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Tag: Hydrology

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21 March 2022

Fertile soil washed away by heavy rains

One of the greatest global threats to fertile soils, rain erosion, has consequences for the supply of food and drinking water. Having studied the phenomenon in more detail, the soil physicist and hydrologist Andreas Klik and his research group have shown that dry soils are particularly at risk. Climate change will exacerbate the problem even […] Continue reading “Fertile soil washed away by heavy rains”

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16 August 2021

There will be floods

In the context of an international research project, Vienna-based researcher Günter Blöschl is investigating changes in the frequency of flood events in Europe. Climate change will increase their number in western Europe in the future. Continue reading “There will be floods”
The colours on the thermal image show the different surface temperatures – the brighter the colour, the warmer. Surfaces are cooler where water is available for plants and can evaporate.

Projects

5 October 2020

Everything flows – but where to?

In the context of an international research project and with funding from the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna investigated how aerial images taken with thermal imaging cameras can improve our understanding of water flows in the ground. Their analyses are relevant to both agriculture and climate research. Continue reading “Everything flows – but where to?”

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