PRIORITY 6.3
Global Change and Ecosystems
Project Duration:
01.02.2007 - 31.07.2011
Technical Reports
- WATCH Technical Report Number 18: Preliminary water quality module: state of development and plan for linkage to the overall modelling framework This technical report is not yet publicly available, contact author for copy.Frank Voß, Anja Voß, Ilona Bärlund, Joseph Alcamo (CESR), March 11, 2009
- WATCH Technical Report Number 17: Preliminary spatially explicit estimates of past and present domestic water use
In this study preliminary estimates of past and present domestic water use are presented. The specific aim of this paper is to provide background information on the new global database of spatially explicit numbers of domestic water use. It provides an indicative picture of water use in the domestic sector across all continents. Frank Voß, Martina Flörke, Joseph Alcamo (Universität-Kassel, CESR - Center for Environmental Systems Research), February 18, 2009
- WATCH Technical Report Number 16: Process that impact runoff generation in Northern Latitudes This technical report lays out the fundamental processes that affect the river flows in the Northern Latitudes and how they are represented in both hydrological and meteorological models. The question that it aims to answer is: to what processes are the river in the northern latitudes sensitive and how can we represent these processes in our large scale models? Eleanor Blyth, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, February 13, 2009
- WATCH Technical Report Number 15: Methodology for atmospheric analysis and feedback correction The overall objective of this report is to define the analysis needed to quantify the atmospheric corrections required for offline hydrological modelling. The theory of atmospheric feedback is summarised, including a review of previous studies. It is clear that there are two feedbacks that are key to water resources: feedback on the precipitation and on the evaporative demand. The precipitation feedback will often require a large scale three-dimensional model to study it. Previous model runs can be used to define where and how nudges to the precipitation fields will be needed. A one-dimensional model can be used if the precipitation is convective. The evaporative demand feedback may be quantified using a one-dimensional analytical model of the atmosphere. It is proposed that such a model will be built for use with the water resource models. Eleanor Blyth, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, February 13, 2009
- WATCH Technical Report Number 14: Methodology for evaluating the uncertainty of means and extremes from climate This Technical Report is not yet publicly available, contact author for copy.Nicola Gedney, UK Met Office, February 03, 2009