About this Research Topic
River and lake watershed are gathering areas for human activities, especially large river deltas, which usually have various favorable resource conditions and obvious advantages for the development of agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and other industries. However, in recent years, these valuable resources are under increasing pressure under the background of climate change, population growth, urbanization, and industrial activities. The soil erosion driven by hydrological processes is the key to material transport in watersheds. Monitoring and modeling of surface factors in the process, exploring the evolution mechanisms and effects of watershed soil and water processes, has become a critical challenge for hydrological, ecological and environmental researchers, managers and policymakers.
Based on geographic information systems and remote sensing methods, monitoring and integrated modeling of geographic factors in river and lake watershed, exploring the spatial-temporal distribution pattern of watershed water and soil elements under the influence of climate change and human activities, revealing the evolution mechanisms and effects of watershed hydrological processes. Focusing on watershed ecological safety and sustainable development, and exploring the evolution processes, interaction mechanisms, and optimization of watershed geographic factors, and providing scientific basis for watershed development regulation and comprehensive management.
This Research Topic encourages original research articles, perspectives, and reviews. The scope of research includes, but is not limited to, the following related topics, such as:
• Monitoring of hydrological factors in lakes and rivers;
• Monitoring of watershed soil and water ecological environment indicators;
• Monitoring of soil and water processes and simulation of sediment transport;
• Watershed water cycle and material transport;
• Integration of RS and GIS in water resource management.
Based on geographic information systems and remote sensing methods, monitoring and integrated modeling of geographic factors in river and lake watershed, exploring the spatial-temporal distribution pattern of watershed water and soil elements under the influence of climate change and human activities, revealing the evolution mechanisms and effects of watershed hydrological processes. Focusing on watershed ecological safety and sustainable development, and exploring the evolution processes, interaction mechanisms, and optimization of watershed geographic factors, and providing scientific basis for watershed development regulation and comprehensive management.
This Research Topic encourages original research articles, perspectives, and reviews. The scope of research includes, but is not limited to, the following related topics, such as:
• Monitoring of hydrological factors in lakes and rivers;
• Monitoring of watershed soil and water ecological environment indicators;
• Monitoring of soil and water processes and simulation of sediment transport;
• Watershed water cycle and material transport;
• Integration of RS and GIS in water resource management.
Keywords: Hydrology, Global change and regional response, Remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems
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