Amanda Tritinger , Sydney Crisanti , Steven P. Bailey , Jacob F. Berkowitz , Elizabeth S. Godsey , Burton C. Suedel , Jeffrey K. King
{"title":"Upscaling nature-based solutions for reducing risk from natural hazards: From process to practice","authors":"Amanda Tritinger , Sydney Crisanti , Steven P. Bailey , Jacob F. Berkowitz , Elizabeth S. Godsey , Burton C. Suedel , Jeffrey K. King","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105135","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105135","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nature-based solutions (NbS) offer an innovative approach to reducing risks from natural hazards, aligning ecological processes with engineering objectives. However, successfully scaling NbS from site-specific interventions to systems-level applications remains a challenge. This paper examines an Engineering With Nature® (EWN®) case study to explore how NbS can be integrated into broader, systems-based engineering practices, demonstrating the transition from conceptual design to wide-scale, regional implementation.</div><div>One such case study is Deer Island, located off the coast of Mississippi, USA, where EWN approaches stabilized shorelines and restored critical habitats. The project utilized natural sediment transport processes to rebuild marsh and dune systems, enhancing the island's resilience to storm surges and erosion. Through careful integration of natural and engineered systems, Deer Island serves as a model for how NbS can mitigate risks at both local and regional scales, increasing the ability to recover from a natural disaster and overall ecological health. In particular, the case study highlights the benefit of designing for multiple integrated ecosystem components to deliver a diverse array of ecological functions, goods, and services.</div><div>The paper further underscores the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, highlighting the role of landscape architects in creating multifunctional designs that incorporate natural features and processes. These designs enhance ecosystem services while addressing societal needs, providing a blueprint for how when combined landscape architecture, science, and engineering can synergize in NbS projects. By synthesizing lessons from the EWN and emphasizing the need for cross-sector collaboration, this paper outlines pathways to scale NbS from localized efforts to comprehensive strategies that reduce coastal storm risk.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105135"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145261763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-phase flow dynamics in 3D fractures: Influence of aperture, wettability, and fluid properties from Lattice Boltzmann Simulations","authors":"F.F. Munarin , P. Gouze , F. Nepomuceno Filho","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105133","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105133","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It is often assumed that using stratified patterns models capture adequately two-phase flow in fractures. However, recent studies indicated that a broader range of flow behaviors may occurs. This paper explores the impact of aperture and wettability on relative permeability in three-dimensional Berea fractures displaying moderate topological fluctuations. Using Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) simulations, we identify two distinct permeability regimes: at high apertures, permeability behavior aligns with that of parallel planes, while at low apertures, permeability decreases linearly due to fluid interactions with fracture surfaces. In weakly wet fractures, anomalous relative permeability behavior arises within specific aperture ranges, linked to the emergence of distinct flow structures. This phenomenon is primarily driven by interfacial tension, while wettability affects its onset, particularly at intermediate apertures. Furthermore, in non-wet fractures, fluid segregation at high apertures is governed by viscosity contrasts, where higher-viscosity fluids tend to flow more centrally, resembling Poiseuille flow. The results are particularly relevant to oil and gas recovery, highlighting the need for further investigations into interfacial tension effects in gas–liquid systems to enhance predictive models for fluid transport in fractured reservoirs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105133"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145217977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenxin Yang, Hai Sun, Lei Zhang, Gloire Imani, Dongyan Fan, Junjie Zhong, Yongfei Yang, Jun Yao
{"title":"Competitive dissolution of binary minerals in porous media: A lattice Boltzmann study","authors":"Wenxin Yang, Hai Sun, Lei Zhang, Gloire Imani, Dongyan Fan, Junjie Zhong, Yongfei Yang, Jun Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105132","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105132","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the geological storage of hydrogen and carbon dioxide in underground salt caverns, the water-injected salt dissolution technology is widely applied in the expansion of salt caverns. During the salt dissolution, a variety of minerals with different properties are often involved, and there are obvious competitive interactions among them. This competition is primarily manifested in differences in diffusion rates, dissolution rates, and ionic concentration equilibrium constraints. In this study, we developed a lattice Boltzmann model, taking into account the competitive dissolution mechanisms of different minerals under the constraint of ion equilibrium. The model was used to investigate permeability changes of porous structure under various injection velocities and different combinations of minerals. The results reveal that whether the physical properties of binary minerals vary greatly or not, such as reaction rate and diffusion rate, the impact of competitive dissolution cannot be ignored. And as the injection rate increases, the influence of the competitive dissolution effect on the pore structure evolution becomes greater. This research provides theoretical insights into binary minerals' competitive dissolution mechanisms and references for its applications in fields such as environmental science, resource development, and chemical engineering.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105132"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145217975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Doury , Pierre Horgue , Romain Guibert , Jean Raymond , Gérald Debenest
{"title":"Predicting evaporation and heat transfer of a coupled surface/subsurface problem using a simplified one-region model","authors":"Thomas Doury , Pierre Horgue , Romain Guibert , Jean Raymond , Gérald Debenest","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dealing with environmental flows poses significant challenges, particularly when it comes to accurately predicting mass and heat exchanges between the atmosphere and a variably saturated porous medium. In this work, we develop a non-isothermal, two-phase, two-component porous medium model equipped with physically based boundary conditions that incorporate the influence of free-flow conditions on soil evaporation and the resulting geothermal heat flux. This approach enables the use of average parameters to describe the free-flow domain, thus avoiding the need to explicitly simulate atmospheric flow while maintaining accuracy in both evaporation estimation and subsurface dynamics.</div><div>The model is validated against well-documented laboratory-scale experiments from the literature, covering a range of free-flow conditions and soil properties. It is then employed to assess the impact of soil drying dynamics on the retrievable geothermal heat flux across different soil types. The results demonstrate distinct thermal responses strongly linked to soil saturation behavior. A comparative study across different soil types and water table depths, complemented by a sensitivity analysis of free-flow parameters, reveals two distinct regimes. For shallow water tables, free-flow properties dominate, allowing for simplified groundwater modeling. In contrast, for deeper water tables, the influence of free-flow parameters becomes negligible, and a detailed representation of groundwater flow-including evaporation-is essential. The proposed approach enables accurate modeling across both regimes without the need to simulate the entire free-flow domain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105128"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Morena Galešić Divić , Vladimir Divić , Darko Koračin , Roko Andričević
{"title":"Scale-adaptive expected mass fraction framework for contaminant dilution mapping in coastal waters","authors":"Morena Galešić Divić , Vladimir Divić , Darko Koračin , Roko Andričević","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105130","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105130","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coastal waters face continuous threats from inland pollution sources, such as rivers, torrents, and wastewater discharges. These sources pose significant challenges to water quality management. To address the complex dynamics of pollutant transport and dilution in these environments, we introduce a scale-adaptive Expected Mass Fraction (EMF) framework. This framework enables the quantification and mapping of contaminant dilution through a flexible spatial representation, adaptable to arbitrary scales and tailored to specific water quality assessment needs. By combining Lagrangian particle tracking, stochastic ensemble analysis, and spatially integrated concentration statistics, the framework offers a comprehensive tool for evaluating the auto-purification potential of coastal waters. Applied to the Kaštela Bay and Brač Channel in the Eastern Adriatic Sea, the methodology captures the effects of distinct hydrodynamic events – Bora and Sirocco – on pollutant dispersion. Results reveal significant variations in contaminant transport patterns. Bora events exhibit localized surface spreading, while Sirocco events drive extensive horizontal and vertical dispersion. The proposed Auto-Purification Potential (APP) index consolidates these complex dynamics into a region-oriented map, providing a compact and accessible visualization of auto-purification potential. Such a visualization can support public awareness and informed decision-making in coastal water quality management. This study advances the application of EMF concepts to complex hydrodynamic environments, demonstrating its adaptability to diverse spatial scales. The findings provide a foundation for effective pollution monitoring and management strategies in coastal water ecosystems and offer the potential for broader applications in other environmental systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105130"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145217976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shida Zheng , Jinsheng Wang , Chengzhi Wang , Jiawei Liu , Rui Zuo , Guanlan Wu , Xiaofan Yang , Minghao Pan , Hao Wang , Guangrong Hu
{"title":"Effects of geochemical reactions on flow properties during compressed air energy storage in aquifer","authors":"Shida Zheng , Jinsheng Wang , Chengzhi Wang , Jiawei Liu , Rui Zuo , Guanlan Wu , Xiaofan Yang , Minghao Pan , Hao Wang , Guangrong Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105134","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105134","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Reservoir flow properties are crucial for sustaining the magnitude and effectiveness of compressed gas energy storage in aquifer. Although changes in flow properties due to CO<sub>2</sub> injection have received attention, the impact of compressed air injection-induced geochemical reactions on flow properties has been overlooked. This study presents a series of controlled experiments with different reaction conditions to reveal the effects of pore-scale mechanisms of geochemical reactions on pore structure and flow properties. Although air injection enhanced the oxidation potential of the brine, oxidation reactions were limited due to the absence of oxidation-sensitive minerals. Integrated analyses of fluid chemistry, mineralogical characterization, and kinetic reaction modeling indicated that albite dissolution was the primary process governing rock property alteration. Albite dissolution occurring in pores and throats drives pore structure evolution and interconnects isolated pores, thereby leading to a significant increase in the total and connected porosity. As a result, an increase in permeability was observed. The brine percolating through the larger pores initiates the albite dissolution, further widens the seepage pathways and enhances the fluid flow. Ultimately, a quantitative relationship between permeability and porosity influenced by geochemical reactions was established. This study highlights the significance of geochemical reactions in compressed air energy storage in aquifer and provides essential theoretical insights for future numerical simulations and commercial exploitation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105134"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145263656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Stalder, Shangyi Cao, Daniel W. Meyer, Patrick Jenny
{"title":"Statistical integro-differential fracture model (Sid-FM) for isolated fractures with variable apertures and lengths","authors":"Daniel Stalder, Shangyi Cao, Daniel W. Meyer, Patrick Jenny","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105125","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flow in fractured porous media is associated with high uncertainty, particularly regarding fracture properties and their overall configuration within the domain. This is especially pronounced for disconnected fractures of smaller yet comparable size to the domain. Consequently, ensemble averages are often used to capture this statistical variability and predict the expected behavior. This leads to enormous computational costs, as flow simulations of single realizations with millions of fractures are extremely expensive; and much more so full Monte Carlo studies involving hundreds of realizations. Alternatively, a recently introduced model aims to directly estimate expected flow rates and pressure fields. The model involves few degrees of freedom, leading to low-cost computations. This is achieved by using integro-differential equations involving non-local kernel functions that encompass the statistical information of fractures. So far this statistical integro-differential fracture model (Sid-FM) considers only ensembles with identical fractures having constant aperture and lengths. In this paper Sid-FM is extended to account for arbitrary fracture aperture profiles and reservoirs with fractures following specified length distributions, which is a crucial step towards applications with realistic fractured reservoirs. In a series of numerical experiments, it is demonstrated that the Sid-FM’s predictions are in excellent agreement with Monte Carlo reference data, which are based on many fracture-resolving simulations. The applicability is demonstrated through statistically one-dimensional cases, laying crucial groundwork for 2D and 3D extensions. Future work will focus on further generalizations and extensions such as transport processes and 2D/3D applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105125"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145217979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Louisa Pawusch , Stefania Scheurer , Wolfgang Nowak , Reed M. Maxwell
{"title":"HydroStartML: A combined machine learning and physics-based approach to reduce hydrological model spin-up time","authors":"Louisa Pawusch , Stefania Scheurer , Wolfgang Nowak , Reed M. Maxwell","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105124","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Finding the initial depth-to-water table (DTWT) configuration of a catchment is a critical challenge when simulating the hydrological cycle with integrated models, significantly impacting simulation outcomes. Traditionally, this involves iterative spin-up computations, where the model runs under constant atmospheric settings until steady-state is achieved. These so-called model spin-ups are computationally expensive, often requiring many years of simulated time, particularly when the initial DTWT configuration is far from steady state.</div><div>To accelerate the model spin-up process we developed <em>HydroStartML</em>, a machine learning emulator trained on steady-state DTWT configurations across the contiguous United States. <em>HydroStartML</em> predicts, based on available data like conductivity and surface slopes, a DTWT configuration of the respective watershed, which can be used as an initial DTWT.</div><div>Our results show that initializing spin-up computations with <em>HydroStartML</em> predictions leads to faster convergence than with other initial configurations like spatially constant DTWTs. The emulator accurately predicts configurations close to steady state, even for terrain configurations not seen in training, and allows especially significant reductions in computational spin-up effort in regions with deep DTWTs. This work opens the door for hybrid approaches that blend machine learning and traditional simulation, enhancing predictive accuracy and efficiency in hydrology for improving water resource management and understanding complex environmental interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105124"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145217626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ayomikun Bello , Abdolreza Kharaghani, Evangelos Tsotsas
{"title":"Comparative pore and continuum-scale modeling of evaporation in mixed wettability porous media","authors":"Ayomikun Bello , Abdolreza Kharaghani, Evangelos Tsotsas","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evaporation in porous media plays a critical role in systems where optimizing evaporation rates and patterns is vital. Heterogeneous wettability can significantly influence evaporation dynamics by altering capillary forces and liquid connectivity; however, its specific effects on evaporation front morphology, capillary pressure–saturation relationships, and the transition to the falling-rate regime are not well understood. This study addresses this gap by using a modeling framework to simulate evaporation in mixed-wet porous media. The approach combines a three-dimensional pore-network model with a spatially-resolved non-equilibrium continuum model on an identical voxel-based domain. The porous medium is assigned random contact angles ranging from 30°to 150°. Capillary-driven flow and evaporation are simulated, and key metrics such as liquid saturation, capillary pressure, and relative permeability are monitored. Our results show a two-stage drying process. In the initial stage, a highly connected liquid network sustains capillary-driven evaporation with high flux. Over time, liquid clusters become isolated and wet pockets persist, slowing evaporation and inducing a falling-rate regime. Heterogeneous wettability produces a ramified evaporation front, alters capillary pressure dynamics, and affects the evolution of relative permeability. These findings improve our understanding of evaporation kinetics in mixed-wet porous media. They validate the use of a dynamic capillary pressure formulation in continuum models and inform improved modeling of evaporation in environmental and industrial porous materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105123"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145155600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial delineation of the compound flood transition zone using deep learning","authors":"Farnaz Yarveysi , Francisco Gomez Diaz , Hamed Moftakhari , Hamid Moradkhani","doi":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coastal and hydrologic floods are distinct yet interconnected phenomena, driven by oceanic and terrestrial processes, respectively. Their interaction—known as compound flooding—occurs when storm surge, heavy precipitation, and river flow coincide, significantly amplifying flood impacts in coastal riverine regions. These interactions give rise to a transition zone, where coastal and hydrologic flood processes converge, resulting in complex, prolonged inundation that is challenging to predict using traditional hydrodynamic models. Accurately delineating this zone is essential for improving flood risk assessment and mitigation strategies. In this study, we employ deep learning to quantify the relative contributions of terrestrial hydrologic and coastal flood drivers, enabling spatial delineation of the transition zone within Galveston Bay in Texas. This data-driven approach addresses the limitations of conventional models and supports more effective flood-resilience planning for vulnerable coastal communities. Our results reveal spatial patterns of flood driver dominance, with storm tide influencing coastal zones and river flow playing a greater role inland. The use of SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) enables the delineation of a transition zone where no single driver dominates, underscoring the importance of compound flood modeling in such areas. This framework offers a scalable and interpretable solution for identifying high-risk zones, enhancing the precision of flood risk assessments, and informing targeted mitigation efforts in coastal regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7614,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Water Resources","volume":"206 ","pages":"Article 105131"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145217980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}