-making.
In
the
proposed
CNN
model,
component
identifies
number
of
pumps
needed
meet
system
flow
demands,
while
predicts
target
values
openings.
Considering
nonlinear
relationship
between
rate
regulating
error
was
introduced
evaluation
metric
via
Orthogonal-Triangular
(QR)
decomposition.
The
model's
performance
robustness
were
validated
using
data
from
actual
system,
including
analyses
its
sensitivity
uncertainties
reservoir
level
measurements.
Results
demonstrate
achieves
more
accurate
predictions
compared
pure
networks.
Furthermore,
uncertainty
analysis
reveals
is
less
affected
by
measurement
errors,
it
sensitive
underscoring
importance
monitoring
practical
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(3), P. 365 - 365
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
Floods,
increasingly
exacerbated
by
climate
change,
are
among
the
most
destructive
natural
disasters
globally,
necessitating
advancements
in
long-term
forecasting
to
improve
risk
management.
Traditional
models
struggle
with
complex
dependencies
of
hydroclimatic
variables
and
environmental
conditions,
thus
limiting
their
reliability.
This
study
introduces
a
novel
framework
for
enhancing
flood
accuracy
integrating
geo-spatiotemporal
analyses,
cascading
dimensionality
reduction,
SageFormer-based
multi-step-ahead
predictions.
The
efficiently
processes
satellite-derived
data,
addressing
curse
focusing
on
critical
long-range
spatiotemporal
dependencies.
SageFormer
captures
inter-
intra-dependencies
within
compressed
feature
space,
making
it
particularly
effective
forecasting.
Performance
evaluations
against
LSTM,
Transformer,
Informer
across
three
data
fusion
scenarios
reveal
substantial
improvements
accuracy,
especially
data-scarce
basins.
integration
hydroclimate
attention-based
networks
reduction
demonstrates
significant
over
traditional
approaches.
proposed
combines
advanced
deep
learning,
both
interpretability
precision
capturing
By
offering
straightforward
reliable
approach,
this
advances
remote
sensing
applications
hydrological
modeling,
providing
robust
tool
mitigating
impacts
extremes.
Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
ABSTRACT
Reliable
middle‐
and
long‐term
streamflow
forecasts
are
critical
for
ensuring
water
resources
management
climate
security.
This
study
establishes
a
novel
runoff
forecasting
model
based
on
the
self‐attention
(SA)
mechanism
variational
mode
decomposition‐gated
recurrent
unit
(VMD‐GRU)
framework
to
improve
monthly
prediction
accuracy.
The
maximal
information
coefficient
(MIC)
method
is
adopted
screen
key
drivers
of
variability.
proposed
integrates
VMD
decompose
sequence
into
intrinsic
components
applies
GRU
coupled
with
SA
predict
each
component.
whale
optimization
algorithm
(WOA)
VMD‐SA‐GRU
hyperparameters,
then
forecast
results
obtained
by
superimposing
Using
40
years
data
from
South‐to‐North
Water
Diversion
Project
in
China,
evaluated
against
VMD‐GRU
benchmarks.
Results
demonstrate
that
leverages
strengths
its
constituent
algorithms,
significantly
improving
Compared
model,
enhances
Nash‐Sutcliff
efficiency
(NSE)
6%–35%,
reduces
root
mean
square
error
(RMSE)
15%–30%,
decreases
absolute
(MAE)
15%–33%.
robust
provides
reliable
tool
sustainable
resource
addressing
climate‐related
challenges.
Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 907 - 907
Published: March 20, 2025
Accurate
forecasting
of
river
flows
is
essential
for
effective
water
resource
management,
flood
risk
reduction
and
environmental
protection.
The
ongoing
effects
climate
change,
in
particular
the
shift
precipitation
patterns
increasing
frequency
extreme
weather
events,
necessitate
development
advanced
models.
This
study
investigates
application
long
short-term
memory
(LSTM)
neural
networks
predicting
runoff
Velika
Morava
catchment
Serbia,
representing
a
pioneering
LSTM
this
region.
uses
daily
runoff,
temperature
data
from
1961
to
2020,
interpolated
using
inverse
distance
weighting
method.
model,
which
was
optimized
trial-and-error
approach,
showed
high
prediction
accuracy.
For
station,
model
mean
square
error
(MSE)
2936.55
an
R2
0.85
test
phase.
findings
highlight
effectiveness
capturing
nonlinear
hydrological
dynamics,
temporal
dependencies
regional
variations.
underlines
potential
models
improve
management
strategies
Western
Balkans.