Water, Volume 13, Issue 7 (April-1 2021): Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydrodynamics & Hydrogeology; Wastewater Treatment & Reuse; Policy, Governance & Management; and More!

Water, Volume 13, Issue 7 (April 2021) - 123 articles. Click here to access the issue's home page.

 

Cover Story

Article: Prediction of River Stage Using Multistep-Ahead Machine Learning Techniques for a Tidal River of Taiwan

Wen-Dar Guo, Wei-Bo Chen, Sen-Hai Yeh, Chih-Hsin Chang and Hongey Chen

Water 2021, 13(7), 920; doi:10.3390/w13070920

 

Featured Papers

Article: Performance Evaluation of Helical Separators Applied to Olive Oil–Water Two-Phase Flows at Low Reynolds Numbers

Pedro Vallesquino-Laguna, María Rivas-Valverde and Inmaculada Pulido-Calvo

Water 2021, 13(7), 911; doi:10.3390/w13070911

Article: Landfill Pollution Plume Survey in the Moroccan Tadla Using Spontaneous Potential

Yousra El Mouine, Amal El Hamdi, Moad Morarech, Ilias Kacimi, Meryem Touzani, Ismail Mohsine, Abdessamad Tiouiouine, Jamila Ouardi, Abdelmajid Zouahri, Hasna Yachou and Houria Dakak

Water 2021, 13(7), 910; doi:10.3390/w13070910

Article: Concurrent Changes in Extreme Hydroclimate Events in the Colorado River Basin

Katrina E. Bennett, Carl Talsma and Riccardo Boero

Water 2021, 13(7), 978; doi:10.3390/w13070978

Article: Model Parameters for Aerobic Biological Sulfide Oxidation in Sewer Wastewater

Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen and Jes Vollertsen

Water 2021, 13(7), 981; doi:10.3390/w13070981

Article: Quantifying the Effects of Residential Infill Redevelopment on Urban Stormwater Quality in Denver, Colorado

Kyle R. Gustafson, Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich, Kimberly M. Slinski, Jonathan O. Sharp and John E. McCray

Water 2021, 13(7), 988; doi:10.3390/w13070988

 

General

Article: Assessment of MERRA-2 and ERA5 to Model the Snow Water Equivalent in the High Atlas (1981–2019)

Mohamed Wassim Baba, Abdelghani Boudhar, Simon Gascoin, Lahoucine Hanich, Ahmed Marchane and Abdelghani Chehbouni

Water 2021, 13(7), 890; doi:10.3390/w13070890

Article: Experimental and Numerical Study of Biochar Fixed Bed Column for the Adsorption of Arsenic from Aqueous Solutions

Maria Rosaria Boni, Simone Marzeddu, Fabio Tatti, Massimo Raboni, Giuseppe Mancini, Antonella Luciano and Paolo Viotti

Water 2021, 13(7), 915; doi:10.3390/w13070915

Article: Seasonal and Interannual Variability of EAPE in the South China Sea Derived from ECCO2 Data from 1997 to 2019

Qiang Li, Lei Zhou and Lingling Xie

Water 2021, 13(7), 926; doi:10.3390/w13070926

Article: Intra-Event Isotopic Changes in Water Vapor and Precipitation in South China

Xingxian Li, Changyuan Tang and Jingsi Cui

Water 2021, 13(7), 940; doi:10.3390/w13070940

Article: Effect of on-Site Sludge Reduction and Wastewater Treatment Based on Electrochemical-A/O Combined Process

Zhongqi He, Wei Han, Xu Zhou, Wenbiao Jin, Wentao Liu, Shuhong Gao, Zhicheng Zhao, Yidi Chen and Guangming Jiang

Water 2021, 13(7), 941; doi:10.3390/w13070941

Article: Short-Term Variation and Discharge Mechanism of the Futamata Hot Spring Estimated by Continuous Monitoring Data

Yota Suzuki and Hiroshi Asanuma

Water 2021, 13(7), 977; doi:10.3390/w13070977

Article: Effectivity and Efficiency of Best Management Practices Based on a Survey and SWAPP Model of the Xiangxi River Basin

Ruimin Liu, Yuexi Miao, Qingrui Wang, Lijun Jiao, Yifan Wang, Lin Li and Leiping Cao

Water 2021, 13(7), 985; doi:10.3390/w13070985

 

Water and One Health

Article: Assessing the Risk of Legionella Infection through Showering with Untreated Rain Cistern Water in a Tropical Environment

Hunter Quon, Maura Allaire and Sunny C. Jiang

Water 2021, 13(7), 889; doi:10.3390/w13070889

Article: Distribution and Public Health Significance of Vibrio Pathogens Recovered from Selected Treated Effluents in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Ayodeji C. Osunla, Oluwatayo E. Abioye and Anthony I. Okoh

Water 2021, 13(7), 932; doi:10.3390/w13070932

Article: Effectiveness of Health Education Intervention on Water Sanitation and Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial

Ruth Charles Shapu, Suriani Ismail, Poh Ying Lim, Norliza Ahmad and Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi

Water 2021, 13(7), 987; doi:10.3390/w13070987

Hydrology and Hydrogeology

Review: Canadian Continental-Scale Hydrology under a Changing Climate: A Review

Tricia A. Stadnyk and Stephen J. Déry

Water 2021, 13(7), 906; doi:10.3390/w13070906

Article: Flood Inundation Assessment in the Low-Lying River Basin Considering Extreme Rainfall Impacts and Topographic Vulnerability

Thanh Thu Nguyen, Makoto Nakatsugawa, Tomohito J. Yamada and Tsuyoshi Hoshino

Water 2021, 13(7), 896; doi:10.3390/w13070896

Article: Assessment of Long-Term Fermentability of PHA-Based Materials from Pure and Mixed Microbial Cultures for Potential Environmental Applications

Neda Amanat, Bruna Matturro, Marta Maria Rossi, Francesco Valentino, Marianna Villano and Marco Petrangeli Papini

Water 2021, 13(7), 897; doi:10.3390/w13070897

Article: Comparison of Changes in Soil Moisture Content Following Rainfall in Different Subtropical Plantations of the Yangtze River Delta Region

Xin Liu, Yingzhou Tang, Xuefei Cheng, Zhaohui Jia, Chong Li, Shilin Ma, Lu Zhai, Bo Zhang and Jinchi Zhang

Water 2021, 13(7), 914; doi:10.3390/w13070914

Article: Modeling Flood Peak Discharge Caused by Overtopping Failure of a Landslide Dam

Hechun Ruan, Huayong Chen, Tao Wang, Jiangang Chen and Huibin Li

Water 2021, 13(7), 921; doi:10.3390/w13070921

Article: Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in a Managed Temperate Grassland Under Changed Climatic Conditions

Mona Giraud, Jannis Groh, Horst H. Gerke, Nicolas Brüggemann, Harry Vereecken and Thomas Pütz

Water 2021, 13(7), 931; doi:10.3390/w13070931

Article: Groundwater of the Modder River Catchment of South Africa: A Sustainability Prediction

Saheed Adeyinka Oke and Rebecca Alowo

Water 2021, 13(7), 936; doi:10.3390/w13070936

Article: Evaluating the Performance of Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-2 in Small Waterbody Mapping over Urban and Mountainous Regions

Hao Jiang, Mo Wang, Hongda Hu and Jianhui Xu

Water 2021, 13(7), 945; doi:10.3390/w13070945

Article: Monitoring Variations in Lake Water Storage with Satellite Imagery and Citizen Science

Sarina Little, Tamlin M. Pavelsky, Faisal Hossain, Sheikh Ghafoor, Grant M. Parkins, Sarah K. Yelton, Megan Rodgers, Xiao Yang, Jean-François Crétaux, Catherine Hein, Mohammad Arman Ullah, Debolina Halder Lina, Hanne Thiede, Darren Kelly, Donald Wilson and Simon N. Topp

Water 2021, 13(7), 949; doi:10.3390/w13070949

Article: Quantifying the Impact of Evapotranspiration at the Aquifer Scale via Groundwater Modelling and MODIS Data

Nicolò Colombani, Mattia Gaiolini, Gianluigi Busico and Matteo Postacchini

Water 2021, 13(7), 950; doi:10.3390/w13070950

Article: Assessing Natural Background Levels in the Groundwater Bodies of the Apulia Region (Southern Italy)

Rita Masciale, Stefano Amalfitano, Eleonora Frollini, Stefano Ghergo, Marco Melita, Daniele Parrone, Elisabetta Preziosi, Michele Vurro, Annamaria Zoppini and Giuseppe Passarella

Water 2021, 13(7), 958; doi:10.3390/w13070958

Article: Mapping the Pollution Plume Using the Self-Potential Geophysical Method: Case of Oum Azza Landfill, Rabat, Morocco

Meryem Touzani, Ismail Mohsine, Jamila Ouardi, Ilias Kacimi, Moad Morarech, Mohamed Habib El Bahajji, Tarik Bouramtane, Abdessamad Tiouiouine, Suzanne Yameogo and Badr El Mahrad

Water 2021, 13(7), 961; doi:10.3390/w13070961

Article: Migration of ²³⁸U and ²²⁶Ra Radionuclides in Technogenic Permafrost Taiga Landscapes of Southern Yakutia, Russia

Aleksandr Chevychelov, Petr Sobakin, Aleksey Gorokhov, Lubov Kuznetsova and Aleksey Alekseev

Water 2021, 13(7), 966; doi:10.3390/w13070966

Article: Vine-Copula-Based Quantile Regression for Cascade Reservoirs Management

Wafaa El Hannoun, Salah-Eddine El Adlouni and Abdelhak Zoglat

Water 2021, 13(7), 964; doi:10.3390/w13070964

Article: Impact of Dataset Size on the Signature-Based Calibration of a Hydrological Model

Safa A. Mohammed, Dimitri P. Solomatine, Markus Hrachowitz and Mohamed A. Hamouda

Water 2021, 13(7), 970; doi:10.3390/w13070970

Article: Testing the Efficiency of Parameter Disaggregation for Distributed Rainfall-Runoff Modelling

Sotirios Moustakas and Patrick Willems

Water 2021, 13(7), 972; doi:10.3390/w13070972

Article: Time Series Analysis of Monthly and Annual Precipitation in The State of Texas Using High-Resolution Radar Products

Dawit Ghebreyesus and Hatim O. Sharif

Water 2021, 13(7), 982; doi:10.3390/w13070982

Article: Characterizing Groundwater Interaction with Lakes and Wetlands Using GIS Modeling and Natural Water Quality Measurements

Brianna Speldrich, Philip Gerla and Emma Tschann

Water 2021, 13(7), 983; doi:10.3390/w13070983

Editorial: Impact of Natural Hazards on Forest Ecosystems and Their Surrounding Landscape under Climate Change

Jaroslav Vido and Paulína Nalevanková

Water 2021, 13(7), 979; doi:10.3390/w13070979

 

Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Review: Oily Wastewater Treatment: Overview of Conventional and Modern Methods, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Khaled Abuhasel, Mohamed Kchaou, Mohammed Alquraish, Yamuna Munusamy and Yong Tzyy Jeng

Water 2021, 13(7), 980; doi:10.3390/w13070980

Article: A Framework Based on Finite Element Method (FEM) for Modelling and Assessing the Affection of the Local Thermal Weather Factors on the Performance of Anaerobic Lagoons for the Natural Treatment of Swine Wastewater

Saulo Brito-Espino, Alejandro Ramos-Martín, Sebastian O. Pérez-Báez, Carlos Mendieta-Pino and Federico Leon-Zerpa

Water 2021, 13(7), 882; doi:10.3390/w13070882

Article: Ecological Risk Assessment and Contamination History of Heavy Metals in the Sediments of Chagan Lake, Northeast China

Panfeng Liu, Chaojie Zheng, Meilan Wen, Xianrong Luo, Zhiqiang Wu, Yinghong Liu, Sheli Chai and Liangliang Huang

Water 2021, 13(7), 894; doi:10.3390/w13070894

Article: Wastewater Treatment in Remote Arctic Settlements

Elena Vialkova and Ekaterina Glushchenko

Water 2021, 13(7), 919; doi:10.3390/w13070919

Article: Factors Affecting the Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Reactive Black 5 Dye via Hydrogen-Based Denitrification

Tippawan Singhopon, Kenta Shinoda, Suphatchai Rujakom and Futaba Kazama

Water 2021, 13(7), 922; doi:10.3390/w13070922

Article: Thickening and Storage of Sewage Sludge Contribute to the Degradation of LAS and EOX and the Humification of Organic Matter

Ali Khakbaz, Daniele Goi, Carlo Bravo and Marco Contin

Water 2021, 13(7), 933; doi:10.3390/w13070933

Article: Agro-Waste, a Solution for Rural Electrification? Assessing Biomethane Potential of Agro-Waste in Inhambane Province, Southern Mozambique

Fastudo Mabecua, Sebastian Schwede, Carlos Lucas and Patrik Klintenberg

Water 2021, 13(7), 939; doi:10.3390/w13070939

Article: Relationship between Phase Composition and Mechanical Properties of Peat Soils Stabilized Using Oil Shale Ash and Pozzolanic Additive

Ergo Rikmann, Ivar Zekker, Tõnis Teppand, Vello Pallav, Merrit Shanskiy, Uno Mäeorg, Toomas Tenno, Juris Burlakovs and Jüri Liiv

Water 2021, 13(7), 942; doi:10.3390/w13070942

Article: Enhancing a Transition to a Circular Economy in the Water Sector: The EU Project WIDER UPTAKE

Giorgio Mannina, Luigi Badalucco, Lorenzo Barbara, Alida Cosenza, Daniele Di Trapani, Giuseppe Gallo, Vito Armando Laudicina, Giuseppe Marino, Sofia Maria Muscarella, Dario Presti and Herman Helness

Water 2021, 13(7), 946; doi:10.3390/w13070946

Article: Hydraulic Resistance and Protein Fouling Resistance of a Zirconia Membrane with a Tethered PVP Layer

Yian Chen, Montserrat Rovira-Bru, Francesc Giralt and Yoram Cohen

Water 2021, 13(7), 951; doi:10.3390/w13070951

Article: Evaluation of the Performance and Quality of Wastewater Treated by M’zar Plant in Agadir, Morocco

Imane Mansir, Emmanuel Oertlé and Redouane Choukr-Allah

Water 2021, 13(7), 954; doi:10.3390/w13070954

Article: Adsorption of Malachite Green Dye onto Mesoporous Natural Inorganic Clays: Their Equilibrium Isotherm and Kinetics Studies

Sami Ullah, Altaf Ur Rahman, Fida Ullah, Abdur Rashid, Tausif Arshad, Eva Viglašová, Michal Galamboš, Niyaz Mohammad Mahmoodi and Haseeb Ullah

Water 2021, 13(7), 965; doi:10.3390/w13070965

Article: Enhanced Photo–Fenton Removal Efficiency with Core-Shell Magnetic Resin Catalyst for Textile Dyeing Wastewater Treatment

Jie Zhong, Bin Yang, Yong Feng, Yang Chen, Li-Gao Wang, Wen-Dan You and Guang-Guo Ying

Water 2021, 13(7), 968; doi:10.3390/w13070968

Article: Environmental Remediation of Desalination Plant Outfall Brine Discharge from Heavy Metals and Salinity Using Halloysite Nanoclay

Naif S. Aljohani, Radwan K. Al-Farawati, Ibrahim I. Shabbaj, Bandar A. Al-Mur, Yasar N. Kavil and Mohamed Abdel Salam

Water 2021, 13(7), 969; doi:10.3390/w13070969

Article: Influent with Particulate Substrate, Clean, Innocuous and Sustainable Solution for Bulking Control and Mitigation in Activated Sludge Process

Pedro Cisterna-Osorio, Claudia Calabran-Caceres, Giannina Tiznado-Bustamante and Nataly Bastias-Toro

Water 2021, 13(7), 984; doi:10.3390/w13070984

Article: Modeling and Optimization of Biochar Based Adsorbent Derived from Kenaf Using Response Surface Methodology on Adsorption of Cd²⁺

Anwar Ameen Hezam Saeed, Noorfidza Yub Harun, Suriati Sufian, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Baiq Asma Nufida, Noor Maizura Ismail, Zaki Yamani Zakaria, Ahmad Hussaini Jagaba, Aiban Abdulhakim Saeed Ghaleb and Baker Nasser Saleh Al-Dhawi

Water 2021, 13(7), 999; doi:10.3390/w13070999

Editorial: Agro-Industrial Wastewater Treatment with Decentralized Biological Treatment Methods

Christos S. Akratos, Athanasia G. Tekerlekopoulou and Dimitrios V. Vayenas

Water 2021, 13(7), 953; doi:10.3390/w13070953

 

Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance

Article: Study on the Decontamination Effect of Biochar-Constructed Wetland under Different Hydraulic Conditions

Chuanjie Xing, Xiangxi Xu, Zhenghe Xu, Rongzhen Wang and Lirong Xu

Water 2021, 13(7), 893; doi:10.3390/w13070893

Article: Development of the Indus River System Model to Evaluate Reservoir Sedimentation Impacts on Water Security in Pakistan

Geoffrey M. Podger, Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad, Yingying Yu, Joel P. Stewart, Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah and Zarif Iqbal Khero

Water 2021, 13(7), 895; doi:10.3390/w13070895

Article: Geometric Model of a Coastal Aquifer to Promote the Sustainable Use of Water. Manglaralto, Ecuador

Paul Carrión-Mero, Ximena Quiñonez-Barzola, Fernando Morante-Carballo, F. Javier Montalván, Gricelda Herrera-Franco and José Plaza-Úbeda

Water 2021, 13(7), 923; doi:10.3390/w13070923

Article: Evaluation of Dam Water-Supply Capacity in Korea Using the Water-Shortage Index

Chulsang Yoo, Changhyun Jun, Juhua Zhu and Wooyoung Na

Water 2021, 13(7), 956; doi:10.3390/w13070956

Article: India’s Commitments to Increase Tree and Forest Cover: Consequences for Water Supply and Agriculture Production within the Central Indian Highlands

Benjamin Clark, Ruth DeFries and Jagdish Krishnaswamy

Water 2021, 13(7), 959; doi:10.3390/w13070959

Article: Hydroclimatic Variability and Land Cover Transformations in the Central Italian Alps

Matteo Balistrocchi, Massimo Tomirotti, Alessandro Muraca and Roberto Ranzi

Water 2021, 13(7), 963; doi:10.3390/w13070963

Article: Nexus Thinking at River Basin Scale: Food, Water and Welfare

Roberto D. Ponce Oliva, Francisco J. Fernández, Felipe Vasquez-Lavín, Esteban Arias Montevechio, Natalia Julio and Alejandra Stehr

Water 2021, 13(7), 1000; doi:10.3390/w13071000

 

Aquatic Systems—Quality and Contamination

Review: Modification of the Water Quality Index (WQI) Process for Simple Calculation Using the Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) Method: A Review

Naseem Akhtar, Muhammad Izzuddin Syakir Ishak, Mardiana Idayu Ahmad, Khalid Umar, Mohamad Shaiful Md Yusuff, Mohd Talha Anees, Abdul Qadir and Yazan Khalaf Ali Almanasir

Water 2021, 13(7), 905; doi:10.3390/w13070905

Review: Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: Occurrence, Persistence, Analysis, and Human Exposure

Maria Ricciardi, Concetta Pironti, Oriana Motta, Ylenia Miele, Antonio Proto and Luigi Montano

Water 2021, 13(7), 973; doi:10.3390/w13070973

Article: Effect of a Summer Flood on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Medium-Sized, Temperate, Lowland River

Somsubhra Chattopadhyay, Paweł Oglęcki, Agata Keller, Ignacy Kardel, Dorota Mirosław-Świątek and Mikołaj Piniewski

Water 2021, 13(7), 885; doi:10.3390/w13070885

Article: Optimization of Water Quality Monitoring Networks Using Metaheuristic Approaches: Moscow Region Use Case

Elizaveta Yudina, Anna Petrovskaia, Dmitrii Shadrin, Polina Tregubova, Elizaveta Chernova, Mariia Pukalchik and Ivan Oseledets

Water 2021, 13(7), 888; doi:10.3390/w13070888

Article: Setting Priorities in River Management Using Habitat Suitability Models

Elina Bennetsen, Sacha Gobeyn, Gert Everaert and Peter Goethals

Water 2021, 13(7), 886; doi:10.3390/w13070886

Article: Unravelling Microbial Communities Associated with Different Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Types Undergoing Natural Source Zone Depletion Processes at a Legacy Petroleum Site

Melanie C. Bruckberger, Deirdre B. Gleeson, Trevor P. Bastow, Matthew J. Morgan, Tom Walsh, John L. Rayner, Greg B. Davis and Geoffrey J. Puzon

Water 2021, 13(7), 898; doi:10.3390/w13070898

Article: Evaluation of the Ecological Potential of Microorganisms for Purifying Water with High Iron Content

Ekaterina Pleshakova, Clement Ngun, Mikhail Reshetnikov and Maxim Viktorovich Larionov

Water 2021, 13(7), 901; doi:10.3390/w13070901

Article: The Utility of Dreissena polymorpha for Assessing the Viral Contamination of Rivers by Measuring the Accumulation of F-Specific RNA Bacteriophages

Sandrine Capizzi-Banas, Mélissa Palos Ladeiro, Fanny Bastien, Isabelle Bonnard, Nicolas Boudaud, Christophe Gantzer and Alain Geffard

Water 2021, 13(7), 904; doi:10.3390/w13070904

Article: Water Security and River Basin Revitalization of the São Francisco River Basin: A Symbiotic Relationship

Larissa Alves da Silva Rosa, Manuela Morais and Carlos Hiroo Saito

Water 2021, 13(7), 907; doi:10.3390/w13070907

Article: Inferring Sediment Transport Capacity from Soil Microtopography Changes on a Laboratory Hillslope

Sayjro Nouwakpo, Chi-hua Huang, Laura Bowling, Phillip Owens and Mark Weltz

Water 2021, 13(7), 929; doi:10.3390/w13070929

Article: A Preliminary Lumped Assessment of Pollution Risk at Aquifer Scale by Using the Mean Residence Time. Analyses of Potential Climate Change Impacts

Leticia Baena-Ruiz, David Pulido-Velazquez, Antonio-Juan Collados-Lara and Juan-de-Dios Gómez-Gómez

Water 2021, 13(7), 943; doi:10.3390/w13070943

Article: The Role of External Factors in the Variability of the Structure of the Zooplankton Community of Small Lakes (South-East Kazakhstan)

Moldir Aubakirova, Elena Krupa, Zhanara Mazhibayeva, Kuanysh Isbekov and Saule Assylbekova

Water 2021, 13(7), 962; doi:10.3390/w13070962

Article: Tracking the Causes of a Mass Fish Kill at a Mediterranean River within a Protected Area

Olga Petriki, Athina Patsia, Anthoula Vafeiadou, Ilias Tekidis, Panagiota Michalopoulou, Stella Samartzi, Dimitrios Mallinis and Dimitra C. Bobori

Water 2021, 13(7), 989; doi:10.3390/w13070989

Urban Water Management

Review: Porosity Models for Large-Scale Urban Flood Modelling: A Review

Benjamin Dewals, Martin Bruwier, Michel Pirotton, Sebastien Erpicum and Pierre Archambeau

Water 2021, 13(7), 960; doi:10.3390/w13070960

Article: Assessing the TSS Removal Efficiency of Decentralized Stormwater Treatment Systems by Long-Term In-Situ Monitoring

Christian Lieske, Dominik Leutnant and Mathias Uhl

Water 2021, 13(7), 908; doi:10.3390/w13070908

Article: Water Quality and Financial Analysis of a System Combining Rainwater and Greywater in a House

Gustavo Rosa and Enedir Ghisi

Water 2021, 13(7), 930; doi:10.3390/w13070930

Article: Strategies for Improving Optimal Positioning of Quality Sensors in Urban Drainage Systems for Non-Conservative Contaminants

Mariacrocetta Sambito and Gabriele Freni

Water 2021, 13(7), 934; doi:10.3390/w13070934

Article: Long-Term Analysis of Precipitation in Slovakia

Adam Repel, Martina Zeleňáková, Vinayakam Jothiprakash, Helena Hlavatá, Peter Blišťan, Ibrahim Gargar and Pavol Purcz

Water 2021, 13(7), 952; doi:10.3390/w13070952

Article: Decay of Free Residual Chlorine in Wells Water of Northern Brazil

Taise Ferreira Vargas, Célia Ceolin Baía, Tatiana Lemos da Silva Machado, Caetano Chang Dórea and Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos

Water 2021, 13(7), 992; doi:10.3390/w13070992

Article: Analytical Solution of Saltwater Intrusion in Costal Aquifers Considering Climate Changes and Different Boundary Conditions

Ismail Abd-Elaty, Martina Zeleňáková, Katarína Krajníková and Hany F. Abd-Elhamid

Water 2021, 13(7), 995; doi:10.3390/w13070995

Article: Assessing the Impact of Partitioning on Optimal Installation of Control Valves for Leakage Minimization in WDNs

Enrico Creaco, Dario Castagnolo and Giuseppe Pezzinga

Water 2021, 13(7), 1003; doi:10.3390/w13071003

Commentary: Understanding China’s Urban Rainstorm Waterlogging and Its Potential Governance

Feng Kong, Shao Sun and Tianjie Lei

Water 2021, 13(7), 891; doi:10.3390/w13070891

Correction: Correction: Yunfei, Q., et al. Addressing Challenges of Urban Water Management in Chinese Sponge Cities via Nature-Based Solutions. Water 2020, 12, 2788

Yunfei Qi, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Colin Thorne, Emily O’Donnell, Carlotta Quagliolo, Elena Comino, Alessandro Pezzoli, Lei Li, James Griffiths, Yanfang Sang and Meili Feng

Water 2021, 13(7), 900; doi:10.3390/w13070900

Editorial: Urban Rainwater and Flood Management

Martina Zeleňáková

Water 2021, 13(7), 974; doi:10.3390/w13070974

 

Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics

Review: A Review of Numerical Simulations of Secondary Flows in River Bends

Rawaa Shaheed, Abdolmajid Mohammadian and Xiaohui Yan

Water 2021, 13(7), 884; doi:10.3390/w13070884

Article: An Anti-Clustering Model for Stability Enhancement of a 3D Moving Particle Semi-Implicit Method and Two-Phase Coupling between MPS and Euler Grids

Meiyan Feng, Shenghong Huang and Guofu Lian

Water 2021, 13(7), 887; doi:10.3390/w13070887

Article: Multi-Country Scale Assessment of Available Energy Recovery Potential Using Micro-Hydropower in Drinking, Pressurised Irrigation and Wastewater Networks, Covering Part of the EU

Djordje Mitrovic, Miguel Crespo Chacón, Aida Mérida García, Jorge García Morillo, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Diaz, Helena M. Ramos, Kemi Adeyeye, Armando Carravetta and Aonghus McNabola

Water 2021, 13(7), 899; doi:10.3390/w13070899

Article: Revisiting Surface-Subsurface Exchange at Intertidal Zone with a Coupled 2D Hydrodynamic and 3D Variably-Saturated Groundwater Model

Zhi Li and Ben R. Hodges

Water 2021, 13(7), 902; doi:10.3390/w13070902

Article: PIV Study on Grid-Generated Turbulence in a Free Surface Flow

Haoyu Yao, Linlin Cao, Dazhuan Wu, Yangyang Gao, Shijie Qin and Faxin Yu

Water 2021, 13(7), 909; doi:10.3390/w13070909

Article: A Comparative Study of Breaking Wave Loads on Cylindrical and Conical Substructures

Eirinaios Chatzimarkou and Constantine Michailides

Water 2021, 13(7), 924; doi:10.3390/w13070924

Article: Study on the 3D Hydrodynamic Characteristics and Velocity Uniformity of a Gravity Flow Circular Flume

Yi Zhang, Longxi Han, Lina Chen, Chenfang Wang, Bo Chen and Anqi Jiang

Water 2021, 13(7), 927; doi:10.3390/w13070927

Article: Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Flow Pattern and Anti-Vortex Measures of Forebay in a Multi-Unit Pumping Station

Fan Yang, Yiqi Zhang, Chao Liu, Tieli Wang, Dongjin Jiang and Yan Jin

Water 2021, 13(7), 935; doi:10.3390/w13070935

Article: Analysis of Fluid–Structure Coupling Vibration Mechanism for Subsea Tree Pipeline Combined with Fluent and Ansys Workbench

Gongxing Wu, Xiaolong Zhao, Danda Shi and Xiaodong Wu

Water 2021, 13(7), 955; doi:10.3390/w13070955

Article: Experimental and Numerical Study of the Effects of Geometric Appendance Elements on Energy Dissipation over Stepped Spillway

Amir Ghaderi and Saeed Abbasi

Water 2021, 13(7), 957; doi:10.3390/w13070957

Article: Experimental Analysis of Scour Features at Chevrons in Straight Channel

Deep Roy, Simone Pagliara and Michele Palermo

Water 2021, 13(7), 971; doi:10.3390/w13070971

Article: Evaluating the Structure from Motion Technique for Measurement of Bed Morphology in Physical Model Studies

Sanat Kumar Karmacharya, Nils Ruther, Ujjwal Shrestha and Meg Bahadur Bishwakarma

Water 2021, 13(7), 998; doi:10.3390/w13070998

Article: An Enhanced Treatment of Boundary Conditions for 2D RANS Streamwise Velocity Models in Open Channel Flow

Juan Alfonso Figuérez, Álvaro Galán and Javier González

Water 2021, 13(7), 1001; doi:10.3390/w13071001

Article: Phase-Field Simulation of Imbibition for the Matrix-Fracture of Tight Oil Reservoirs Considering Temperature Change

Junjie Shi, Linsong Cheng, Renyi Cao, Zhihao Jia and Gaoling Liu

Water 2021, 13(7), 1004; doi:10.3390/w13071004

Technical Note: Technical Note: On the Production and Accuracy of CNC-Manufactured Hydraulic Scale Models

Jochen Aberle, Ralph Eikenberg, Till Branß and Pierre-Yves Henry

Water 2021, 13(7), 916; doi:10.3390/w13070916

 

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Review: Aquaculture and Restoration: Perspectives from Mediterranean Sea Experiences

Adriana Giangrande, Maria Flavia Gravina, Sergio Rossi, Caterina Longo and Cataldo Pierri

Water 2021, 13(7), 991; doi:10.3390/w13070991

Article: Water Temperature Simulation in a Tropical Lake in South China

Hongbin Gu, Baohong Lu, Changjun Qi, Si Xiong, Wenlong Shen and Lejun Ma

Water 2021, 13(7), 913; doi:10.3390/w13070913

Article: Distribution of the Macrophyte Communities in the Danube Reflects River Serial Discontinuity

Georg A. Janauer, Norbert Exler, Goran Anačkov, Veronika Barta, Árpád Berczik, Pal Boža, Mária Dinka, Valeri Georgiev, Mateja Germ, Matej Holcar, Richard Hrivnák, Ružica Igić, Siniša Ozimec, Anca Sârbu, Brigitte Schmidt, Udo Schmidt-Mumm, Wolfgang Schütz, Katalin Sipos, Elemér Szalma, Jasenka Topić, Sonya Tsoneva, Milan Valachovič, Vladimir Valchev, Dragana Vukov, Igor Zelnik and Alenka Gaberščik

Water 2021, 13(7), 918; doi:10.3390/w13070918

Article: Distance Estimation in Reproduction Tasks in a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Eric Maaß and Frederike D. Hanke

Water 2021, 13(7), 938; doi:10.3390/w13070938

Article: How Flood Hazard Maps Improve the Understanding of Ecologically Active Floodplains

Stephanie Natho

Water 2021, 13(7), 937; doi:10.3390/w13070937

Article: Aquatic Invertebrate Community Resilience and Recovery in Response to a Supra-Seasonal Drought in an Ecologically Important Naturally Saline Lake

Lizaan de Necker, Luc Brendonck, Johan van Vuren, Victor Wepener and Nico J. Smit

Water 2021, 13(7), 948; doi:10.3390/w13070948

Article: Combined Effects of Summer Water Temperature and Current Velocity on the Distribution of a Cold-Water-Adapted Sculpin (Cottus nozawae)

Kaiji Suzuki, Nobuo Ishiyama, Itsuro Koizumi and Futoshi Nakamura

Water 2021, 13(7), 975; doi:10.3390/w13070975

Article: Radiocarbon Dating of Marine Samples: Methodological Aspects, Applications and Case Studies

Gianluca Quarta, Lucio Maruccio, Marisa D’Elia and Lucio Calcagnile

Water 2021, 13(7), 986; doi:10.3390/w13070986

Article: Thermal Characteristics of a Beaver Dam Analogues Equipped Spring-Fed Creek in the Canadian Rockies

Tariq M. Munir and Cherie J. Westbrook

Water 2021, 13(7), 990; doi:10.3390/w13070990

Article: Invertebrate Responses to Restoration across Benthic and Hyporheic Stream Compartments

Anne L. Robertson, Daniel M. Perkins, Judy England and Tim Johns

Water 2021, 13(7), 996; doi:10.3390/w13070996

Article: The Importance of Food Pulses in Benthic-Pelagic Coupling Processes of Passive Suspension Feeders

Sergio Rossi and Lucia Rizzo

Water 2021, 13(7), 997; doi:10.3390/w13070997

Communication: Winter Zooplankton in a Small Arctic Lake: Abundance and Vertical Distribution

Vladimir G. Dvoretsky and Alexander G. Dvoretsky

Water 2021, 13(7), 912; doi:10.3390/w13070912

Communication: Benthic Metabolism in Fluvial Sediments with Larvae of Lampetra sp.

Nerijus Nika, Mindaugas Zilius, Tomas Ruginis, Gianmarco Giordani, Kasparas Bagdonas, Sara Benelli and Marco Bartoli

Water 2021, 13(7), 1002; doi:10.3390/w13071002

 

Oceans and Coastal Zones

Article: Assessing the Effectiveness of Nourishment in Decadal Barrier Island Morphological Resilience

Davina L. Passeri, Matthew V. Bilskie, Scott C. Hagen, Rangley C. Mickey, P. Soupy Dalyander and Victor M. Gonzalez

Water 2021, 13(7), 944; doi:10.3390/w13070944

Article: Modeling Nickel Leaching from Abandoned Mine Tailing Deposits in Jøssingfjorden

Svetlana Pakhomova, Evgeniy Yakushev and Morten Thorne Schaanning

Water 2021, 13(7), 967; doi:10.3390/w13070967

Editorial: Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Engineering and Management

Jill Slinger, Marcel Stive and Arjen Luijendijk

Water 2021, 13(7), 976; doi:10.3390/w13070976

 

Water Erosion and Sediment Transport

Article: Effect of Mean Velocity-to-Critical Velocity Ratios on Bed Topography and Incipient Motion in a Meandering Channel: Experimental Investigation

Nargess Moghaddassi, Seyed Habib Musavi-Jahromi, Mohammad Vaghefi and Amir Khosrojerdi

Water 2021, 13(7), 883; doi:10.3390/w13070883

Article: On Ripples—A Boundary Layer-Theoretical Definition

Ulrich Zanke and Aron Roland

Water 2021, 13(7), 892; doi:10.3390/w13070892

Article: Assessment of Critical Shear Stress and Threshold Velocity in Shallow Flow with Sand Particles

Reza Shahmohammadi, Hossein Afzalimehr and Jueyi Sui

Water 2021, 13(7), 994; doi:10.3390/w13070994

 

Water Use and Scarcity

Article: Driving Factors of Decoupling between Economic Development and Water Consumption in Food and Energy in North-West China—Based on the Tapio-LMDI Method

Ziyu Pan, Zhou Fang, Junyu Chen, Jun Hong, Yisong Xu and Shiliang Yang

Water 2021, 13(7), 917; doi:10.3390/w13070917

Article: Effect of Bypass-Flow on Leaching of Salts in a Cracking Soil in the Nile Delta

Haruyuki Fujimaki and Hassan Mohamed Fahmy Abd El Baki

Water 2021, 13(7), 993; doi:10.3390/w13070993

 

Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture

Review: Ancient WEF: Water–Energy–Food Nexus in the Distant Past

Steven G. Pueppke

Water 2021, 13(7), 925; doi:10.3390/w13070925

Article: Onsite Chlorination of Greywater in a Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland—Significance of Trihalomethane Formation

Anat Bernstein, Hagar Siebner, Andrew G. Kaufman and Amit Gross

Water 2021, 13(7), 903; doi:10.3390/w13070903

Article: Grazing Effects on Bovine-Associated and Background Fecal Indicator Bacteria Levels in Edge-of-Field Runoff

Kevin L. Wagner, Terry J. Gentry, R. Daren Harmel, Emily C. Pope and Larry A. Redmon

Water 2021, 13(7), 928; doi:10.3390/w13070928

Article: Accuracy and Reliability Analysis of Pipe Irrigation Metering Device for Sandy Water Source

Mingxiao Su, Xiyun Jiao, Jiang Li, Shuyu Wu and Tianao Wu

Water 2021, 13(7), 947; doi:10.3390/w13070947

 

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