A5070629767- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Air Traffic Management and Optimization
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Proteins in Food Systems
- Climate variability and models
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Landslides and related hazards
Forschungszentrum Jülich
2016-2025
Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen
2024
RWTH Aachen University
2021-2023
Deutsche Flugsicherung (Germany)
2009-2019
Flinders University
2019
Washington State University
2019
University of Arizona
2019
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2019
University of Calgary
2019
Wageningen University & Research
2019
Multicompartment and multiscale long-term observation research are important prerequisites to tackling the scientific challenges resulting from climate global change. Long-term monitoring programs cost intensive require high analytical standards, however, gain of knowledge often requires longer times. Nevertheless, several environmental networks have been established in recent years, focusing on impact land use change terrestrial ecosystems. From 2008 onward, a network Terrestrial...
Core Ideas We provide an overview of the TERENO-Rur hydrological observatory. present information on general physical characteristics Rur catchment. Ongoing interdisciplinary research aims to advance understanding complex processes. observatory, which is main observational platform TERENO (TERrestrial ENvironmental Observatories) Eifel/Lower Rhine Valley Observatory. The catchment area exhibits distinct gradients in altitude, climate, land use, soil properties, and geology. Eifel National...
Abstract. This study compares actual evapotranspiration (ETa) measurements by a set of six weighable lysimeters, ETa estimates obtained with the eddy covariance (EC) method, and calculated full-form Penman–Monteith equation (ETPM) for Rollesbroich site in Eifel (western Germany). The comparison measured EC (including correction energy balance deficit) lysimeters is rarely reported literature allows more insight into performance both methods. An evaluation two methods year 2012 shows good...
Large weighable lysimeters allow a precise determination of the soil water balance and quantification both exchange at soil-atmosphere interface flux below root zone toward groundwater. If well embedded into an equally-vegetated environment, they reach hitherto unprecedented accuracy in estimating precipitation (P) by rain, dew, fog, rime snow, evapotranspiration (ET). Lysimeters largely avoid errors made traditional measurement systems, such as wind error Hellmann rain gauges, island...
Abstract We examined 3 years of measured daily values all major water budget components (precipitation P , potential evapotranspiration PET actual ET and runoff R ) volumetric soil content θ a small, forested catchment located in the west Germany. The spatial distribution was determined from wireless sensor network 109 points with measurement depths each; calculated eddy‐covariance tower measurements. dominantly energy limited, amounting to approximately 90% ratio R/P 56%. closed long‐term...
Core Ideas To determine the water retention curve from inverse modeling, θ and ψ need to be monitored. δ 18 O ratios contained information inversely estimate soil hydraulic parameters. Different observation types should combined in a single OF Averages of local measurement could described using effective Accurate fluxes at lysimeter boundaries improved model parameterization. estimates parameters dispersivities are crucial simulate flow solute transport terrestrial systems, particularly...
Atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine) groundwater monitoring in the Zwischenscholle aquifer western Germany revealed concentrations exceeding threshold value of 0.1 μg L−1 and increasing concentration trends even 20 yr after its ban. Accordingly, hypothesis was raised that a continued release bound atrazine residues from soil into combination with low degradation contributes to elevated groundwater. Three cores reaching down table were taken an agricultural field...
Core Ideas The water flux in lysimeters with a tension‐controlled bottom boundary depends strongly on the applied pressure head. surrounding subsurface conditions have significant influence measured heads that are used to control of transferred lysimeters. Use nonappropriate table depths and soil textural properties which do not correspond where lysimeter originated can lead large differences fluxes. should be managed by from site was taken order enable direct comparison changes soils...
Abstract Evapotranspiration ( ET ) is, after precipitation, the second largest flux at land surface in water cycle and occurs mainly during daytime. Less attention has been given to fluxes from into atmosphere nighttime (i.e., between sunset sunrise). The N may be estimated based on models that use meteorological data; however, due missing experimental long‐term data, verification of estimates is limited. In this paper, amount for two grassland ecosystems was determined highly temporally...
Core Ideas Lysimeters bridge the gap between laboratory and field experiments. allow measurement of a complete water balance. provide mass balance for representative ecosystem segment. are methodological experimental tools to study matter fluxes in vadose zone, as well environmental fate chemicals. available various types. The most sophisticated lysimeters filled monolithically, equipped with pressure‐controlled lower boundary, weighable, allowing hydraulic fluxes, i.e., rainfall, drainage,...
Abstract Multiannual data (2016–2018) from 12 weighed lysimeters (four soil types with textures ranging sandy loam to silt loam, three replicates) of the TERENO SOILCan network were used evaluate if evaporation ( E ) rates could be predicted weather using FAO Penman–Monteith (PM) method combined water flow simulations Richards equation. Soil hydraulic properties (SHPs) estimated either texture ROSETTA pedotransfer functions, in situ measured retention curves, or surface contents inverse...
Abstract The need to develop and provide integrated observation systems better understand manage global regional environmental change is one of the major challenges facing Earth system science today. In 2008, German Helmholtz Association took up this challenge launched research infrastructure TERrestrial ENvironmental Observatories (TERENO). aim TERENO establishment maintenance a network observatories as basis for an interdisciplinary long‐term program investigate effects on terrestrial...