WaterExtreme:

The interaction between terrestrial water cycle and compound extreme climate in a changing climate

Duration: 2022 to 2024
Team: Siyu Ma, Jian Peng
Funding agency: DAAD

This WaterExtreme project aims to examine the impacts of drought on lake water volume, focusing on the vulnerability and resilience of lakes to drought events. Using remote sensing data, it analyzes the temporal dynamics of 4,702 lakes from 1985 to 2018, including natural lakes and reservoirs, to assess their response, shrinkage, and recovery during droughts. Machine learning is applied to identify the influence of climatic conditions and lake characteristics on their behavior, providing insights to support sustainable water resource management and drought mitigation strategies.