Call for papers: Observing Global Changes in the Terrestrial Water Cycle

Posted on 2025-04-05

Guest Editors

Dr. Arfan Arshad, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, United States
Dr. Thanh-Nhan-Duc Tran, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia,                    Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA

 

Special Issue Title

Observing Global Changes in the Terrestrial Water Cycle

The terrestrial water cycle is undergoing rapid transformations driven by climate variability, land use change, and anthropogenic interventions. Monitoring and understanding these global changes is essential for effective water resource management, ecosystem protection, and climate adaptation strategies. This special issue aims to highlight recent advances in observing and modeling the terrestrial water cycle across multiple scales. We welcome contributions that integrate remote sensing observations, data assimilation techniques, and state-of-the-art modeling tools—including machine learning, hydrological, and land surface models—to investigate changes in water availability, storage, and fluxes. Emphasis will be placed on studies that provide novel insights into groundwater dynamics, snow and soil moisture variability, evapotranspiration, and surface water interactions. The special issue also seeks to promote interdisciplinary approaches that fuse Earth observation datasets with innovative analytical methods to improve the prediction and understanding of water cycle responses to natural and human-induced pressures. We invite original research articles, reviews, and case studies from diverse geographical regions, fostering a comprehensive view of terrestrial water changes globally.

 

Keywords

  • Terrestrial water cycle dynamics
  • Climate variability impacts
  • Land use change effects
  • Anthropogenic water interventions
  • Remote sensing in hydrology
  • Data assimilation techniques
  • Machine learning in water modeling
  • Hydrological and land surface models
  • Groundwater storage variability
  • Evapotranspiration monitoring

 

Submission Guidelines

To submit to the Special Issue: Observing Global Changes in the Terrestrial Water Cycle, follow the journal’s standard submission process via the online system. Please ensure you select the dedicated section "Special Issue: Observing Global Changes in the Terrestrial Water Cycle" during the submission process.

 

Submission Deadline

September 30, 2025