Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–Č Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-2281 Peer reviewed articles 2017 I.Fernandez, M. Petitta, K. Hinsby, A. Cseko, P. Szucs, M. Garcia Padilla, E. Hartai, V. Biơevac, A. Stein, B. Bodo, P. van der Keur, V. Mikita, G. Van Leijen, C. Garcia Alibrand The KINDRA project – towards Open Sciencein Hydrogeology for higher impact European Geologist 10.5281/zenodo.1095521 Data Management & Analytics Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 642047
publications-2282 Peer reviewed articles 2015 Marco Petitta, Balazs Bodo, Mariachiara Caschetto, NicolĂČ Colombani, VĂ­tor Correia, Adrienn CsekƑ,Maria Di Cairano, Isabel FernĂĄndez, Clint Garcia Alibrandi, Éva Hartai, Klaus Hinsby, TamĂĄs MadarĂĄsz, ViktĂłria Mikita, Mercedes GarcĂ­a Padilla, PĂ©ter SzƱcs and Peter van der Keur The KINDRA project: a tool for sharing Europe’s groundwater research and knowledge European Geologist Journal 10.5281/zenodo.1309158 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 642047
publications-2283 Peer reviewed articles 2018 V.Mikita, P.SzƱcs, P .van der Keur, K.Hinsby, M. Petitta, I. Fernandez, C.M. Garcia Alibrand, M. Garcia Padilla, A.CsekƑ The present and future of groundwater research in Europe – KINDRA project HidrolĂłgiai Közlöny, Hungarian Journal of Hydrology Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 642047
publications-2284 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Evelyn Uuemaa, Andrew Hughes, Chris Tanner Identifying Feasible Locations for Wetland Creation or Restoration in Catchments by Suitability Modelling Using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Water 10.3390/w10040464 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems Wetlands play a key role in controlling flooding and non-point-source (diffuse) pollution. They are therefore an important tool for mitigating diffuse water pollution from farms. However, to use this tool, it is necessary to obtain detailed assessments and identification of potential wetland restoration or creation sites. This is complicated by the diversity of landscapes, environmental conditions, and land ownership. Site suitability for wetland restoration or creation depends on many factors: the underlying geology, soils, topography, hydrology, drainage, and land ownership. Local hydrology and soils are among the most important factors. However, the inventory and characterization of a site’s soils and hydrology often requires extensive, expensive, and time-consuming ground surveys, and it is therefore limited to small areas. Another possibility would be to consider topography, which strongly determines water movement patterns. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data provides detailed topographic information and can be acquired by remote sensing. Our study showed that terrain analysis using high-resolution topographical data can produce suitability maps for wetlands that can be easily used by decision makers and planners in watershed management. The rapid methodology reveals potential wetland creation or restoration sites at a reasonable cost; with the resulting spatially explicit suitability map, managers can plan for wetland creation or restoration without having to wait for field-data collection. 660391
publications-2285 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Alexander Kmoch, Evelyn Uuemaa, Hermann Klug, Stewart Cameron Enhancing Location-Related Hydrogeological Knowledge ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10.3390/ijgi7040132 Uncategorized Precipitation & Ecological Systems We analyzed the corpus of three geoscientific journals to investigate if there are enough locational references in research articles to apply a geographical search method, such as the example of New Zealand. Based on all available abstracts and all freely available papers of the “New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics”, the “New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research”, and the “Journal of Hydrology, New Zealand”, we searched title, abstracts, and full texts for place name occurrences that match records from the official Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) gazetteer. We generated ISO standard compliant metadata records for each article including the spatial references and made them available in a public catalogue service. This catalogue can be queried for articles based on authors, titles, keywords, topics, and spatial reference. We visualize the results in a map to show which area the research articles are about, and how much and how densely geographic space is described through these geoscientific research articles by mapping mentioned place names by their geographic locations. We outlined the methodology and technical framework for the geo-referencing of the journal articles and the platform design for this knowledge inventory. The results indicate that the use of well-crafted abstracts for journal articles with carefully chosen place names of relevance for the article provides a guideline for geographically referencing unstructured information like journal articles and reports in order to make such resources discoverable through geographical queries. Lastly, this approach can actively support integrated holistic assessment of water resources and support decision making. 660391
publications-2286 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Jaan PĂ€rn, Hocine Henine, Kuno Kasak, Karin Kauer, Kristina Sohar, Julien Tournebize, Evelyn Uuemaa, Kristiina VĂ€lik, Ülo Mander Nitrogen and phosphorus discharge from small agricultural catchments predicted from land use and hydroclimate Land Use Policy 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.048 Simulation & Modeling Irrigation Systems No abstract available 660391
publications-2287 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Ülo Mander, Ain Kull, Evelyn Uuemaa, Kiira MĂ”isja, Mart KĂŒlvik, Tambet Kikas, Janar Raet, Julien Tournebize, Kalev Sepp Green and brown infrastructures support a landscape-level implementation of ecological engineering Ecological Engineering 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.05.019 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems No abstract available 660391
publications-2288 Peer reviewed articles 2018 Evelyn Uuemaa, Chris Palliser, Andrew Hughes, Chris Tanner Effectiveness of a Natural Headwater Wetland for Reducing Agricultural Nitrogen Loads Water 10.3390/w10030287 Data Management & Analytics Groundwater Natural wetlands can play a key role in controlling non-point source pollution, but quantifying their capacity to reduce contaminant loads is often challenging due to diffuse and variable inflows. The nitrogen removal performance of a small natural headwater wetland in a pastoral agricultural catchment in Waikato, New Zealand was assessed over a two-year period (2011–2013). Flow and water quality samples were collected at the wetland upper and lower locations, and piezometers sampled inside and outside the wetland. A simple dynamic model operating on an hourly time step was used to assess wetland removal performance for key N species. Hourly measurements of inflow, outflow, rainfall and Penman-Monteith evapotranspiration estimates were used to calculate dynamic water balance for the wetland. A dynamic N mass balance was calculated for each N component by coupling influent concentrations to the dynamic water balance and applying a first order areal removal coefficient (k20) adjusted to the ambient temperature. Flow and water quality monitoring showed that wetland was mainly groundwater fed. The concentrations of oxidised nitrogen (NOx-N, Total Organic Nitrogen (TON) and Total-N (TN) were lower at the outlet of the wetland regardless of flow conditions or seasonality, even during winter storms. The model estimation showed that the wetland could reduce net NOx-N, NH4-N, TON and TN loads by 76%, 73%, 26% and 57%, respectively. 660391
publications-2289 Peer reviewed articles 2016 Kiira MĂ”isja, TĂ”nu Oja, Evelyn Uuemaa, Jordan T. Hastings Completeness and classification correctness of features on topographic maps: An analysis of the estonian basic map Transactions in GIS 10.1111/tgis.12257 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems AbstractIn an increasingly GIS‐literate world, the availability of quality topographic maps and map databases is critical for the numerous users of spatial data. Particularly governmental agencies, first responders, and utility and transportation services, rely on the completeness and classification correctness of these maps. Estonia has systematically updated its topographic Basic Map in digital form over the past 15 years. An analysis of the Estonian production process in the period 2003‐2006 provides a useful case study of both error types and error frequencies encountered in topographic mapping. Errors of completeness and classification correctness of topographic features are analyzed at two levels of specificity: in general, across all map sheets, and in detail according to the field‐workers who performed the mapping. The structure of errors at the two levels was different by geometry and error types; however, both systematic and individual errors were evident. The systematic errors indicated a need for revision and improvement of the data capture specifications, which was accomplished. The individual errors were addressed by additional training for the field‐workers involved. 660391
publications-2290 Peer reviewed articles 2017 Tsipe Aavik, Tiina Talve, Marge Thetloff, Evelyn Uuemaa, Tatjana Oja Genetic consequences of landscape change for rare endemic plants – A case study of Rhinanthus osiliensis Biological Conservation 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.04.016 Simulation & Modeling Precipitation & Ecological Systems No abstract available 660391