Pub Date : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106821
Rafaela Martelo, Kimia Ahmadiyehyazdi, Ruo-Qian Wang
{"title":"Towards Democratized Flood Risk Management: An Advanced AI Assistant Enabled by GPT-4 for Enhanced Interpretability and Public Engagement","authors":"Rafaela Martelo, Kimia Ahmadiyehyazdi, Ruo-Qian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106821","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106834
Hoshin V. Gupta
{"title":"On Generalization, Language, Interpretability and the Future of Geo-Scientific Machine Learning","authors":"Hoshin V. Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106834","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating field surveys and visual interpretation to enhance CSLE model of soil erosion response to LUCC in Southwest China","authors":"Rui Tan, Geng Guo, Kaiwen Huang, Zicheng Liu, Chaorui Wang, Jie Lin, Yizhong Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106831","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"15 1","pages":"106831"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-10DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106817
Bongseok Jeong, Jihoon Shin, YoonKyung Cha
{"title":"Development of a Self-Supervised Deep Learning Framework for Chlorophyll-a Retrieval in Data-Scarce Inland Waters","authors":"Bongseok Jeong, Jihoon Shin, YoonKyung Cha","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106817","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-10DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106829
Ji-Ye Park, Kwang-Ju Kim, Minhyuk Jeung, In-Su Jang, Jung-Won Yu, Mi-Seon Kang, Hyun-Su Bae, Changyoon Jeong, Sang-Soo Baek
{"title":"Digital-twin tool for a drinking water distribution system using augmented reality and EPANET","authors":"Ji-Ye Park, Kwang-Ju Kim, Minhyuk Jeung, In-Su Jang, Jung-Won Yu, Mi-Seon Kang, Hyun-Su Bae, Changyoon Jeong, Sang-Soo Baek","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106829","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106830
Sangjoon Bak , Jeongho Han , Gwanjae Lee , Naehyeon Nam , Joo Hyun Bae , Yeonji Jeong , Hyungjin Shin , Kyoung Jae Lim , Seoro Lee
Developing data-driven models for hydrology and environmental management is challenging for non-experts, such as field engineers and environmental practitioners, due to limited coding experience and the complexity of model training and validation. To address this, we developed MoolML, a free, web-based, no-coding machine learning platform for simplified regression and classification modeling. The name MoolML is derived from the Korean word “물” (mool), meaning “water,” combined with Machine Learning (ML). MoolML integrates key functions such as data preprocessing, model training and prediction, hyperparameter tuning, cross-validation, feature importance analysis, and weather data collection, along with visualization tools for intuitive result presentation. The platform enables users to manage the entire modeling process without coding expertise while supporting data sharing and collaboration. The applicability and efficiency of developing ML models through the platform were tested using hydrological and environmental datasets from South Korea, and it is expected to support comprehensive watershed management.
{"title":"Development of a web-based No coding machine learning platform for hydrology and environmental management - MoolML","authors":"Sangjoon Bak , Jeongho Han , Gwanjae Lee , Naehyeon Nam , Joo Hyun Bae , Yeonji Jeong , Hyungjin Shin , Kyoung Jae Lim , Seoro Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106830","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106830","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing data-driven models for hydrology and environmental management is challenging for non-experts, such as field engineers and environmental practitioners, due to limited coding experience and the complexity of model training and validation. To address this, we developed <strong>MoolML</strong>, a free, web-based, no-coding machine learning platform for simplified regression and classification modeling. The name MoolML is derived from the Korean word “물” (mool), meaning “water,” combined with Machine Learning (ML). MoolML integrates key functions such as data preprocessing, model training and prediction, hyperparameter tuning, cross-validation, feature importance analysis, and weather data collection, along with visualization tools for intuitive result presentation. The platform enables users to manage the entire modeling process without coding expertise while supporting data sharing and collaboration. The applicability and efficiency of developing ML models through the platform were tested using hydrological and environmental datasets from South Korea, and it is expected to support comprehensive watershed management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 106830"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-09DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106823
Hadiseh Rezaei , Keiron. P. Roberts , Farzad Arabikhan , Steve Fletcher , Antaya March , Fay Couceiro , David Bacon , David. J. Hutchinson , John. B. Williams
Citizen science provides extensive litter data, but inconsistent recording limits its use in environmental modelling and decision making. We present a scalable AI-assisted framework that harmonises two major UK datasets, Marine Debris Tracker and Litterati, into a unified, spatially detailed resource. Over 460,000 records (2015–2024) were standardised through a rules-to-embeddings-to-LLM cascade (schema-constrained Llama 3.1) for material classification. Items were clustered by material using K-means at a validated 200 m scale and linked to OpenStreetMap amenities within 500 m to identify accumulation hotspots and contextual features such as parks or transport hubs. Plastic dominated nationally, accounting for 71 percent of entries, while integration with UK Census 2021 data enabled demographic and health analyses where plastic remained highest (68.9 percent). This reproducible framework demonstrates how artificial intelligence can harmonise citizen-science data and enhance spatial modelling to inform targeted pollution prevention and sustainable waste-management strategies.
{"title":"Artificial intelligence enhanced litter pollution mapping: Integrating citizen science with geospatial and social data","authors":"Hadiseh Rezaei , Keiron. P. Roberts , Farzad Arabikhan , Steve Fletcher , Antaya March , Fay Couceiro , David Bacon , David. J. Hutchinson , John. B. Williams","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106823","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106823","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Citizen science provides extensive litter data, but inconsistent recording limits its use in environmental modelling and decision making. We present a scalable AI-assisted framework that harmonises two major UK datasets, Marine Debris Tracker and Litterati, into a unified, spatially detailed resource. Over 460,000 records (2015–2024) were standardised through a rules-to-embeddings-to-LLM cascade (schema-constrained Llama 3.1) for material classification. Items were clustered by material using K-means at a validated 200 m scale and linked to OpenStreetMap amenities within 500 m to identify accumulation hotspots and contextual features such as parks or transport hubs. Plastic dominated nationally, accounting for 71 percent of entries, while integration with UK Census 2021 data enabled demographic and health analyses where plastic remained highest (68.9 percent). This reproducible framework demonstrates how artificial intelligence can harmonise citizen-science data and enhance spatial modelling to inform targeted pollution prevention and sustainable waste-management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 106823"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145732505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-06DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106827
Zongrun Li , Abiola S. Lawal , Bingqing Zhang , Kamal J. Maji , Pengfei Liu , Yongtao Hu , Armistead G. Russell , M. Talat Odman
A generalized, user-friendly data fusion method (Gen-Friberg) to reduce differences between chemical transport models (CTMs) and observational data is implemented to be compatible with widely used CTMs such as CMAQ, GEOS-Chem, and WRF-Chem. Key source code improvements included encapsulating the data fusion algorithm within a single function and enabling parallel processing to minimize runtime for long simulations. We applied the data fusion method to CMAQ outputs and observations from 2010 to 2019 to evaluate the method's performance. After data fusion, pollutant concentration fields showed improved performance. Additionally, we assessed the generalizability of the data fusion method by demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing bias in the GEOS-Chem and WRF-Chem concentration fields using evaluations based on 2017 simulations. Comparisons across CMAQ, GEOS-Chem, and WRF-Chem with and without data fusion demonstrate that data fusion reduces inter-model discrepancies, yielding more consistent concentration fields for use in health and policy assessments.
{"title":"A generalized user-friendly method for fusing observational data and chemical transport model (Gen-Friberg V1.0: GF-1)","authors":"Zongrun Li , Abiola S. Lawal , Bingqing Zhang , Kamal J. Maji , Pengfei Liu , Yongtao Hu , Armistead G. Russell , M. Talat Odman","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106827","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106827","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A generalized, user-friendly data fusion method (Gen-Friberg) to reduce differences between chemical transport models (CTMs) and observational data is implemented to be compatible with widely used CTMs such as CMAQ, GEOS-Chem, and WRF-Chem. Key source code improvements included encapsulating the data fusion algorithm within a single function and enabling parallel processing to minimize runtime for long simulations. We applied the data fusion method to CMAQ outputs and observations from 2010 to 2019 to evaluate the method's performance. After data fusion, pollutant concentration fields showed improved performance. Additionally, we assessed the generalizability of the data fusion method by demonstrating its effectiveness in reducing bias in the GEOS-Chem and WRF-Chem concentration fields using evaluations based on 2017 simulations. Comparisons across CMAQ, GEOS-Chem, and WRF-Chem with and without data fusion demonstrate that data fusion reduces inter-model discrepancies, yielding more consistent concentration fields for use in health and policy assessments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 106827"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145689373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106816
Élise G. Devoie , Renato Pardo Lara , Aaron Berg , William L. Quinton , James R. Craig
Over winter freeze–thaw events are notoriously difficult to represent in hydrologic models and have serious implications for the hydrologic function of intermittently freezing regions. Changing climate is leading to more frequent mid-winter thaw events. Midwinter thaw events are often the cause of flooding due to the combined impacts of snowmelt, precipitation, and limited soil infiltrability. A numerically efficient, semi-analytical coupled thermal and mass transport model is presented that represents the ice content of near-surface soil, and reports the depth of freezing/thawing. The model tracks pore ice formation and mean soil temperature in terms of enthalpy. It is tested against data collected in Southern Saskatchewan and is shown to capably reproduce field observations of frozen, thawed or transitioning soils. This numerically efficient model can be incorporated into regional hydrologic models where it is expected to improve predictions of soil ice content, leading to improved estimates of over-winter streamflow and flood potential.
{"title":"Modelling near-surface ice content and midwinter melt events in mineral soils","authors":"Élise G. Devoie , Renato Pardo Lara , Aaron Berg , William L. Quinton , James R. Craig","doi":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106816","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106816","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over winter freeze–thaw events are notoriously difficult to represent in hydrologic models and have serious implications for the hydrologic function of intermittently freezing regions. Changing climate is leading to more frequent mid-winter thaw events. Midwinter thaw events are often the cause of flooding due to the combined impacts of snowmelt, precipitation, and limited soil infiltrability. A numerically efficient, semi-analytical coupled thermal and mass transport model is presented that represents the ice content of near-surface soil, and reports the depth of freezing/thawing. The model tracks pore ice formation and mean soil temperature in terms of enthalpy. It is tested against data collected in Southern Saskatchewan and is shown to capably reproduce field observations of frozen, thawed or transitioning soils. This numerically efficient model can be incorporated into regional hydrologic models where it is expected to improve predictions of soil ice content, leading to improved estimates of over-winter streamflow and flood potential.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":310,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Modelling & Software","volume":"197 ","pages":"Article 106816"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145689377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}