Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3)
The Agrosphere Institute analyses transport and conversion processes in soils and surface near groundwater with the aim to contribute to a sustainable use of resources in agro-ecosystems.
Parent institution:
Research Center Juelich (FZJ) Details of FZJ
Address
Agrosphere Institute (IBG-3)
Institut Agrosphäre ICG 4
D-52425 Jülich
North Rhine-Westphalia
Phone: 0049 2461 61 6392
Fax: 0049 2461 61 2518
email: h.vereecken(@)fz-juelich.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Hydrogeophysical Imaging and Characterization
- Modelling and management of river catchments
- Non-invasive methods in biogeosystems
- Veterinary drugs in soil
Coordinated projects
- GABI FUTURE - Collaborative Project: improving the resistance to stress, resource utilization and productivity of crops by reducing the Photorespiration (IMPROVE) sub-projects: FZ Juelich Details of GABI FUTURE - Collaborative Project: improving the resistance to stress, resource utilization and productivity of crops by reducing the Photorespiration (IMPROVE) sub-projects: FZ Juelich
- Joint project: IG-BIOTECH: bioprospecting on Indonesian Agarwood: Innovative Biotechnological Strategies to Produce high value Indonesian Agarwood and Olfactoric Active Compounds Details of Joint project: IG-BIOTECH: bioprospecting on Indonesian Agarwood: Innovative Biotechnological Strategies to Produce high value Indonesian Agarwood and Olfactoric Active Compounds
- SFB/TRR 32 Project A3 Phase 1: A3 Characterization of effective hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils at the cm to m scale using electrical spectroscopic and tomographic non-invasive methods Details of SFB/TRR 32 Project A3 Phase 1: A3 Characterization of effective hydraulic properties of unsaturated soils at the cm to m scale using electrical spectroscopic and tomographic non-invasive methods
- SFB/TRR 32 Project B1 Phase 1: Characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of water and C-fluxes at field-scale Details of SFB/TRR 32 Project B1 Phase 1: Characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of water and C-fluxes at field-scale
- SFB/TRR 32 Project B4 : Upscaling of local C02, water and heat fluxes to the field scale from observed spatio-temporal patterns using an integrative 3-D mechanistic process model Details of SFB/TRR 32 Project B4 : Upscaling of local C02, water and heat fluxes to the field scale from observed spatio-temporal patterns using an integrative 3-D mechanistic process model
Involved in research projects:
- SFB/TRR 32 Project C1 : Spatio-temporal variability of catchment properties and their effect on water, solute, and CO2 fluxes from the micro to the mesoscale Details of SFB/TRR 32 Project C1 : Spatio-temporal variability of catchment properties and their effect on water, solute, and CO2 fluxes from the micro to the mesoscale
- SFB/TRR 32 Project D2 : Experimental study of spatio-temporal structures in atmosphere-land surface energy, water and CO2 exchange Details of SFB/TRR 32 Project D2 : Experimental study of spatio-temporal structures in atmosphere-land surface energy, water and CO2 exchange
- WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 6.2 Agent-based models for integrated assessment Details of WASCAL (West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use). Work Package 6.2 Agent-based models for integrated assessment
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- SFB/TRR 32: Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems: monitoring, modelling and data assimilation Details of SFB/TRR 32: Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems: monitoring, modelling and data assimilation