Difference between revisions of "Weiherbach Catchment"
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== Catchment size == | == Catchment size == | ||
− | 6.3 km² | + | 6.3 km² |
− | [[Image: Weiherbach catchment.png | | + | [[Image: Weiherbach catchment.png |left|400px|]] |
== Climate == | == Climate == |
Revision as of 13:57, 22 September 2010
Location
Kraichgau , Germany
Catchment size
6.3 km²
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