Jida Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6926833 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jida Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jida |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kansas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3548-8918 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Global patterns of reservoir sedimentation and overlooked risks in small reservoirs
Reservoir sedimentation is an escalating threat to global water security. While most existing assessments focus on large, well-managed reservoirs, they overlook the vast and vulnerable network of smaller reservoirs, which hampers our understanding of global sedimentation risks. Here we present a high-resolution global assessment of reservoir sedimentation in over 550,000 reservoirs, ~95% of which are <1 km2, based on a physics-guided machine lear…
Characterizing operational signatures of reservoirs with the SWOT satellite by comparing natural lake and reservoir dynamics
Due to a lack of management operations data, hydrological models may represent reservoirs as natural lakes, leading to poor discharge predictions in regulated basins. To parse seasonal operational signatures, we compare the dynamics of natural lake and reservoir systems across North America using Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite observations and derived discharge estimates. Overall, reservoirs and their adjacent river reaches e…
Global intercomparison of satellite-derived variability in reservoir storage
Understanding surface water reservoir storage variability enables vital insights into water management techniques, the impact of humans on global water storage, and climate-driven influences on water availability. In the past few years, recent improvements in satellite data availability and cloud computing have led to rapid growth in satellite-derived global observation of reservoir storage fluctuations, yet little research has directly compared …
Extending global river gauge records using satellite observations
Long-term, continuous, and real-time streamflow records are essential for understanding and managing freshwater resources. However, we find that 37% of publicly available global gauge records ( N = 45 837) are discontinuous and 77% of gauge records do not contain real-time data. Historical periods of social upheaval are associated with declines in gauge data availability. Using river width observations from Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellites, we f…
Reversal of the levee effect towards sustainable floodplain management
Global hydropower expansion without building new dams
Reducing global carbon emissions will require large-scale transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources. Hydropower will likely play a role in those transitions as it provides reliable energy storage while counter-balancing intermittent renewables. However, the construction of new dams comes at significant environmental costs to river ecosystems. An optimal future considers how to maximize the benefits of hydropower while minimizing…
Endorheic water
Endorheic water is the collection of water mass that is landlocked without surface outlets and thus equilibrates chiefly through evapotranspiration. The watersheds that retain endorheic water are termed endorheic basins, which constitute approximately one‐fifth of the continental area and are mostly arid or semiarid. As a result, endorheic water is limited in both flow and storage. Fresh water is particularly scarce in endorheic basins as most of…
Lake storage variation on the endorheic Tibetan Plateau and its attribution to climate change since the new millennium
Alpine lakes in the interior of Tibet, the endorheic Changtang Plateau (CP), serve as 'sentinels' of regional climate change. Recent studies indicated that accelerated climate change has driven a widespread area expansion in lakes across the CP, but comprehensive and accurate quantifications of their storage changes are hitherto rare. This study integrated optical imagery and digital elevation models to uncover the fine spatial details of lake wa…
Downstream Yangtze River levels impacted by Three Gorges Dam
Changes in the Yangtze River level induced by large-scale human water regulation have profound implications on the inundation dynamics of surrounding lakes/wetlands and the integrity of related ecosystems. Using in situ measurements and hydrological simulation, this study reveals an altered Yangtze level regime downstream from the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) to the Yangtze estuary in the East China Sea as a combined result of (i) TGD's flow regulation…
Downstream Yangtze River levels impacted by Three Gorges Dam
Changes in the Yangtze River level induced by large-scale human water regulation have profound implications on the inundation dynamics of surrounding lakes/wetlands and the integrity of related ecosystems. Using in situ measurements and hydrological simulation, this study reveals an altered Yangtze level regime downstream from the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) to the Yangtze estuary in the East China Sea as a combined result of (i) TGD's flow regulation…
Lake storage variation on the endorheic Tibetan Plateau and its attribution to climate change since the new millennium
Alpine lakes in the interior of Tibet, the endorheic Changtang Plateau (CP), serve as 'sentinels' of regional climate change. Recent studies indicated that accelerated climate change has driven a widespread area expansion in lakes across the CP, but comprehensive and accurate quantifications of their storage changes are hitherto rare. This study integrated optical imagery and digital elevation models to uncover the fine spatial details of lake wa…
Endorheic water
Endorheic water is the collection of water mass that is landlocked without surface outlets and thus equilibrates chiefly through evapotranspiration. The watersheds that retain endorheic water are termed endorheic basins, which constitute approximately one‐fifth of the continental area and are mostly arid or semiarid. As a result, endorheic water is limited in both flow and storage. Fresh water is particularly scarce in endorheic basins as most of…
Global hydropower expansion without building new dams
Reducing global carbon emissions will require large-scale transitions from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources. Hydropower will likely play a role in those transitions as it provides reliable energy storage while counter-balancing intermittent renewables. However, the construction of new dams comes at significant environmental costs to river ecosystems. An optimal future considers how to maximize the benefits of hydropower while minimizing…
Extending global river gauge records using satellite observations
Long-term, continuous, and real-time streamflow records are essential for understanding and managing freshwater resources. However, we find that 37% of publicly available global gauge records ( N = 45 837) are discontinuous and 77% of gauge records do not contain real-time data. Historical periods of social upheaval are associated with declines in gauge data availability. Using river width observations from Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellites, we f…
Reversal of the levee effect towards sustainable floodplain management
Global intercomparison of satellite-derived variability in reservoir storage
Understanding surface water reservoir storage variability enables vital insights into water management techniques, the impact of humans on global water storage, and climate-driven influences on water availability. In the past few years, recent improvements in satellite data availability and cloud computing have led to rapid growth in satellite-derived global observation of reservoir storage fluctuations, yet little research has directly compared …
Global patterns of reservoir sedimentation and overlooked risks in small reservoirs
Reservoir sedimentation is an escalating threat to global water security. While most existing assessments focus on large, well-managed reservoirs, they overlook the vast and vulnerable network of smaller reservoirs, which hampers our understanding of global sedimentation risks. Here we present a high-resolution global assessment of reservoir sedimentation in over 550,000 reservoirs, ~95% of which are <1 km2, based on a physics-guided machine lear…
Characterizing operational signatures of reservoirs with the SWOT satellite by comparing natural lake and reservoir dynamics
Due to a lack of management operations data, hydrological models may represent reservoirs as natural lakes, leading to poor discharge predictions in regulated basins. To parse seasonal operational signatures, we compare the dynamics of natural lake and reservoir systems across North America using Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite observations and derived discharge estimates. Overall, reservoirs and their adjacent river reaches e…
Environmental Science (7 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (5 works) · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Hydrology (agriculture (4 works) · Climatology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Fish Ecology and Management Studies (3 works) · Satellite (3 works)