Water Balance and Droughts

• Research unit: FOEN
• Project number: ExSt.2020.1098

Key words (German)

Wasser, Klima, Studien

Key words (English)

Water, Climate, Studies

Key words (French)

Eaux, Climat, Études

Key words (Italian)

Acque, Clima, Studi

Short description (German)

Das Hydro-CH2018 Forschungsprojekt «Wasserbilanz und Trockenheit» führte eine beobachtungs- und prozessbasierte Evaluation der CH2018 Szenarien durch und untersuchte diese hinsichtlich der prognostizierten Änderungen der Verdunstung, der Bodenfeuchte und verschiedener Wasserbilanzindikatoren für Europa und die Schweiz.

Short description (English)

The Hydro-CH2018 research project “Wasserbilanz und Trockenheit” on the one hand provided an assessments of changes in evapotranspiration, soil moisture and water-balance drought indicators for Europe and Switzerland based on the CH2018 projections, and on the other hand quantified the role of some of the key processes for these projections, with focus on the water cycle. In particular, the project investigated the role of human water management and the representation of plant-physiology for the projected changes in the water balance, both aspects that are not considered in the regional climate models (RCMs) forming the basis of the CH2018 projections.

Related documents

• Water Balance and Droughts - Wasserbilanz und Trockenheit [PDF] 1'450 kB

Contractor (English)

ETH Zürich, Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, Zürich

Charged budget (English)

BAFU

Legal basis (English)

Art. 57 Abs. 1 RVOG | Art. 57 al. 1 LOGA. | Art. 57 cpv. 1 LOGA

Copyright (English)

Copyright, Bundesbehörden der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft | Droits d'auteur: autorités de la Confédération suisse | Diritti d'autore: autorità della Confederazione Svizzera | Dretgs d'autur: autoritads da la Confederaziun svizra | Copyright, Swiss federal authorities

Information (English)

BAFU, Abteilung Hydrologie, 3003 Bern