Research projects

(in human-managed environments): from the point to the regional scale

We aim for providing more representative information on hydrological variables at the land surface in context of land use and climate change.

Dense Networks of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensors Detecting Soil Moisture Dynamics

Estimating water fluxes in the root zone with the help of field scale soil moisture measurements from Cosmic-ray neutron sensing

in soil

in surface water-groundwater interactions

using combined 3D imaging and modeling - 3D imaging and modeling of water transport in the root zone.

Combination of optical sensors for measuring root respiration and exudation (pH, CO2) with 3D-imaging of the root structure and its modelling.

to reduce iron concentrations in groundwater under laboratory conditions

Linking soil moisture and snow water equivalent measured by cosmic-ray neutron sensing to groundwater

Dense Networks of Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensors Detecting Soil Moisture Dynamics at Small Catchment Areas

Large-scale tracer tests in combination with numerical modeling to quantify water and material flows

Water quantity and quality changes for bank filtration

Combining remote sensing, CRNS soil moisture data and hydro(geo)logical modelling

Water flow and heat transport modelling at the interface between river and aquifer

using the novel combination of magnet resonance imaging and neutron tomography

in agricultural landscapes

Dynamics of oxygen, pH and water content induced interfaces

using cosmic neutron radiation - interpretation of the collected data

for the remediation of organochlorine contaminated groundwater streams

Soil Moisture Metrology