The impact of urbanisation on integrated catchment hydrology and water resources, West Bank and Israel
a trilateral research project funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG)

Background

Objectives

Urban Monitoring
Network

Spring Monitoring

In-Storm
Field Observations

Sprinkling
Experiments

Large Scale
Rainfall-Runoff Modelling

Database

Project Members

Natural tracers (environmental isotopes and major ions) sampled in a wadi draining a 2.6 km² catchment proved the importance of direct flow components: The wadi followed the temporal input signal of precipitation and was less mineralized than any underground water source.

During storm events continuous overland flow was observed on entire hillslopes.