Weißeritz catchment

Location

Eastern Ore Mountains, Czech Republic/Saxony Germany

Catchment size

360km²

Climate

humid - temperate

Geology

Soils were dominated by Cambisoils and Podsols

Topography

Mid moutain area, elevation 300 - 920 m a.s.l.

Vegetation/Land use

Forest (mainly spruce), arable land, pasture

Context of investigation

• Identification of hydrological processes
• Flood forecasting

Measurements/Equipment

• gauges
• rain gauges
• soil moisture

Links to project webpages

• eMTAL
• OPAQUE
• REKLAM

References

Burger, G; Reusser, D; Kneis, D. (2009): Early flood warnings from empirical (expanded) downscaling of the full ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, 45, W10443

Franke, J., Bernhöfer, C. (2009): A method for deriving a future temporal spectrum of heavy precipitation on the basis of weather patterns in low mountain ranges. Meteorol. Appl. 16: 513–522.

Franke, J., Goldberg, V., Eichelmann, U., Freydank, E., Bernhofer, C. (2007): Statistical analysis of regional climate trends in Saxony, Germany. Clim Res 27: 145–150.

Franke, J., Häntzschel, J., Goldberga, V., Bernhofer, C. (2008): Application of a trigonometric approach to the regionalization of precipitation for a complex small-scale terrain in a GIS environment. Meteorol. Appl. 15: 483–490.

Kneis, D., Heistermann, M. (2009): Quality assessment of radar-based precipitation estimates with the example of a small catchment. HYDROLOGIE UND WASSERBEWIRTSCHAFTUNG, 53(3), 160-171.

Pöhler, H. (2006): Anpassung von WaSiM-ETH und die Erstellung und Berechnung von Landnutzungs und Klimaszenarien für die Niederschlag-Abfluss-Modellierung am Beispiel des Osterzgebirges, Freiberg, Germany, Dissertation.

Zehe, E., Graeff, T., Morgner, M., Bauer, A., Bronstert, A. (2010): Plot and field scale soil moisture dynamics and subsurface wetness control on runoff generation in a headwater in the Ore Mountains. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, 14(6), 873-889.