Call for Papers:
Special issue: Critical-zone ecohydrological processes in China’s diverse landscapes
Introduction:
It is widely accepted that changes in climate and land use land cover (LULC) are causing hydrological alterations in the magnitude and timing of water cycle in the Earth’s Critical Zone (CZ) as well as functioning of the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. An improved understanding of the characteristics and variations in the CZ hydrological and ecological processes can substantially enhance strategic plans for land and water conservation and/or specific intervention measures (e.g., forest management, revegetation, wetland restoration, water infrastructure construction/destruction). It will also help further improve our understanding of the resilience of landscapes to climate change for a better mitigation programme. China, with its largely diverse landscapes, dense populations, and rapid economic development, plays a unique role in mitigating global climate change impact. Meanwhile, embracing a wide spectrum of climate, soil, geomorphology, and vegetation, alongside its eco-environmental problems, China has implemented a series of ecological engineering programmes and cross-region water transfer projects to serve its natural and anthropogenic water needs, which in the meantime affects the critical-zone ecohydrological processes at varying degrees.
To pay tributes to the pioneers in the field of Earth system science caring for China and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Hydrology major at Sun Yat-sen University, this call is for papers to be submitted for a special issue in the renowned journal Hydrological Processes, and we encourage submissions presenting latest advances in term of the processes in the critical zone over China’s diverse landscapes at scales ranging from small headwater catchments to large river basins. Contributions include but are not limited to:
dynamic coupling of hydrological and LULC models for assessment of LULC-water interactions;
analysis of climate and landscape changes and their impacts on the critical-zone’s functioning and responses;
evaluation of adaptation measures towards improving the resilience of landscapes to climate change;
advancement of ecohydrological models for improved simulations of carbon-water coupling in the critical zone; and
drought and flood assessment and management.
All submitted papers must follow Hydrological Processes Author Guidelines on article preparation. The guidelines can be found clicking the linkHERE
Timeline:
Abstract proposals to Guest Editors until 28th February 2023
Submissions begin 1st March 2023
Submission Deadline 31st August 2023.
Guest Editors:
Prof. Xiaohong Chen (eescxh@mail.sysu.edu.cn, Sun Yat-sen University)
A/Prof. Hailong Wang (wanghlong3@mail.sysu.edu.cn, Sun Yat-sen University)
Prof. Baoqing Zhang (baoqzhang@lzu.edu.cn, Lanzhou University)
Prof. Dedi Liu (dediliu@whu.edu.cn, Wuhan University)
A/Prof. Depeng Zuo (dpzuo@bnu.edu.cn, Beijing Normal University)
