Huilin Gao
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3584476 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Huilin Gao |
| PRENOMES | Huilin |
| SOBRENOME | Gao |
| ASSINATURA | GAO H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Texas A&M University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7009-8005 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
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 …
An optimal path threshold method for rigorously identifying extreme climate events
The frequent occurrence of extreme hydroclimate events has a significant impact on ecosystems and socio-economic systems. However, intercomparisons of extreme events are often hampered by inconsistent definitions and standardizations for different types of events. Here we introduce the Optimal Path Threshold (OPT) method, a dynamic programming-based approach that adaptively determines optimal thresholds for defining extreme events at specific sev…
Global patterns of reservoir fullness and fluctuations during droughts
Reservoirs are designed to mitigate water and energy crises during droughts, yet their conditions—such as fullness and fluctuations during droughts remain underexplored. In particular, our understanding of how these conditions are related to reservoir function, size, location, climate, and socio-economic context remains limited. Here, we assess the storage conditions of 6634 global reservoirs during major river basin-scale droughts using normaliz…
Mapping the Unheard
Identifying offshore wind energy sites involves analyzing multiple variables, such as wind speed, proximity to the coastline, and sociocultural factors. This complex decision-making process often involves many stakeholders, resulting in conflicting data and goals. Decision analysis that promotes collaboration, transparency, understanding, and sustainability is key. This study presents a unique model of human-environment interaction that reconcile…
The implications of future climate change on the blue water footprint of hydropower in the contiguous US
As the largest renewable energy source, hydropower is essential to the sustainability of the global energy market. However, a considerable amount of water can be lost in the form of evaporation from the associated multipurpose reservoirs, and hence enlarge the blue water footprint (BWF) of hydropower in a warming climate. To facilitate the sustainable management of both water and energy resources under the impact of climate change in the contiguo…
Impacts of urbanization, antecedent rainfall event, and cyclone tracks on extreme floods at Houston reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of urbanization, an antecedent rainfall event (ARE), and varying cyclone tracks on the streamflow—and thus the subsequent reservoir status—during the floods caused by Hurricane Harvey in August–September 2017. Through a hydrological modeling approach, we examined how these factors influenced the inflows, peak pool elevations, and outflows of the two most important detention reservoirs in the …
Potential influence of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on phytoplankton primary productivity in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Nine years after the Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill (20 April–15 July 2010), the recovery of primary productivity at the ocean surface remains to be investigated. Here, we used the normalized fluorescence line height (nFLH) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer as an indicator of chlorophyll a concentration (Chl a ). First, from the spatiotemporal variations of nFLH between 2001 and 2017, a reduction of nFLH after the DwH oil …
On the causes of the shrinking of Lake Chad
Over the last 40 years, Lake Chad, once the sixth largest lake in the world, has decreased by more than 90% in area. In this study, we use a hydrological model coupled with a lake/wetland algorithm to simulate the effects of lake bathymetry, human water use, and decadal climate variability on the lake's level, surface area, and water storage. In addition to the effects of persistent droughts and increasing irrigation withdrawals on the shrinking,…
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On the causes of the shrinking of Lake Chad
Over the last 40 years, Lake Chad, once the sixth largest lake in the world, has decreased by more than 90% in area. In this study, we use a hydrological model coupled with a lake/wetland algorithm to simulate the effects of lake bathymetry, human water use, and decadal climate variability on the lake's level, surface area, and water storage. In addition to the effects of persistent droughts and increasing irrigation withdrawals on the shrinking,…
Potential influence of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on phytoplankton primary productivity in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Nine years after the Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill (20 April–15 July 2010), the recovery of primary productivity at the ocean surface remains to be investigated. Here, we used the normalized fluorescence line height (nFLH) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer as an indicator of chlorophyll a concentration (Chl a ). First, from the spatiotemporal variations of nFLH between 2001 and 2017, a reduction of nFLH after the DwH oil …
The implications of future climate change on the blue water footprint of hydropower in the contiguous US
As the largest renewable energy source, hydropower is essential to the sustainability of the global energy market. However, a considerable amount of water can be lost in the form of evaporation from the associated multipurpose reservoirs, and hence enlarge the blue water footprint (BWF) of hydropower in a warming climate. To facilitate the sustainable management of both water and energy resources under the impact of climate change in the contiguo…
Impacts of urbanization, antecedent rainfall event, and cyclone tracks on extreme floods at Houston reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of urbanization, an antecedent rainfall event (ARE), and varying cyclone tracks on the streamflow—and thus the subsequent reservoir status—during the floods caused by Hurricane Harvey in August–September 2017. Through a hydrological modeling approach, we examined how these factors influenced the inflows, peak pool elevations, and outflows of the two most important detention reservoirs in the …
Mapping the Unheard
Identifying offshore wind energy sites involves analyzing multiple variables, such as wind speed, proximity to the coastline, and sociocultural factors. This complex decision-making process often involves many stakeholders, resulting in conflicting data and goals. Decision analysis that promotes collaboration, transparency, understanding, and sustainability is key. This study presents a unique model of human-environment interaction that reconcile…
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 …
An optimal path threshold method for rigorously identifying extreme climate events
The frequent occurrence of extreme hydroclimate events has a significant impact on ecosystems and socio-economic systems. However, intercomparisons of extreme events are often hampered by inconsistent definitions and standardizations for different types of events. Here we introduce the Optimal Path Threshold (OPT) method, a dynamic programming-based approach that adaptively determines optimal thresholds for defining extreme events at specific sev…
Global patterns of reservoir fullness and fluctuations during droughts
Reservoirs are designed to mitigate water and energy crises during droughts, yet their conditions—such as fullness and fluctuations during droughts remain underexplored. In particular, our understanding of how these conditions are related to reservoir function, size, location, climate, and socio-economic context remains limited. Here, we assess the storage conditions of 6634 global reservoirs during major river basin-scale droughts using normaliz…
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 obras) · Geology (5 obras) · Hydrology (agriculture (4 obras) · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (4 obras) · Climate change (3 obras) · Climatology (3 obras) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (3 obras) · Satellite (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Discharge (2 obras)