Dear colleagues,

we cordially invite you to the upcoming one-day workshop:

Understanding Groundwater Recharge Processes in the Berlin-Brandenburg region

Brandenburg is one of the driest federal states in Germany, and in recent decades, the region has been facing serious droughts and changes in rainfall frequencies and intensity. Groundwater levels are strongly exposed to these changes, as climate is the key driver behind groundwater dynamics via recharge processes. Regional studies approached this problem from two perspectives, focusing on either climatic factors or the groundwater flow, while the linking process of groundwater recharge has been somewhat neglected, leading to inconsistencies in the water budgets and storage trends. We, together with hydrologists, groundwater modelers, and interdisciplinary researchers with expertise in Berlin-Brandenburg area, are inviting you to take part in the workshop to develop research ideas and to frame a proposal for an envisaged joint research project focusing on surface-groundwater interactions under a changing climate.

When:   11 November 2024, 9:30 -17:30
Where: IRI THESys, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
                 Rudower Chaussee 12B
                 12489 Berlin-Adlershof
                 Floor 3,  Room 3.25

Preliminary program:

    09:30-09:45       Introduction
    09:45-12:30       Presentations
    12:30-13:30       Lunch break
    13:30-15:00       Discussion of potential of collaboration

    15:00-15:30       Coffee break
    15:30-17:00       Development of a project proposal

Please RSVP by October 20th to mark.somogyvari@hu-berlin.de if you are interested in attending the workshop as a participant or presenter.

A detailed agenda will be shared with registered participants.

On behalf of the organizing team,

Márk Somogyvári (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, CliWaC)
Michael Tsypin (GFZ, Section 4.5)