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View article: Age‐Dependent Surface Sealing Properties, Infiltration Rates, and Catchment Types of Tree Sites in Dense Urban Neighbourhoods
Age‐Dependent Surface Sealing Properties, Infiltration Rates, and Catchment Types of Tree Sites in Dense Urban Neighbourhoods Open
This study assessed the hydrological functioning of street trees in dense urban neighbourhoods by examining the factors within the crown and outer‐crown areas that govern water availability. For this purpose, a field study was conducted at…
View article: Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg
Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg Open
As climate change escalates, the Berlin-Brandenburg region faces new challenges. Climate change-induced extreme events including droughts, heatwaves, and floods, are expected to cause new conflicts to emerge and aggravate existing ones. To…
View article: Comparison of urban overland flow dynamics on sealed and partially permeable surfaces across a European transect
Comparison of urban overland flow dynamics on sealed and partially permeable surfaces across a European transect Open
The document is a journal article published open access in the Urban Water Journal of Taylor and Francis.
View article: Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg
Brief communication: What do we need to know? Ten questions about climate and water challenges in Berlin-Brandenburg Open
As climate change escalates, the Berlin-Brandenburg region faces new challenges. Climate change-induced extreme events including droughts, heatwaves, and floods, are expected to cause new conflicts to emerge and aggravate existing ones. To…
View article: Merits, limits and preposition of coupling modelling tools for blue-green elements to enhance the design of future climate-resilient cities
Merits, limits and preposition of coupling modelling tools for blue-green elements to enhance the design of future climate-resilient cities Open
This paper presents a comprehensive survey of the process-based models currently available for blue-green infrastructure for the assessment of cooling potential, stormwater and pollution control, carbon sequestration, and water provision. …
View article: Dry spells and flash droughts – a comparative analysis of definitions, co-occurrence, trends, and impacts
Dry spells and flash droughts – a comparative analysis of definitions, co-occurrence, trends, and impacts Open
With climate change, new forms of droughts have emerged and/or gained major interest, such as flash droughts and dry spells. Contrarily to the classical concept of droughts, which are often defined as slow-evolving and long-lasting ex…
View article: Urban tree drought stress: Sap flow measurements, model validation, and water management simulations
Urban tree drought stress: Sap flow measurements, model validation, and water management simulations Open
Urban street trees face increasing drought stress due to climate change and continuous urban development, making effective water management strategies essential. This study monitored the transpiration and soil moisture dynamics of five urb…
View article: Hydrology on Solid Grounds? Integration Is Key to Closing Knowledge Gaps Concerning Landscape Subsurface Water Storage Dynamics
Hydrology on Solid Grounds? Integration Is Key to Closing Knowledge Gaps Concerning Landscape Subsurface Water Storage Dynamics Open
Individual approaches to observe water dynamics across our landscape, from the land surface to groundwater, are many though they individually only provide glimpses into the real world due to their specific space–time scales. Comprehensive …
View article: Which droughts are becoming more frequent? A copula entropy analysis on the return period of droughts in Europe
Which droughts are becoming more frequent? A copula entropy analysis on the return period of droughts in Europe Open
Climate change and global warming have increased the frequency of extreme events, particularly over the past decades. Changes in drought frequency are not yet understood, especially regarding which drought features are becoming more freque…
View article: Flash droughts and their impacts—using newspaper articles to assess the perceived consequences of rapidly emerging droughts
Flash droughts and their impacts—using newspaper articles to assess the perceived consequences of rapidly emerging droughts Open
Flash droughts (FDs) have attracted increasing attention in the past decade. They are characterised by a rapid depletion of soil moisture resulting from interactions between the soil and atmospheric conditions. To date, there is a lack of …
View article: Compilation method of a catalogue of reasonable worst-case rainfall series for flash flood simulations of short, convective rainstorms
Compilation method of a catalogue of reasonable worst-case rainfall series for flash flood simulations of short, convective rainstorms Open
In this study, a categorisation method was developed and applied to identify, select and rank reasonable worst-case rainfall storm events with time-series resolution of one minute and duration of up to one hour. The method yields a catalog…
View article: Flash droughts and their impacts -using newspaper articles to assess the perceived consequences of rapidly emerging droughts
Flash droughts and their impacts -using newspaper articles to assess the perceived consequences of rapidly emerging droughts Open
Flash droughts (FDs) have attracted increasing attention in the past decade. They are characterized by a rapid depletion of soil moisture resulting from interactions between the soil and atmospheric conditions. To date, there is a lack of …
View article: Dry spell frequency and duration analysis using different spell definitions
Dry spell frequency and duration analysis using different spell definitions Open
Dry spells, characterized by consecutive days with little to no precipitation, pose significant challenges, particularly in agriculture, and can impact various sectors including health when compounded by high temperatures, increased evapor…
View article: Impact perception as driver for extreme event definition, identification and monitoring
Impact perception as driver for extreme event definition, identification and monitoring Open
The current approach to defining (flash) droughts in climate and hydrology typically relies on standardized indexes like SPI, SMI, and SPEI, combined with specific thresholds to determine the onset and conclusion of these events. However, …
View article: Impact of shading on evapotranspiration and water stress of urban trees
Impact of shading on evapotranspiration and water stress of urban trees Open
Evapotranspiration of urban street trees is essential in mitigating urban heat islands due to its cooling effect. However, current shifts in rainfall and temperature regimes towards drier and hotter periods in Central Europe have caused su…
View article: Hydrodynamic simulations of the flash flood event in July 2021 in the Wesselbach catchment in Germany, and the effects of land use changes
Hydrodynamic simulations of the flash flood event in July 2021 in the Wesselbach catchment in Germany, and the effects of land use changes Open
Flash floods are among the most dangerous natural hazards and the associated risks are likely to increase due to climate change and increased urbanization. Observations of the last decades and projections of the future climate show an incr…
View article: A new framework for drought definition, identification, and preparedness
A new framework for drought definition, identification, and preparedness Open
Climate change has led to new forms of extreme that until recently were not a topic of concern for the scientific community and general society. Terms such as flash droughts, megadrought, and anthropogenic droughts, among others, entered o…
View article: Urban tree water demand: Comparison of modeling results to measured sapflow and soil moisture data
Urban tree water demand: Comparison of modeling results to measured sapflow and soil moisture data Open
Current shifts in rainfall and temperature regimes towards dryer and hotter periods in central Europe have caused substantial water stress for urban trees.  To be able to adapt water supply to urban trees under a changing climate, …
View article: Approaches to assess land degradation risk: a synthesis
Approaches to assess land degradation risk: a synthesis Open
Land degradation adversely affects the well-being of approximately 3.2 billion people worldwide and results in a loss of about 10% of annual gross domestic product. Degradation dynamics are often creeping and non-linear, hence the adverse …
View article: How do we identify flash droughts? A case study in Central European Croplands
How do we identify flash droughts? A case study in Central European Croplands Open
Many definitions and delineation methods exist for identifying flash droughts (FDs), which are events of rapid and unusual large depletion of root-zone soil moisture, in comparison to average moisture conditions, due to climatic compound c…
View article: How do we identify flash droughts? Analysis tool and Central European Croplands analysis
How do we identify flash droughts? Analysis tool and Central European Croplands analysis Open
<p>Flash droughts are often characterized as events of rapid and unusually large depletion of root-zone soil moisture, in comparison to average conditions, caused by climatic compound conditions over short periods (weeks). We compare…
View article: Sitting in the dark- The impact of shading on evapotranspiration in complex urban landscapes&#160;
Sitting in the dark- The impact of shading on evapotranspiration in complex urban landscapes  Open
<p>Evapotranspiration (ET) is a key parameter in the water exchange of atmosphere, plant and soil and was studied on many different scales. In urban environments, the estimation of evaporation is particularly difficult, as it is effe…
View article: Entropy-Based Temporal Downscaling of Precipitation as Tool for Sediment Delivery Ratio Assessment
Entropy-Based Temporal Downscaling of Precipitation as Tool for Sediment Delivery Ratio Assessment Open
Many regions around the globe are subjected to precipitation-data scarcity that often hinders the capacity of hydrological modeling. The entropy theory and the principle of maximum entropy can help hydrologists to extract useful informatio…
View article: Seasonal ecosystem vulnerability to climatic anomalies in the Mediterranean
Seasonal ecosystem vulnerability to climatic anomalies in the Mediterranean Open
Mediterranean ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the associated increase in climate anomalies. This study investigates extreme ecosystem responses evoked by climatic drivers in the Mediterranean Basin for the time…
View article: Comment on hess-2021-278
Comment on hess-2021-278 Open
Scarcity of precipitation data is yet a problem in erosion modelling, especially when working in remote and data scarce areas. While much effort was made to use remote sensing and reanalysis data, they are still considered to be not comple…
View article: Maximum Entropy Distribution of Rainfall Intensity and Duration – MEDRID: a method for precipitation temporal downscaling for sediment delivery assessment
Maximum Entropy Distribution of Rainfall Intensity and Duration – MEDRID: a method for precipitation temporal downscaling for sediment delivery assessment Open
Scarcity of precipitation data is yet a problem in erosion modelling, especially when working in remote and data scarce areas. While much effort was made to use remote sensing and reanalysis data, they are still considered to be not comple…
View article: Merging patterns and processes of diffuse pollution in urban watersheds: A connectivity assessment
Merging patterns and processes of diffuse pollution in urban watersheds: A connectivity assessment Open
Urban diffuse pollution affects water resources as much as its rural counterpart does; however, it is considerably less studied. The full complexity of the urban landscape needs to be addressed to apprehend the diversity of surface layouts…
View article: Comment on bg-2021-47
Comment on bg-2021-47 Open
Abstract. Mediterranean ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the associated increase in climate anomalies. This study investigates extreme ecosystem responses evoked by climatic drivers in the Mediterranean Basin fo…
View article: Seasonal ecosystem vulnerability to climatic anomalies in theMediterranean
Seasonal ecosystem vulnerability to climatic anomalies in theMediterranean Open
Mediterranean ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to climate change and the associated increase in climate extremes. This study investigates extreme ecosystem responses evoked by climatic drivers in the Mediterranean Basin for the time …