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Impacts of global change on water-related sectors and society in a trans-boundary central European river basin – Part 2: from eco-hydrology to water demand management

T. Conradt1, M. Kaltofen2, M. Hentschel2, F. F. Hattermann1, and F. Wechsung1
1Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
2Institute for Water Resources Planning and Systems Research (WASY GmbH), Waltersdorfer Strasse 105, 12526 Berlin-Bohnsdorf, Germany

Abstract. This second part of the paper presents the details of the eco-hydrological model SWIM simulating the natural water supply and its coupling to WBalMo, a water management model.

Based on the climate scenarios of the STAR model, SWIM simulates the natural water and matter fluxes for the entire Elbe River area. All relevant processes are modelled for hydrotopes and the resulting discharges are accumulated in subbasins. The output data are input for the water management model WBalMo and the quality models Moneris and QSim.

WBalMo takes storage management, inputs and withdrawals into account and analyses how demands by industry, power plants and households will be met at changing natural supply conditions. Some of the first results shall be presented here.


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Citation: Conradt, T., Kaltofen, M., Hentschel, M., Hattermann, F. F., and Wechsung, F.: Impacts of global change on water-related sectors and society in a trans-boundary central European river basin – Part 2: from eco-hydrology to water demand management, Adv. Geosci., 11, 93-99, 2007.   Bibtex   EndNote   Reference Manager

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