Difference between revisions of "Weiherbach Catchment"
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== Location == | == Location == | ||
| − | + | Kraichgau , Germany | |
== Catchment size == | == Catchment size == | ||
| − | + | 6.3 km², elevation: 142m-243m | |
== Climate == | == Climate == | ||
| − | + | semi humid, with average annual precipitation of 750-800 mm/a and average annual air temperature of 8.5°C. | |
== Geology == | == Geology == | ||
| − | + | Keuper and loess layers of up to 15 m thickness | |
== Topography == | == Topography == | ||
| − | Gentle slopes | + | Gentle slopes |
== Vegetation/Land use == | == Vegetation/Land use == | ||
| − | + | More then 90% of the area is used as arable land | |
== Context of investigation == | == Context of investigation == | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 22 September 2010
Location
Kraichgau , Germany
Catchment size
6.3 km², elevation: 142m-243m
Climate
semi humid, with average annual precipitation of 750-800 mm/a and average annual air temperature of 8.5°C.
Geology
Keuper and loess layers of up to 15 m thickness
Topography
Gentle slopes
Vegetation/Land use
More then 90% of the area is used as arable land
Context of investigation
- Identification of hydrological processes
- Sediment and nutrient transport
- Pesticide leakage
- Earth worms
Measurements/Equipment
- Runoff
- Precipitation
- Spatial distribution of rainfall
- Meteorology
- Soil moisture
- Soil physics
- Sediment and nutrient transport
Links to project webpages
- [hhttp://brandenburg.geoecology.uni-potsdam.de/users/schroeder/biopore/home.html BIOPORE]