Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics IG PAS

Comparison of different techniques in determining groundwater levels trends in Türkiye

Kartal, Veysi; Nones, Michael; Topcu, Emre; Ariman, Sema (John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2024)

Groundwater represents one of the largest resources of freshwater in the world. Thus, investigations of groundwater level variations due to climate change and increasing human activities are of great importance, especially ...

Assessment of meteorological, hydrological and groundwater drought in the Konya closed basin, Türkiye

Kartal, Veysi; Nones, Michael (Springer, 2024-05-02)

Water scarcity, and drought in particular, is a major challenge worldwide, causing direct and indirect negative effects on ecological systems and water resources, as well as social and economic aspects of life. Climate ...

Modelling the impact of historical and future Land Use Land Cover changes on the hydrological response of an Ethiopian watershed

Regasa, Motuma Shiferaw; Nones, Michael (Springer, 2024-01-10)

Land Use Land Cover (LULC) is generally considered one of the key factors influencing the hydrological processes and sediment output in arid and semi-arid watersheds. Focusing on the Ethiopian Fincha watershed, the current ...

Can sediments play a role in river flood risk mapping? Learning from selected European examples

Nones, Michael; Guo, Yiwei (Springer Nature, 2023-09-28)

Background: Climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure are two of the major drivers of increasing extreme events like droughts and floods. To deal with the increasing number of flooding events hitting Europe in ...

SWAT model-based quantification of the impact of land use land cover change on sediment yield in the Fincha watershed, Ethiopia

Regasa, Motuma Shiferaw; Nones, Michael (Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-09-07)

In recent years, Ethiopia is facing problems due to soil erosion, mainly because of the conversion of natural vegetation into cultivated land to answer to increasing human pressure. Such changes in coverage are fostering ...

Spatiotemporal variations of riverine flood fatalities: 70 years global to regional perspective

Hamidifar, Hossein; Nones, Michael (IWHR Wiley, 2023-05-14)

Floods are among the most devastating natural hazards worldwide. While rainfall is the primary trigger of floods, human activities and climate change can exacerbate the impacts of floods and lead to more significant economic ...

Book of Extended Abstracts. International Symposium on Drought and Climate Change, 24-25 November 2022

Nieznany autor (Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2022-11)

The International Symposium on Drought and Climate Change was organized within the framework of the NCN SHENG project HUMDROUGHT (humdrought.igf.edu.pl), by the Hohai University (China) and the Institute of Geophysics, ...

Modelling the Effects of Dam Reservoir Backwater Fluctuations on the Hydrodynamics of a Small Mountain Stream

Liro, Maciej; Nones, Michael; Mikuś, Paweł; Plesiński, Karol (MDPI, 2022-10-08)

The water depth and flow velocity of a river may be temporarily disturbed by the water level fluctuations connected with the operation of artificial dam reservoirs located downstream (so-called backwater fluctuations (BF)). ...

Assessment of Human-Induced Effects on Sea/Brackish Water Chlorophyll-a Concentration in Ha Long Bay of Vietnam with Google Earth Engine

Quang, Nguyen Hong; Nguyen, Minh Nguyen; Paget, Matt; Anstee, Janet; Viet, Nguyen Duc; Nones, Michael; Tuan, Vu Anh (MDPI, 2022-09-27)

Chlorophyll-a is one of the most important water quality parameters that can be observed by satellite imagery. It plays a significant function in the aquatic environments of rapidly developing coastal cities such as Ha ...

Parameter Uncertainty Analysis for Streamflow Simulation Using SWAT Model in Nashe Watershed, Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia

Leta, Megersa Kebede; Ebsa, Dessalegn Geleta; Regasa, Motuma Shiferaw (Hindawi, 2022-07-19)

The hydrological model is an important tool in water resource management, allocation, and prediction. However, the hydrological models are subject to the uncertainty resulting from di erent sources of errors involved in ...

Evaluation of Surface Water Resource Availability under the Impact of Climate Change in the Dhidhessa Sub-Basin, Ethiopia

Merga, Damiew Degefe; Adeba, Dereje; Regasa, Motuma Shiferaw; Leta, Megersa Kebede (MDPI, 2022-08-15)

Climate change, with its reaching implications, has become a popular topic in recent years. Among the many aspects of climate change, one of the most pressing concerns has been identified as the impact on the terrestrial ...

Groundwater Potential Assessment Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques: Case Study of West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia

Kabeto, Julia; Adeba, Dereje; Regasa, Motuma Shiferaw; Leta, Megersa Kebede (MDPI, 2022-06-07)

Groundwater is a crucial source of water supply due to its continuous availability, reasonable natural quality, and being easily diverted directly to the poor community more cheaply and quickly. The West Arsi Zone residents ...

Past and Future Land Use/Land Cover Changes in the Ethiopian Fincha Sub-Basin

Regasa, Motuma Shiferaw; Nones, Michael (MDPI, 2022-08-04)

The increasing human pressure on African regions is recognizable when looking at Land Use Land Cover (LULC) change maps, generally derived from satellite imagery. Using the Ethiopian Fincha watershed as a case study, the ...

Book of Extended Abstracts. Webinar on Methods for Ecohydraulics: Remote Sensing, 17-20 May 2022

Nieznany autor (Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2022-05-17)

The present work aims to summarize the outcomes of the webinar on Remote Sensing in Ecohydraulics, co-organized by the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the IAHR Committee on Ecohydraulics, the ...

Concept-based Integration of project management and strategic management of rubber dam projects using the SWOT–AHP method

Ghorbani, Mohammad Kazem; Hamidifar, Hossein; Skoulikaris, Charalampos; Nones, Michael (MDPI, 2022-02)

The utilization of rubber dams for water supply and irrigated agriculture is becoming an emerging practice in developing countries. In this study, based on the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis, ...