Project Details
Using real-time isotopic in-situ measurements to partition evapotranspiration into soil evaporation and plant transpiration at two distinct cropland sites
Applicants
Dr. Angelika Kübert; Professorin Natalie Orlowski
Subject Area
Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Limnology, Urban Water Management, Water Chemistry, Integrated Water Resources Management
Atmospheric Science
Atmospheric Science
Term
since 2024
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 514721519
Agricultural crops play a vital role in the global water cycle. However, climate change may modify crops' physiology, agricultural ecosystems and interactions within the land-atmosphere (L-A) system via altered energy, water, and carbon fluxes. For predicting future hydro-climatic conditions and evaluating agricultural land use practices, particularly in light of the increased frequency of extreme events, it is critical to gain knowledge about crop transpiration (T) and soil evaporation (E) rates on a local scale, their temporal dynamics, and their connection to the L-A system. Within Project 3 (P3), we will use coupled water and isotope flux measurements along the L-A system to investigate water-related processes at high temporal (
DFG Programme
Research Units
Subproject of
FOR 5639:
Land-Atmosphere Feedback Initiative (LAFI)
International Connection
Belgium
Cooperation Partner
Professor Dr. Valentin Couvreur