Applied Hydrology

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The application-oriented field of work focuses on the regional hydrology of arid regions and deals specifically with the relevant hydrological processes in arid and semi-arid regions, their measurement and the development and application of methods and tools for evaluating and forecasting the availability of water. This includes the modelling and simulation of hydrological processes on different spatial and temporal scales (infrequent, small-scale but intense precipitation, flash floods and groundwater recharge) and under mostly scarce data conditions. Besides deterministic, numerical calculation approaches, inverse and stochastic methods are also used.

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The sustainable management of scarce resources in arid and semi-arid regions is another focus which comprises the development and application of intelligent simulation, control and optimization approaches for the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). These include:

• Process-based modelling and simulation of complex interacting hydrologic systems and development of appropriate emulators (surrogate models) for robust and computationally fast application in water management models.

• Consideration of water quantity and quality, e.g., in irrigated agriculture of coastal regions (seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers) and rehabilitation of salinized soils.

• Tools for decision support and mapping of user interests and conflicts due to the diversity of different actors, sectors and resources (including recycling).

• Optimal planning, management and control of water infrastructures, including the optimal management of multi-purpose storage systems under competing interests of water use.

• Development of ready-to-use tools to increase water productivity of irrigation systems from laboratory and field scale to watershed scale.

• Supporting participatory processes and the dialogue of water users and decision-makers.

Team leader:

© M. Wagner

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Name

Dr. Jens Grundmann

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Neubau Chemische Institute, Room 359 Bergstr. 66

01069 Dresden

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Projects:

• KIWA
• HoWa-innovativ
• VEREINT
• IWAS-Oman
• REGKLAM

Infrastructure:

• Flow measurement in streaming waters by ADCP, propeller-type current meter, tracer methods

• irrigation technology

• Field measurement technology for plant growth and soil water transport