Projects
Platform appropriate assessment - partim local conservation status (LSVI) surface waters Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Priorities for fieldwork are determined in consultation with the ANB, taking into account what is already available from other sources of ...
Research into the distribution, effects en risks of microplastics in the Flemish surface waters Ghent University
Quantifying the distributiion and impact of alien fish species on ecosystem structure and functioning in surface waters. Ghent University
The distribution and impact of invasive fish species on ecosystem structure and functioning will be investigated. Detection will be done via environmental DNA monitoring. An integrated approach will be used, coupling existing data with data obtained from lab experiments and ecological models. Food web and functional response models will be developed to obtain insight into the ecology of invasive fishes.
The monitoring of three substances in biota in the surface waters of the Brussels Capital Region. University of Antwerp
Influence of surface roughness on flow and mass exchange across the soil surface KU Leuven
General objective is to improve the understanding of evaporation processes from structured soils with rough surfaces. The tasks involve experimental work using weighted lysimeters to investigate evaporation from fine textured soils with different surface structure under natural meteorological conditions. In order to monitor the evaporation process, surface temperatures will be monitored using infrared cameras, unilateral NMR scans will be ...
Assimilation of remotely sensed observations into land surface models to improve surface condition estimates Ghent University
This project aims at improving the state estimation of the land surface at a regional to a global scale. This will allow to optimize weather and climate predictions or to monitor floods and droughts. New remote sensing observations (satellite, from space) play a crucial role in this project.
Integrated conceptual water system modelling for current and future water availability analysis KU Leuven
In order to achieve a sustainable management of our scarce water resources, it is crucial to be able to accurately predict the potential future changes in their behavior. Climate change but also changing land use and increasing urbanization or changes in water demand can put an increasing amount of stress on our water supply. Governments, decision makers and water system operators are forced to take appropriate adaptation measures that limit ...
Water sensitive urban design in our cities: urban green as a tool for water management. KU Leuven
The rapid growth of cities around the world poses a lot of challenges to the environment. An important issue that comes with this growing trend of urbanization is the alteration of the hydrological cycle. Because of the high level of impervious surfaces in urban areas, processes such as infiltration, runoff, evaporation and interception of rainwater undergo drastic changes. An increase in runoff is observed, while evaporation, infiltration ...
Cooperation agreement for the preparation of dynamic water balances with calculation of scenarios for a climate-robust East Flemish water policy Ghent University
In this project, surface water and groundwater models are calibrated for the various river basins in East Flanders to support the operational water management carried out by the Province of East Flanders. In addition to these models, a number of scenarios are being developed that should allow more insight into the behaviour of the water system under changing environmental conditions or water management measures. Furthermore, the water demand ...