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Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg
Pedro Henrique Lima Alencar
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Chair of Ecohydrology, Institute of Ecology, Technical University of Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, 1, 10578 Berlin, Germany
Saskia Arndt
Chair of Landscape Planning and Development, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Kei Namba
Chair of Landscape Planning and Development, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Márk Somogyvári
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, IRI THESys, Berlin, Germany
Frederik Bart
Chair of Climatology, Technische Universität Berlin, Rothenburgstraße 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany
Fabio Brill
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, IRI THESys, Berlin, Germany
Juan F. Dueñas
Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Brandenburg center of Advanced Biodiversity Research, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Peter Feindt
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, IRI THESys, Berlin, Germany
Daniel Johnson
Professor for Value-Based Forest Economy Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Alfred-Möller-Str. 1, 16225 Eberswalde, Germany
Nariman Mahmoodi
Department of Hydrogeology, Freie University Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
Department of Lowland Hydrology and Water Management, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Christoph Merz
Department of Hydrogeology, Freie University Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
Department of Lowland Hydrology and Water Management, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Subham Mukherjee
Physische Geographie, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74–100, Haus H, Raum H 137, 12249 Berlin, Germany
Katrin Nissen
Klimadiagnostik und meteorologische Extremereignisse, Freie Universität Berlin, Carl-Heinrich-Becker-Weg 6–10, 12165 Berlin, Germany
Eva Nora Paton
Chair of Ecohydrology, Institute of Ecology, Technical University of Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, 1, 10578 Berlin, Germany
Tobias Sauter
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
Dörthe Tetzlaff
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Geography Institute, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, IRI THESys, Berlin, Germany
Franziska Tügel
Department of Water Resources, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
Water Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
Thomas Vogelpohl
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, IRI THESys, Berlin, Germany
Stenka Valentinova Vulova
Chair of Smart Water Networks, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Geoinformation in Environmental Planning Lab, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 145, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Behnam Zamani
Water Quality Engineering, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Hui Hui Zhang
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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The flood that hit Europe in July 2021, specifically the Eifel, Germany, was more than a lot of fast-flowing water. The heavy rain that fell during the 3 d before also caused the slope to fail, recruited tree trunks that clogged bridges, and routed debris across the landscape. Especially in the upper parts of the catchments the flood was able to gain momentum. Here, we discuss how different landscape elements interacted and highlight the challenges of holistic future flood anticipation.
Alby Duarte Rocha, Stenka Vulova, Christiaan van der Tol, Michael Förster, and Birgit Kleinschmit
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 1111–1129, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-1111-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-1111-2022, 2022
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Evapotranspiration (ET) is a sum of soil evaporation and plant transpiration. ET produces a cooling effect to mitigate heat waves in urban areas. Our method uses a physical model with remote sensing and meteorological data to predict hourly ET. Designed for uniform vegetation, it overestimated urban ET. To correct it, we create a factor using vegetation fraction that proved efficient for reducing bias and improving accuracy. This approach was tested on two Berlin sites and can be used to map ET.
Johannes Vogel, Eva Paton, and Valentin Aich
Biogeosciences, 18, 5903–5927, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5903-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5903-2021, 2021
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This study investigates extreme ecosystem impacts evoked by temperature and soil moisture in the Mediterranean Basin for the time span 1999–2019 with a specific focus on seasonal variations. The analysis showed that ecosystem vulnerability is caused by several varying combinations of both drivers during the yearly cycle. The approach presented here helps to provide insights on the specific phenological stage of the year in which ecosystem vulnerability to a certain climatic condition occurs.
Nariman Mahmoodi, Jens Kiesel, Paul D. Wagner, and Nicola Fohrer
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 5065–5081, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5065-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5065-2021, 2021
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In this study, we assessed the sustainability of water resources in a wadi region with the help of a hydrologic model. Our assessment showed that the increases in groundwater demand and consumption exacerbate the negative impact of climate change on groundwater sustainability and hydrologic regime alteration. These alterations have severe consequences for a downstream wetland and its ecosystem. The approach may be applicable in other wadi regions with different climate and water use systems.
Pedro Henrique Lima Alencar, Eva Nora Paton, and José Carlos de Araújo
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2021-278, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2021-278, 2021
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Knowing how long and how fast it rained on a particular day is not often an easy (or cheap) task. It requires equipment and constant monitoring. It can be even harder if you live in an isolated area or if the day you are interested in is so much in the past that such pieces of equipment were not even in the market. In this paper, we propose a new way to assess such information and also show how it can help to model sediment transport and siltation in watersheds.
Tobias Sauter, Anselm Arndt, and Christoph Schneider
Geosci. Model Dev., 13, 5645–5662, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5645-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5645-2020, 2020
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Glacial changes play a key role from a socioeconomic, political, and scientific point of view. Here, we present the open-source coupled snowpack and ice surface energy and mass balance model, which provides a lean, flexible, and user-friendly framework for modeling distributed snow and glacier mass changes. The model provides a suitable platform for sensitivity, detection, and attribution analyses for glacier changes and a tool for quantifying inherent uncertainties.
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As climate change escalates, the Berlin-Brandenburg region faces new challenges. Climate change-induced extreme events are expected to cause new conflicts to emerge and aggravate existing ones. To guide future research, we co-develop a list of key questions on climate and water challenges in the region. Our findings highlight the need for new research approaches. We expect this list to provide a roadmap for actionable knowledge production to address climate and water challenges in the region.
As climate change escalates, the Berlin-Brandenburg region faces new challenges. Climate...
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