Delphis F Levia Jr, University of Delaware, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Newark, DE, United States, Gabriel George Katul, Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States, Amirreza Meydani, University of Delaware, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences, Newark, DE, United States, Kazuki Nanko, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan, Dr. Chuan Yuan, PhD., Southwest University, Chongqing Jinfo Mountain Karst Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Geographical Sciences, Chongqing, China, Dr. Yafeng Zhang, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China, Pilar Llorens, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain, Bavand Keshavarz, Duke University, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, Durham, United States and Michael P Bruen, Dooge Centre for Water Resources Research, School of Civil Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland