GLOWA-Elbe

Temporal and spatial high-dissolved modelling of water supply without management and the plant yields in the entire Elbe basin under global change (climate and land use changes)

Model interfaces to (output data): WBalMo, MONERIS, RAUMIS

Peculiarities of the SWIM-Elbe implementation:2255 subbasins sub-divided into 42708 hydrotopes

Time frames: Validation: 1951 – 2005

Projection: 2006 - 2055

Potential users and application areas:

a) Consultants supporting water authorities in identification of programmes of measures aiming at implementation of the Water Framework Directive and in general at sustainable water and land use management;

b) Researchers and universities investigating processes and feedbacks in hydrology and vegetation at the catchment scale including impacts of land use and climate change

Availability: For code and documentation please contact hattermann@pik-potsdam.de.

Resources needed for set-up of site-specific model: High. Pending on complexity of the modelling problem and experience of user 2-3 month (without calibration).

GLOWA-Elbe

Impacts of Global Change on the Water Cycle in the Elbe Region - Risks and Options