Karst data base
To assess the impact of climate and land use change on present and future karst water resources multi-site studies are necessary. Comparison of different karst systems and karst regions at different scale will enable us to provide large-scale quantification of karst water resources and their water quality. Furthermore, it will set the base for future projections of water availability and quality to facilitate sustainable management of karst water resources.
The aim of this project is to collect karst system observations (time series) and to publish related meta data in a map (meta data catalogue) .
The project started at the beginning of 2015 with a focus on Europe's karst regions (see AWSEK project funded by the Innovation Fund of Freiburg University and RiSC of the Ministry for Science, Research and Art of Baden-Wuerttemberg). The scale of data aquisition was now enlarged to a global scale and the data base now includes the most important karst springs of the world (Ford & Williams, 2013 and Margat & Van der Gun, 2013). In the course of 2016 the global karst areas will be looked at in more detail.
The aim of this project is to collect karst system observations (time series) and to publish related meta data in a map (meta data catalogue) .
The project started at the beginning of 2015 with a focus on Europe's karst regions (see AWSEK project funded by the Innovation Fund of Freiburg University and RiSC of the Ministry for Science, Research and Art of Baden-Wuerttemberg). The scale of data aquisition was now enlarged to a global scale and the data base now includes the most important karst springs of the world (Ford & Williams, 2013 and Margat & Van der Gun, 2013). In the course of 2016 the global karst areas will be looked at in more detail.
The map shows the current status of our work and is still under construction. Currently it contains:
- 345 spring locations
- 47 meteo locations
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See the example of:
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References:
Ford, D., & Williams, P. (2013). Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology. John Wiley & Sons.
Margat, J., & Van der Gun, J. (2013). Groundwater around the world: a geographic synopsis. CRC Press.
Ford, D., & Williams, P. (2013). Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology. John Wiley & Sons.
Margat, J., & Van der Gun, J. (2013). Groundwater around the world: a geographic synopsis. CRC Press.
Your contribution
If you wish…
…to appear on the map with your research group,
…to contribute to the data base, or
…to help us find karst water related data (e.g. in national archives),
please contact me or Simon Brenner simon.brenner@hydrology.uni-freiburg.de
…to appear on the map with your research group,
…to contribute to the data base, or
…to help us find karst water related data (e.g. in national archives),
please contact me or Simon Brenner simon.brenner@hydrology.uni-freiburg.de