Forschungsbericht 2024

Geohydroinformatik B-9

Leitung: Shokri, Nima
Oberingenieur: Aminzadeh, Milad

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The Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics has been established in summer 2020. Our research is dedicated to tackling global challenges concerning water, soil, and the environment. We are passionate about creating new knowledge through research and innovation, especially in the development of innovative measurement tools and predictive capabilities that harness the strengths of sensing technologies and big data analytics. We aim to provide accurate and quantitative insights into multiscale and multiphase ecohydrological processes occurring near the Earth’s surface. We integrate theoretical frameworks with state-of-the-art modeling and experimental techniques, leveraging cutting-edge tools such as artificial intelligence, computational fluid dynamics, environmental sensing technologies, thermal imaging, satellite remote sensing, big data, analytics and informatics to offer new insights and perspectives on the complex interactions between soil, water, and the atmosphere.

Our current research projects includes:

1. Evaporation from agricultural water reservoirs in a warming climate: A global perspective
2. Groundwater-climate interactions and feedback loops
3. Prediction of extreme land surface temperatures
4. AI-driven modeling of soil degradation in the face of climate and anthropogenic pressures
5. Anthropogenic and climate impacts on endorheic lake storage changes
6. Impacts of microplastics on soil properties and processes
7. Soil salinization on a global scale
8. Soil water evaporation dynamics
9. Solute transport in porous media
10. Climate Informed Engineering
11. Global Extent of Land Subsidence in a Changing Climate

Publikationen

• Seasonal Variation of Evaporation Suppression Efficiency in Water Reservoirs Covered with Floating Elements - Conference Poster
  Mashayekh, Emad; Aminzadeh, Milad; Or, Dani; Safavi Hamid R.; Shokri, Nima; Farhadi, Leila
  AGU24 Annual Meeting (2024)
  
  
• Utilizing Satellite Data and Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Water Level Fluctuations in the Bani River in Africa - Conference Poster
  Kouyaté, F.; Aminzadeh, Milad; Kossi François Guedje; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
  AGU24 Annual Meeting (2024)
  
  
• Multi-scale soil salinization dynamics from global to pore scale : a review - Review Article
  Shokri, Nima; Hassani, Amirhossein; Sahimi, Muhammad
  Reviews of Geophysics 62 (4): e2023RG000804 (2024-12)
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• Modeling bacterial transport and fate : Insight into the cascading consequences of soil water repellency and contrasting hydraulic conditions - Journal Article
  Sepehrnia, Nasrollah; Teshnizi, Forough Abbasi; Hallett, Paul; Coyne, Mark; Shokri, Nima; Peth, Stephan
  Science of the Total Environment 954: 176196 (2024)
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• Quantifying salt crystallization impact on evaporation dynamics from porous surfaces - Journal Article
  Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Aminzadeh, Milad; Helmig, Rainer; Or, Dani; Shokri, Nima
  Geophysical Research Letters 51 (22): e2024GL111080 (2024)
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• Sustainability nexus analytics, informatics, and data (AID): drought - Journal Article
  Huning, Laurie S.; Bateni, Sayed M.; Hayes, Michael; Ho, Sarah Quynh‑Giang; Jayasinghe, Susantha; Kumar, Rohini; Lima, Carlos; Love, Charlotte; Madani, Kaveh; Markonis, Yannis; Matin, Mir A.; Miao, Chiyuan; Motagh, Mahdi; Naeger, Aaron; Oliveira, Debora Yumi, de; Read, Laura K.; Samaniego, Luis; Shokri, Nima; Shukla, Shraddhanand; Soltanian, Reza; Stefanski, Robert; Trabelsi, Fatma; Tsegai, Daniel; Vo, Linh U. C.; Wanders, Niko; Wens, Marthe; Zarei, Azin; AghaKouchak, Amir
  Sustainability Nexus Forum 32 (1): 18 (2024)
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• Quantifying water evaporation from large reservoirs : implications for water management in water-stressed regions - Journal Article
  Nevermann, Hannes; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
  Environmental Research 262: 119860 (2024)
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• Research-based learning as an innovative approach for teaching students of environmental engineering: a case study of the emerging field of microplastics in soil - Journal Article
  Shah, Tavseef Mairaj; Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Shokri-Kuehni, Salomé M. S.; Ellinger, Dorothea; Brose, Andrea; Or, Dani; Shokri, Nima
  Discover Education 3 (1): 97 (2024)
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• How does groundwater level influence the occurrence and frequency of heatwaves? - Conference Poster
  Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Hüsami Afshar, Mehdi; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
  3rd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World: 9 (2024)
  
  
• Exploring the Relation Between Soil Salinity on Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Global Terrestrial Ecosystems - Conference Paper
  Hassani, Amirhossein; Smith, Pete; Shokri, Nima
  16th International Conference on Porous Media, InterPore2024
  
  
• How does surface salt crystallization influence saline water evaporation from porous media in the presence of a water table? - Conference Paper
  Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Aminzadeh, Milad; Sahimi, Muhammad; Helmig, Rainer; Shokri, Nima
  16th International Conference on Porous Media, InterPore2024
  
  
• Integrating LUCAS data with AI-driven models for predicting soil Salinization across the EU - Conference Paper
  Zarif, Mohammad Aziz; Hassani, Amirhossein; Panagos, Panos; Lebron, Inma; Robinson, David; Shokri, Nima
  16th International Conference on Porous Media, InterPore2024
  
  
• Negative correlation between soil salinity and soil organic carbon variability - Journal Article
  Hassani, Amirhossein; Smith, Pete; Shokri, Nima
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 121 (18): e2317332121 (2024)
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• Soil salinization due to saltwater intrusion in coastal regions : the role of soil characteristics and heterogeneity - Journal Article
  Sobhi Gollo, Vahid; Sahimi, Muhammad; González, Eva; Hajati, Mithra-Christin; Elbracht, Jörg; Fröhle, Peter; Shokri, Nima
  InterPore Journal 1 (1): 6 (2024)
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• Three-dimensional copula framework for early warning of agricultural droughts using meteorological drought and vegetation health conditions - Journal Article
  Hüsami Afshar, Mehdi; Şorman, Ali Unal; Tosunoglu, Fatih
  Hydrological Sciences Journal 69 (5): 592-606 (2024)
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• Losing water through evaporation from water reservoirs in water-stressed regions: The case of Iran-Afghanistan - Conference Paper
  Shokri, Nima; Nevermann, Hannes; Madani, Kaveh
  EGU General Assembly 2024
  
  
• Groundwater influence on the frequency of heatwaves: A global perspective - Conference Paper
  Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Aminzadeh, Milad; Hüsami Afshar, Mehdi; Shokri, Nima
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• Effects of climate variability and land use on small water reservoirs in the MENA region - Conference Paper
  Aminzadeh, Milad; Govindaiah Narayanaswamy, Sankeerth; Shokri, Nima
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• Examining the impact of extreme land surface temperature and land cover on heatwave occurrence: the case of MENA region - Conference Paper
  Asghariian, Mohammadsaeed; Azizi, Parvin; Aminzadeh, Milad; Shokri, Nima
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• AI-driven spatiotemporal quantification and prediction of soil salinity at European scale using the LUCAS database - Conference Paper
  Zarif, Mohammad Aziz; Hassani, Amirhossein; Panagos, Panos; Lebron, Inma; Robinson, David A.; Shokri, Nima
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• AI-driven insights into soil health and soil degradation in Europe in the face of climate and anthropogenic challenges - Conference Paper
  Hüsami Afshar, Mehdi; Hassani, Amirhossein; Aminzadeh, Milad; Borrelli, Pasquale; Panagos, Panos; Robinson, David; Shokri, Nima
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• Endorheic lake storage changes in water-stressed regions: anthropogenic and climate impacts - Conference Paper
  Nevermann, Hannes; Aminzadeh, Milad; Shokri, Nima
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• Biological soil crusts regulate evaporation dynamics and energy partitioning over terrestrial surfaces - Conference Paper
  Minsu, Kim; Aminzadeh, Milad; Bickel, Samuel; Shokri, Nima; Weber, Bettina
  European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU24
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• An analytical framework to investigate groundwater‐atmosphere interactions influenced by soil properties - Journal Article
  Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
  Water Resources Research 60 (4): e2023WR036643 (2024)
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• Unveiling the global extent of land subsidence: the sinking crisis - Journal Article
  Davydzenka, Tsimur; Tahmasebi, Pejman; Shokri, Nima
  Geophysical Research Letters 51 (4): e2023GL104497 (2024)
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• Evaporation loss from small agricultural reservoirs in a warming climate : an overlooked component of water accounting - Journal Article
  Aminzadeh, Milad; Friedrich, Noemi; Narayanaswamy, Sankeerth Govindaiah; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
  Earth's Future 12 (1): e2023EF004050 (2024)
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Projekte

• Wie viel Wasser verdunstet aus den Flüssen und Bächen der Welt? Mechanistische Modellierung der Verdunstungsverluste und ökologische Folgen
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2024-2027
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  Mitarbeitende: Aminzadeh, Milad; Hou, Lintong
  
  
• Vorhersage von Bodensenkungen unter verschiedenen Umwelt- und Managementszenarien
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2023-2024
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  
  
• Evaporation from water reservoirs in a warming climate: A global perspective
  Technische Universität Hamburg; Laufzeit 2023-2024
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  Mitarbeitende: Aminzadeh, Milad; Nevermann, Hannes
  
  
• AI4SoilHealth - Accelerating collection and use of soil health information using AI technology to support the Soil Deal for Europe and EU Soil Observatory
  European Commission; Laufzeit 2023-2026
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  Mitarbeitende: Hüsami Afshar, Mehdi; Aminzadeh, Milad
  
  
• Gesündere Böden durch schaumbasierte Düngung
  Hamburg Innovation GmbH; Laufzeit 2022-2025
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  Mitarbeitende: Cuida López, Erika; Aminzadeh, Milad
  
  
• Verdunstung von Salzwasser aus porösen Medien - Wie beinflusst trocknungsbedingtes Kristallsalz die Dynamik der Wasserverdunstung aus porösen Medien?
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2022-2025
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  Co-Projektleitung: Helmig, Rainer
  Mitarbeitende: Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Aminzadeh, Milad
  
  
• TideElbeKlima - Zukunft der Tideelbe im Klimawandel - Klimawandel und Hochwasserschutz
  Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit; Laufzeit 2021-2025
  Projektleitung: Fröhle, Peter; Shokri, Nima; Grabe, Jürgen; Manojlovic, Natasa
  Co-Projektleitung: Nehlsen, Edgar
  Mitarbeitende: Sobhi Gollo, Vahid
  
  
• Global Soil Salinization
  Laufzeit 2020-2024
  Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
  Mitarbeitende: Zarif, Mohammad Aziz
  
  
• CLICCS - Klima, Klimawandel und Gesellschaft
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2019-2025
  Projektleitung: Fröhle, Peter; Shokri, Nima
  Mitarbeitende: Sauer, Christoph; Jordan, Philipp; Vogelbacher, Anastasia
  
  

Kooperationspartner

• University of Stuttgart
• University of California, Berkeley
• Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
• Universität Hamburg
• United Nations University
• ETH Zurich
• Norwegian Institute for Air Research
• Imperial College London
• University of Strathclyde
• University of California, Irvine
• University of Aberdeen
• Colorado School of Mines
• University of Nevada
• UK Center of Ecology and Hydrology
• University of Basel
• King Abdullah University of Technology (KAUST)
• Chongqing University