Huewelerbach catchment Luxembourg
Location
Upper Attert basin / Mosel basin, Luxembourg
Catchment size
2.7 km²
Climate
796 mm, 8.8 °C (2005 – 2008)
Geology
Sandstone, alternation of marls and limestones
Topography
289 m - 401 m a.s.l.
Vegetation/Land use
91.5 % forest, 7 % grassland, 1.5 % urbanised
Context of investigation
Process understanding
Measurements/Equipment
- Meteorological station
- Runoff since 2002
- Groundwater level since 2003
- Chemical analysis since2002
- Sediment
- Interception since 2003
Links to project webpages
other Links
References
Fenicia F., Savenije H.H.G., Matgen P., Pfister L., 2005. Is the groundwater reservoir linear? Learning from data in hydrological modelling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 10, 139-151. Gerrits A.M.J., Savenije H.H.G., Hoffmann L., Pfister L., 2007. New technique to measure forest floor interception - an application in a beech forest in Luxembourg. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 695-701. Juilleret J., Hissler C., Heintz R., Iffly J.-F., Wrede S., Pfister L., Hoffmann L., 2009. Un exemple de cartographie pédo-géologique couplée: le bassin versant expérimental du Huewelerbach au Luxembourg. Submitted to Archives de l'Institut Grand-Ducal de Luxembourg, Section des Sciences naturelles, physiques et mathématiques. Martínez-Carreras N., Krein A., Iffly J.-F., Pfister L., Hoffmann L., Gallart F., 2007. Estimating suspended sediment loads and their uncertainty using sediment rating curves in the Attert river basin and sub-basins (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg). Proceedings of the International Conference on Off-site Impacts of Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Prague, Czech Republic. Pfister L. et. al., 2006. Cycleau project - Final report to the National Research Fund. 133 p. Van den Bos R., Hoffmann L., Juilleret J., Matgen P., Pfister L., 2006. Regional runoff prediction through aggregation of first-order hydrological process knowledge: a case study’. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 51, 1021-1038.