Research
Research in the Chair covered a broad range of topics from basic research in hydrological process understanding, to applied research in hydrosystem modelling and analysis, and engineering solutions in water resources management. We took an interdisciplinary and quantitative approach, which looks at the water cycle and hydrological processes in an integrated manner, solving complex environmental problems for the benefits of humanity. We focused our research in areas contributing to the global challenges of sustainable resources, reducing environmental pollution, and climate-adapted cities.
numerical modelling
We developed numerical models with a range of complexity to simulate and make predictions of hydrological and sediment fluxes across scales from hillslopes to catchments, and to quantify prediction uncertainty with modern stochastic methods.
climate change
We analysed the impacts of climate variability and climate change on the hydrology of catchments and urban areas, as well as future impacts on water resources and natural hazards (water availability, floods, droughts, landslides).
hydrological processes
We studied flow at the soil-vegetation-atmosphere interface, to quantify the impacts on water availability, natural hazards, ecosystem services, and we supported this research with monitoring the environment for hydrological process understanding.
sustainable water use
We studied the sustainable use of water in urban and rural settings in developing countries and created methods to address the global water-food-energy-environment nexus and to design resilient climate-adapted cities.