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Effect of Hydro-geomorphological Environments on Surface Water Areas Extraction

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  • Yuan-Yuan Jia

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Huan-Feng Duan

    (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • Xu-Feng Yan

    (Sichuan University)

Abstract

Surface water is a critical component of the global ecological environment and plays a pivotal role in societal development. Accurate detection and mapping of these water bodies are essential for resource management, flood monitoring, and disaster response. This study aims to investigate the impact of hydro-geomorphological factors on water body extraction using Google Earth Engine (GEE) and Landsat-8 imagery. We employed the OTSU threshold algorithm and the two most widely used spectral water indices, the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and the Modified Normalized Difference Water Index (MNDWI). Our objective is to identify the most suitable water index for 12 typical test sites, including lakes/reservoirs, mountainous regions, and urban areas across various climatic zones from humid to arid. Results indicate that both spectral water indices performed well at lakes/reservoirs test sites under varying humid and arid conditions, demonstrating approximately 97% accuracy. NDWI outperformed MNDWI in mountainous and arid/semi-arid conditions, with overall accuracy in mountainous areas exceeding 85%, which is more than 12% higher than MNDWI. NDWI also achieved an average accuracy of over 86% in arid sites. Conversely, MNDWI proved more effective in urban and humid/semi-humid settings, maintaining overall accuracy above 95% in both areas.

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  • Yuan-Yuan Jia & Huan-Feng Duan & Xu-Feng Yan, 2025. "Effect of Hydro-geomorphological Environments on Surface Water Areas Extraction," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 39(11), pages 5461-5479, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:39:y:2025:i:11:d:10.1007_s11269-025-04212-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-025-04212-8
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