Identification and Simulation of Subsurface Soil Patterns from Geophysical Measurements and Remote Sensing Data (B09#)

• Subject Area: Soil Sciences
• Term: from 2016 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 15232683

Previous studies within the Collaborative Research Centre TR32 have revealed patterns in subsurface soil distributions with the use of detailed geophysical surveys. In this project, we combine these results with additional regionally available information to extend the knowledge to a wider lateral extent. We develop and apply novel methods to characterise and predict subsurface soil patterns on larger scales and test our predictions with additional field measurements, to contribute to bridge the gap between high-resolution local field investigations and process simulations on the scale of hydraulic catchments.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 32: Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems: Monitoring, Modelling and Data Assimilation
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Co-Applicant Institution: Forschungszentrum Jülich; Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Jan van der Kruk, since 1/2016; Professor Florian Wellmann, Ph.D., since 1/2016