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  • Department:(Dept. 1) Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
February 2025
Hydrological Processes. - 39(2025)2, Art. e70084

Electrical Conductivity as a Tracer for Seasonal Reverse Flow and Transport of Trace Organic Contaminants in River Spree

Christoph J. Reith; Jörg Lewandowski; Anke Putschew; Tobias Goldhammer; Josefine Filter; Stephanie Spahr

The authors studied if the electrical conductivity can serve as a hydrological tracer to capture the intensity and duration of seasonal reverse flow phases in a specific section of River Spree. Moreover, they studied the effect of upstream transport on chemical water quality, i.e. on trace organic contaminant during these reverse flow phases. 

Environmental_Science&Technology.
February 2025
Environmental Science & Technology. - 59(2025)10, 4857–4867

Role of Suspended Particulate Matter for the Transport and Risks of Organic Micropollutant Mixtures in Rivers: A Comparison between Baseflow and High Discharge Conditions

Lili Niu; Andrea Gärtner; Maria König; Martin Krauß; Stephanie Spahr; Beate I. Escher

The partition dynamics of organic micropollutants between water and suspended particulate matter in riverine ecosystems differs between dry and wet weather. Chemical concentrations and mixture effects in extracts from rivers are dominated by suspended particulate matter during rain, but the dissolved phase dominates during dry weather.

February 2025
Hydrological Processes. - 39(2024)2, Art. e70077

Seasonal and Inter-Annual Dynamics in Water Quality and Stream Metabolism in a Beaver-Impacted Drought-Sensitive Lowland Catchment

Famin Wang; Doerthe Tetzlaff; Christian Birkel; Jonas Freymueller; Songjun Wu; Sylvia Jordan; Chris Soulsby

The authors monitored  water quality parameters over 3 years in an intermittent stream network in the eutrophic, lowland Demnitzer Millcreek catchment, Germany. They focused on the effects of wetland systems impacted by beaver dams on the diurnal, seasonal and inter-annual variation in water quality dynamics and modelled stream metabolism. 

January 2025
Journal of Hydrology. - 653(2025), Art. 132708

Hydrological connectivity and biogeochemical dynamics in the function and management of the lower Oder floodplain

Hanwu Zheng; Doerthe Tetzlaff; Christian Birkel; Jana Chmieleski; Jean-Christophe Comte; Jonas Freymueller; Tobias Goldhammer; Axel Schmidt; Ellen Wohl; Chris Soulsby

The authors investigated the role of hydrological connectivity dynamics on biogeochemistry in the Oder river-floodplain system through a multi-proxy approach to quantify water sources and ages, evaporation losses, water quality, surface water connectivity via remote sensing and sub-surface connectivity via geophysical surveys. This is important to sustain vulnerable wetlands. 

January 2025
Water Resources Research. - 61(2025)1, Art. e2024WR037656

Revising Common Approaches for Calibration: Insights From a 1-D Tracer-Aided Hydrological Model With High-Dimensional Parameters and Objectives

Songjun Wu; Doerthe Tetzlaff; Chris Soulsby

Dimensionality of parameters and objectives has been increasing due to the accelerating development of models and monitoring networks resulting in major challenges for model calibration. The study highlights limitations of high-dimensional calibration approaches, the role of data uncertainty and deficiencies in model structure of process-based ecohydrological models.