Dürreych experimental catchment

Location

SW-Germany, Northern Black Forest

Catchment size

7 km²

Climate

humid - temperate 1500 mm/a precipitation 6-7 degree Celsius mean annual temperature

Geology

Red Sandstone / Buntsandstein

Topography

Mid moutain area, elevation 500 - 1000 m a.s.l.

Vegetation/Land use

Forest (mainly spruce)

Context of investigation

Identification of hydrological processes

Measurements/Equipment

1 main gauge (1974-2005 2 weather stations (until 2005) 4 soil moisture profiles (1996-1998)

Links to project webpages

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dürreych

http://duerreych.de/

References

Waldenmeyer, G. (2002): Abflussbildung und Regionalisierung in einem forstlich genutzten Einzugsgebiet (Dürreychtal, Nordschwarzwald). Diss. Universität Karlsruhe (TH). Karlsruher Schriften zur Geographie und Geoökologie, 17, Karlsruhe.

Casper, M., Gemmar, P., Gronz, O., Johst, M., Stuber, M. (2007): Fuzzy logic-based rainfall-runoff modelling using soil moisture measurements to represent system state. HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL-JOURNAL DES SCIENCES HYDROLOGIQUES, 52(3), 478-490.