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Understanding river-sediment-soil-groundwater interactions for support of
- Changes in climatic conditions, land use practices and soil and sediment
pollution have large scale adverse impacts on water quantity and quality.
The current knowledge base in river basin management is not adequate to deal
with these impacts. AquaTerra is both integrating and developing knowledge
to resolve this and disseminating it to stakeholders. In the water cycle,
soil is a key element affecting groundwater recharge and the chemical
composition of both subsurface and surface waters (the latter is
additionally affected by sediments). The proper functioning of the
river-sediment-soil- groundwater system is linked to key biogeochemical
processes determining the filter, buffer and transformation capacity of
soils and sediments.
| Project number | 505428 | ||
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| Subject(s) | ANALYSIS AND TESTS , DRINKING WATER , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY | ||
| Acronym | AQUATERRA | ||
| Geographical coverage | Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Romania, Slovak Republic | ||
| Budget (in €) | 20222364 | ||
| Programme | INCO MED (FP6) | ||
| Web site | http://www.eu-aquaterra.de | ||
| Objectives |
- AquaTerra aims at a better understanding of the system as a whole by
identifying relevant processes, quantifying the associated parameters and
developing numerical models of the groundwater-soil-sedimentriver system to
identify adverse trends in soil functioning, water quantity and quality.
The modelling addresses all relevant scales starting from micro-scale
water/solid interactions, the transport of dissolved species, pollutants as
well as suspended matter in soil and groundwater systems at the catchment
scale, and finally the regional scale, with case studies located in major
river basins in Europe. With this integrated modelling system, AquaTerra
provides the basis for improved river basin management, enhanced soil and
groundwater monitoring programs and the early identification and
forecasting of impacts on water quantity and quality during this
century.
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| Results | - AquaTerra is committed to the dissemination and exploitation of project
results through structured workshops, dedicated short courses, and the active participation of consortium partners in national and international conferences. The quality and direction of the project is supervised by a peer review panel. |
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| Period | [01/06/2004 - 01/06/2009] | ||