Bentje Brauns

ORCID: 0000-0002-1103-9942
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Research Areas
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Environmental and Agricultural Sciences
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Climate variability and models
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Environmental Quality and Pollution
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Water Systems and Optimization
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies

British Geological Survey
2020-2025

Technical University of Denmark
2016-2018

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
2016-2017

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016-2017

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
2014

With anticipated changes in future hydrological extremes over Europe, it is important to better understand their underlying drivers for ultimately improving forecasting. Previous studies have demonstrated a significant influence of the North Atlantic Ocean on European climate. Building this, we identify novel Sea surface temperature (SST) indicators that are linked meteorological and across various catchments at long lead times. We evaluate predictor-predictand relationships by assessing...

10.5194/egusphere-egu25-1470 preprint EN 2025-03-14

Abstract Effective management of groundwater resources during drought is essential. How currently managed droughts, and in the face environmental change, what should be future priorities? Four themes are explored, from perspective England (UK): (1) integration definitions; (2) enhanced fundamental monitoring; (3) integrated modelling water cycle; (4) better information sharing. Whilst these considered context England, globally, they relevant wherever affected by drought.

10.1007/s10040-020-02249-0 article EN cc-by Hydrogeology Journal 2020-10-23

Abstract Improving our understanding of groundwater quality threats to human health and the environment is essential protect manage resources effectively. This essay highlights some global challenges, describes key contaminant groups emerging concern, including antimicrobial resistance, discusses novel approaches assessing quality. Groundwater monitoring needs improve significantly in order effectively identify mitigate from historical, current future pollution.

10.1007/s10040-022-02542-0 article EN cc-by Hydrogeology Journal 2022-10-14

Groundwater resources in the crystalline basement complex of India are crucial for supplying drinking water both rural and urban settings. depletion is recognised as a challenge across parts due to over-abstraction, but groundwater quality constraints perhaps even more widespread often overlooked at local scale. Uranium contamination aquifers has been reported many India, locally exceeding WHO guideline values 30 μg/L posing potential health risk. In this study 130 samples were collected...

10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105092 article EN cc-by Applied Geochemistry 2021-09-14

Abstract. In Europe, it is estimated that around 65 % of drinking water extracted from groundwater. Worryingly, groundwater drought events (defined as below normal levels) pose a threat to security. Groundwater droughts are caused by seasonal multi-seasonal or even multi-annual episodes meteorological during which the propagates through river catchment into system mechanisms pooling, lagging, and lengthening signals. Recent European in 2010–2012, 2015 2017–2018 exhibited spatial coherence...

10.5194/piahs-383-297-2020 article EN cc-by Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 2020-09-16

The majority of India's rural drinking water supply is sourced from groundwater, which also plays a critical role in irrigated agriculture, supporting the livelihoods millions users. However, recent high abstractions are threatening sustainable use and action needed to ensure continued supply. Increased managed aquifer recharge (MAR) using > 200,000 existing tanks (artificially created surface bodies) one Indian government's key initiatives combat declining groundwater levels. few studies...

10.1016/j.hydroa.2022.100121 article EN cc-by Journal of Hydrology X 2022-01-29

Abstract Large-scale studies of the spatial and temporal variation groundwater drought status require complete inventories levels on regular time steps from many sites so that a standardised index can be calculated for each site. However, are often measured sporadically, include missing or erroneous data. A flexible efficient modelling framework is developed to fill gaps regularise data in such inventories. It uses linear mixed models account seasonal variation, long-term trends responses...

10.1007/s10040-022-02528-y article EN cc-by Hydrogeology Journal 2022-08-25

Groundwater, constituting approximately 65 percent of Europe's drinking water sources, plays a crucial role in sustaining both urban and agricultural needs. Particularly during periods drought, groundwater abstraction becomes key resource, alleviating adverse impacts on people's livelihoods. Recent European drought events, for example 2003 2015, exhibited spatial coherence surface deficits across regions, hinting at potential levels. However, the unique hydrogeological settings recharge...

10.5194/egusphere-egu24-17276 preprint EN 2024-03-11

Abstract Characterising groundwater recharge is fundamental for sustainable management. This study focuses on assessing in drylands using four experimental plots under different land-use practices crystalline basement aquifers three southern African countries (Chitedze Malawi, Kabeleka and Liempe Zambia, Domboshawa Zimbabwe). Several methods, including water-table fluctuation (WTF), chloride mass balance (CMB), water stable isotopes (δ 18 O δ 2 H) dissolved gases, were used to quantify...

10.1007/s10040-024-02837-4 article EN cc-by Hydrogeology Journal 2024-11-14
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