Close to science
The results of our scientific projects are published in relevant specialist journals. Our publications cover the following subject areas:
- Digitalization in the water sector
- Fluvial floods & flash floods
- Drought modeling
- Water retention
- Substance inputs into groundwater
- Tracer tests in groundwater
- GIS
- Geophysics
Digitalization in the water sector
Knöll, P., Strom, A., Confal, J. M., & Pagès, L. (2025): ENOLA – facilitating decision making with a web based water information system, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-17976, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-17976
Fluvial floods & flash floods
Knöll, P., Schiperski, F., Roesrath, A., Scheytt, T. (2025): Effects of Model Complexity on Karst Catchment Runoff Modeling for Flood Warning Systems, Journal of Hydrology X 26, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydroa.2024.100194.
Knöll, P. (2023). Entwicklung eines Werkzeugsatzes zur Simulation des Abflusses in einem Karsteinzugsgebiet im Hinblick auf Hochwasservorhersagen : eine Fallstudie für den Fluss Lauchert (Schwäbische Alb, Deutschland). Dissertation. https://doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-17135
Strom, A. & S. Hannappel (2021): Riesenbruchgraben - Tension between (groundwater) flood risk and nature conservation [poster contribution], Day of Hydrology 2021, Potsdam.
Knöll, P., Zirlewagen, J. und Scheytt, T. (2020). Verwendung von radargestützten quantitativen Niederschlagsdaten mit gekoppelten Boden- und Grundwasserhaushaltsmodellen zur Abflusssimulation in einem Karstgebiet. Journal of Hydrology, 586:124884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124884
Strom, A. & S. Hannappel (2020): Sensitivity analysis on the influence of agricultural management forms on the runoff formation of agricultural areas during flash flood events - Hydrology and Water Management (HyWa), Issue 6/2020, Koblenz, DOI: 10.5675/HyWa_2020.6_1.
Beisecker, R., Dießelberg, F., Seith, T., Senoner, F., Zettl, E., Strom, A. & S. Hannappel (2020): Changes in the water absorption and storage of agricultural soils and effects on the risk of flooding due to increasing heavy and continuous rainfall events, TEXTE 63/2020, ed.: Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/veraenderungen-der-wasseraufnahme-speicherung (last accessed on 22.05.2022).
Drought modeling
Strom, A., Kröcher, J., Wolke, P., Hannappel, S. & C. Fokuhl (2024): Drought risk maps as an instrument for local drought risk management in the cultural landscape using the case study of the district of Cuxhaven - KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, Heft 06/24, ed.: DWA - Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V., Hennef.
Strom, A., Kröcher, J., Wolke, P., Hannappel, S. & C. Fokuhl (2024): High-resolution drought modeling using the case study of the district of Cuxhaven in the North German Lowlands - Hydrology and Water Management (HyWa), Issue 2/2024, Koblenz, DOI: 10.5675/HyWa_2024.2_2.
Water retention
Strom, A., Beisecker, R. & J. Krähling (2024): Identification of particularly suitable decentralized water retention measures (NWRM) through impact indices [poster contribution], Zukunftsaufgabe naturnaher Landschaftswasserhaushalt, BfN-Fachtagung, 18 April 2024, Bonn.
Beisecker, R., Seith, T., Krähling, J., Dießelberg, F., Strom, A., Kröcher, J., Hannappel, S., Thormann, B., Herzog, W., Becker, C. & K. Schubert (2023): Instruments for the promotion of nature-compatible decentralized water retention measures (NWRM) - Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt, Issue 176, ed.: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn.
Kröcher, J., Strom, A. & S. Hannappel (2023): Impact assessment of a groundwater-adapted drainage infrastructure in an agricultural lowland catchment in northwest Germany. Grundwasser - Zeitschrift der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie 28, 135-146. DOI: 10.1007/s00767-023-00544-7.
Strom, A. & S. Hannappel (2022): Effects of drought and heavy rainfall on groundwater levels in Rathenow (Brandenburg) from 2018 to 2021 and resulting implications for water retention - KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, Heft 10/22, ed.: DWA - Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V., Hennef.
Substance inputs into groundwater
Strom, A. & S. Hannappel (2021): Impact analysis of measures to reduce nitrogen inputs from agriculture within the framework of the cooperation model in NRW - Part 2: Water management evaluation - KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, Issue 04/21, ed.: DWA - Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V., Hennef.
S. Hannappel & A. Strom (2020): Method for determining the phosphorus input via groundwater into Lake Barleber near Magdeburg - KW Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, Issue 1/20, Ed.: DWA - Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V., Hennef.
Tracer tests in groundwater
Knöll, P. and Scheytt, T. (2018). Compartment analysis to predict flood generation in a karst catchment [Posterbeitrag], EGU General Assembly 2018, 8–13 April 2018. Vienna, Austria.
Knöll, P. and Scheytt, T. (2018). Tracer test for the investigation of karst catchment areas near Sigmaringen (Swabian Alb). Groundwater in the environment of mining, energy and urban areas. [Poster contribution] 26th Conference of the FH-DGGV, March 21-24, 2018. Bochum, Germany.
Knöll, P., and Scheytt, T. (2018). Investigation of connections between Lauchert and Danube by a marking experiment near Sigmaringen (Swabian Alb). Laichinger Höhlenfreund, 53, 41-50.
Knöll, P. & Scheytt, Traugott. (2017): Ein Tracerversuch zur Ermittlung einer hydraulischen Verbindung zwischen den Karsteinzugsgebieten Lauchert und Donau (Schwäbische Alb, Deutschland). Hydrogeology Journal. 26. 10.1007/s10040-017-1678-x. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-017-1678-x
GIS
Gerstenberg, J. H., Kröcher, J., Knöll, P., Thelemann, M. (2024): Dokumentation der Bodendatenbank des Landes Berlin (Arbeitsbericht), Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment Berlin (ed.),
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Geophysics
Pondrelli, S., Salimbeni, S., Confal, J. M., Malusà, M., Paul, A., Guillot, S., ... & Zhao, L. (2024). Highlights zur Manteldeformation unter den Westalpen mit seismischer Anisotropie unter Verwendung von CIFALPS2-Daten. Solid Earth, 15(7), 827-835, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-827-2024.
Baccheschi, P., Confal, J. M., Pondrelli, S. (2024): Splitting intensity tomography to image depth-dependent seismic anisotropy patterns beneath the Italian Peninsula and surrounding regions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 646, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119005.
Confal, J. M., Baccheschi, P., Pondrelli, S., Karakostas, F., VanderBeek, B. P., Huang, Z., & Faccenda, M. (2023): Reproducing complex anisotropy patterns at subduction zones from splitting intensity analysis and anisotropy tomography. Geophysical Journal International, 235(2), 1725-1735.
Pondrelli, S., Salimbeni, S., Baccheschi, P., Confal, J. M., Margheriti, L. (2023): Peeking inside the mantle structure beneath the Italian region through SKS shear wave splitting anisotropy: a review. Annals of Geophysics, 66 (2), doi: 10.4401/ag-8872.
Pondrelli, S., Confal, J. M., Baccheschi, P. (2022). New SKS Splitting Anisotropy Measurements Point to Recent Tearing Beneath Central Italy. Tectonophysics, 840, 229549.
Confal, J. M., Bezada, M., Eken, T., Faccenda, M., Saygin, E., Taymaz, T. (2020): Die anisotrope Komponente in P-Wellen-Tomographie-Bildern des östlichen Mittelmeers und Anatoliens. Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, 125, 8.
Wang, H., Huang, Z., Eken, T., Keleş, D., Kaya Eken, T., Confal, J. M., T. & Taymaz (2020): Isotrope und anisotrope P-Wellen-Geschwindigkeitsstrukturen in der Kruste und im obersten Mantel unter der Türkei. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125(12).
Confal, J. M., Faccenda, M., Eken, T., Taymaz, T. (2018): Numerische Simulation der 3-D-Mantelströmungsentwicklung in Subduktionszonenumgebungen in Bezug auf die seismische Anisotropie unter dem östlichen Mittelmeerraum. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 497, 50-61.
Strom, A., Rippe, D., Schmidt-Hattenberger, C., Barrio, M., Eliasson, P. & M. Jordan (2017): Shallow electrical resistivity tomography monitoring at the Svelvik Field Lab, Norway [Posterbeitrag]. 77. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 27.-30.03.2017, Universität Potsdam.
Confal, J. M., Eken, T., Tilmann, F., Yolsal-Cevikbilen, S., Cubuk-Sabuncu, Y., Saygin, E., Taymaz, T. (2016). Untersuchung der Mantelkinematik unter der Hellenic-Subduktionszone mit teleseismischen direkten Scherwellen. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 261, 141-151.