Research topics
The Urban Hydrology Research Group focues the following fields:
- Drainage and storm water management in urban areas,
- Effects of anthropogenic influences and emissions on water bodies
- Influence of water management options on urban space, environment and society.
- Hydro system analysis from lot to catchment scale
- Integrated Urban Water Resources Management
methods
Methodical aspects are focused on
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Collection and evaluation of water quality and quanity data on surfaces, in drainage systems and water bodies as measurement campaigns and long term monitoring
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Processing, analysis and interpretation of water related sampling data, time series, geodata and indicators
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hydrodynamic and hydrological modelling of drainage systems, water bodies and catchments
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Balancing and transport modelling of water consituents, especially nutrient, particle bound pollutants and micro pollutants
Focus topics
Transport and transformation processes in drainage systems and water bodies
Projects:
- BOOT-Monitoring
- COLABIS
- Urban Catchments
- Urbanes Observatorium
- HORUS
- ORG-KS
Balancing of substances on catchment scale
Projects:
- IWAS
- iMOD
- MikroModell
Adaptation of urban water management to future changes
Uncertainies about future developments and global change challange water managers. We provide assessment and multi-criteria evaluation of sustainable decission making.
Projects:
- REGKLAM
- IWAS
- Urban Catchments
- DEMOWAS
Integrated modelling of urban areas, drainage systems, treatment plants and water bodies
- IWAS
- Urban Catchments
- COLABIS
- HORUS
A regional focus are projects in Eastern Europe
Projects:
- IWAS
- MANTRA-RIVERS
- KORACHEM
Applied topics
- Consulting and implementation of water quality and quantity monitoring campaigns
- Adaptation of urban drainage system to climate and socio-economic change
- Real time control of sewer systems
- Optimization of sewer system operation (sediment management, extraneous water, corrosion, decentralized storm water structuresI
- Optimization of rainfall-runoff-modells (paramters and model structure)uktur)