DFG grants research group "Subsurface Stormflow"

Where and how are floods caused? What factors influence the water quality of flowing waters during such events? In order to better answer these questions, a sound understanding of interflow, a hitherto poorly researched runoff component in the transition between surface runoff and groundwater, is necessary. The research group FOR 5288/1 "Fast and Invisible: Conquering Subsurface Stormflow through an Interdisciplinary Multi-Site Approach" therefore focuses on this aspect in order to enable more reliable long-term predictions of hydrological extreme events and their impacts. The spokesperson is Prof. Dr. Peter Chifflard (University of Marburg), and Dr. Luisa Hopp from BayCEER (Hydrology) is a member of the new research group and head of two subprojects.