Ecohydrological Modelling under Global Change

The Ecohydrological Modelling under Global Change group of the Department of Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry primarily develops and applies numerical tools to simulate connected terrestrial-aquatic ecosystems. Such models help address questions on: 

1. how ecohydrological processes in landscapes affect water bodies (lakes, ponds, rivers, floodplains, wetlands, estuaries or marshlands) in terms of water and material fluxes and storage, and 
2. how ecohydrological settings in different climates and geomorphic provinces as well as human-induced changes (global change, i.e. land use change, climate change, management) shape ecohydrological and biogeochemical processes in freshwater ecosystems. 

We hereby aim to better understand and predict the functioning and impacts of global change on our land- and waterscapes through advanced process-based models. These state-of-the-art models are developed and tested with measured data providing robust estimates of how much water flows, with what quality and how much water is stored in the landscape and water bodies.