Weiherbach Catchment
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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]