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Hydrology Research | Uni Freiburg Investigating water systems in a changing world through fieldwork, modeling, and remote sensing. 📢 Follow for research updates, strories, collaboration, and job openings. https://www.hydro.uni-freiburg.de/
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Sep 2
Exciting opportunity: The University of Freiburg is recruiting a PhD researcher in Hydrology. This could be your next step—apply now to join a dynamic team of water scientists in Freiburg.
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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Sep 2
📢 Job alert 📢

Doctoral position at the University of Freiburg in the DFG Research Training Group FORESCALE (Scale Effects in the Forest Adaptation to Climate Change) on the topic of water quantity and quality 🍁💧🍁

For details see: uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · Aug 5
Historical satellite imagery provides crucial insights, not only for penguin colonies but also for establishing realistic baselines to support conservation efforts and effective management across broad spatial scales. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · Aug 5
We've detected penguin guano stains across Antarctica with cold-war era spy satellites. Remarkably, data from the Cape Washington colony shows exceptional stability, defying decades of environmental change. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · Aug 5
Analog US spy satellite images from the 1960s are revealing unexpected surprises—this time, it's penguin poop! So, what does the poop tell us in our latest preprint? Work lead by Martynas Bielinis, @drmichellelarue.bsky.social, myself, and Catalina Munteanu
a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right
ALT: a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · Jul 3
"Absolute teaching bliss" ☺️ is sending two bachelors students in a kayak to collect the first ecological data in over 70 years from a lake so protected, swimming and boating are off-limits. With special permission granted, they’re experiencing something virtually no living human has experienced.🚣‍♀️⛰️🌊
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · May 27
🌧️🏙️ Money can't stop extreme floods

A study of 138 cities shows that wealth helps manage normal floods via grey infrastructure, but during extreme rain, green space and topography matter more.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Floods 🧪
Exploring how economic level drives urban flood risk - Nature Communications
This study shows grey infrastructure (economy-linked) dominates flood control in normal rains. During extremes, its efficacy declines while green infrastructure/topography (less economy-aligned) becom...
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Katrin Heer @katrinheer.bsky.social · May 23
Our Cluster of Excellence FutureForest got funded! Seven years of research on complex social-ecological systems ahead! Stay tuned! 🌲🌳🧍🧍‍♂️🌳🌲 @uni-freiburg.de @dfg.de
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Universität Freiburg @uni-freiburg.de · May 22
🎉Ab 1. Januar 2026 fördert die @dfg.de (#DFG) zwei #Exzellenzcluster der #UniFreiburg. Der bisherige #Exzellenzcluster @cibss.bsky.social wird weitere sieben Jahre fortgesetzt. Zudem startet der neue Exzellenzcluster #FutureForests. ufr.link/exzellenzclu...
Gruppenfoto: 1. Reihe v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Driever (CIBSS), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kriegstein (Rektorin), Prof. Dr. Stefan Rensing (Prorektor für Forschung und Innovation), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Bauhus (Future Forests) 2. Reihe v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleine-Vehn (CIBSS), Dr. Carola Hunte (CIBSS), Prof. Dr. Friederike Lang (Future Forests) 3. Reihe v.l.n.r. Prof. Dr. Claudine Kraft (CIBSS), Prof. Dr. Marc Hanewinkel (Future Forests) Fotograf: Michael Spiegelhalter
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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · May 14
A strange feeling seeing me and @mixedforests.bsky.social on television🫣 but I'm glad we're reaching a broader public with our research on the impact of forest dieback on drinking water protection areas 🍂💧🍂
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · May 14
@carowinter.bsky.social recently appeared on SWR to talk about her new paper on how forest dieback from drought is threatening groundwater quality in Germany. A must-watch segment on the hidden risks to our drinking water.

Catch her at 14:59 into the video → www.ardmediathek.de/video/swr-ak...
SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg: Sendung 19:30 Uhr vom 9.5.2025 - hier anschauen
Nachrichten aus Baden-Württemberg mit Florian Buchmaier.
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · May 14
Read the paper → agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Forest Dieback in Drinking Water Protection Areas—A Hidden Threat to Water Quality
Forests cover 43% of German drinking water protection areas, making their vitality state critical for safeguarding drinking water quality German drinking water protection areas experienced a 4.8%...
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · May 14
@carowinter.bsky.social recently appeared on SWR to talk about her new paper on how forest dieback from drought is threatening groundwater quality in Germany. A must-watch segment on the hidden risks to our drinking water.

Catch her at 14:59 into the video → www.ardmediathek.de/video/swr-ak...
SWR Aktuell Baden-Württemberg: Sendung 19:30 Uhr vom 9.5.2025 - hier anschauen
Nachrichten aus Baden-Württemberg mit Florian Buchmaier.
www.ardmediathek.de
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Andreas Christen @envmet.bsky.social · Apr 25
Impressive time-lapse of leaf emergence during the last weeks recorded by phenocams at our research forest @uni-freiburg.de. In the @dfg.de funded @ecosense-sfb-1537.bsky.social we study forest ecosystem functioning, and species interactions with novel sensor technologies uni-freiburg.de/ecosense/
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · May 2
Mini-lecture #3 in my series called #AquaticPerspectives– Are We the Only Blue Planet? Earth is rich in water—but so are Europa, Enceladus, and Titan, among others. In this episode, I explore what these alien oceans mean for Earth and the search for life beyond. youtu.be/nboQ28tLuBU
The blue planet and beyond
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 24
Excited to share our research at this year’s #EGU25 next week— from forest water fluxes to flood mapping and groundwater stressors. Thanks to @carowinter.bsky.social for pulling together our schedule! Come find us if you’re curious, collaborative, or just passing by.
📌 Monday Heinke Paulsen | Storage and redistribution of water in the forest floor... (Poster, X3, 10:45–12:30) Jonas Pyschik | Insights into Preferential Flow from Sprinkling Experiments (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Immanuel Frenzel | Diffuse sources of TFA at the catchment scale (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45) Lea Dedden | Spatio-temporal throughfall patterns in forests (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45) Carolin Winter | Forest Dieback & Drinking Water Quality (Oral Highlight, R 2.15, 17:50–18:00) 📌 Tuesday Sebastian Gnann | Large sample hydrology and the value of data (Invited PICO, Spot A, 08:30–08:40) Markus Weiler | The crux with variability (Oral, R -2.33, 17:40–17:50) 📌 Wednesday Sebastian Gnann | Streamflow sensitivity in alpine catchments (Poster, Hall A, 08:30–10:15) 📌 Thursday Markus Weiler | Flood source areas & peak contribution (Oral, Room B, 16:45–16:55) 📌 Friday Heinke Paulsen (with Christoph Huebner) | Monitoring groundwater recharge & DOC (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Kerstin Stahl (with Robin Schwemmle) | Groundwater stressors from agriculture & hydrology (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Stefan Seeger | How many sensors do you need for sap flux? (Oral, R 2.44, 11:50–12:00)
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · Apr 23
I’m launching a series of short videos to ignite student curiosity before coming to my aquatic ecology class. We’ll explore aquatic geography, physics, chemistry, ecosystems, communities, populations, biogeography, senses, and behavior. Here's the first: youtu.be/vcJtHPePCwc
The birth and death of waterbodies
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Benjamin Kraemer @limnobenja.bsky.social · Apr 24
Can a lake’s shape tell its story? Video #2 in my Aquatic Ecology mini-lecture series is now live! This one explores how the curves, contours, and complexity of waterbodies can reveal their origin, function, and fate. Watch here and let me know what you think: youtu.be/mFXD1F00lHs
The shape of waterbodies
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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 24
🙌 Great interdisciplinary collaboration, highlighting the important but threatened role of forests for drinking water protection, together with Sarina Müller, Teja Kattenborn, Kerstin Stahl, Kathrin Szillat, Markus Weiler & Florian Schnabel (@mixedforests.bsky.social)
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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 24
🗞️New paper in Earth's Future🗞️

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#Forest dieback in drinking #water protection areas - a hidden threat to water quality

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Paper👉 doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Press release👉 uni-freiburg.de/waldsterben-...

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Forest Dieback in Drinking Water Protection Areas—A Hidden Threat to Water Quality
Forests cover 43% of German drinking water protection areas, making their vitality state critical for safeguarding drinking water quality German drinking water protection areas experienced a 4.8%...
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Carolin Winter @carowinter.bsky.social · Apr 24
Find us at EGU 🤓 I will talk about our paper published today on the hidden threat of forest dieback to drinking water quality
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 24
Excited to share our research at this year’s #EGU25 next week— from forest water fluxes to flood mapping and groundwater stressors. Thanks to @carowinter.bsky.social for pulling together our schedule! Come find us if you’re curious, collaborative, or just passing by.
📌 Monday Heinke Paulsen | Storage and redistribution of water in the forest floor... (Poster, X3, 10:45–12:30) Jonas Pyschik | Insights into Preferential Flow from Sprinkling Experiments (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Immanuel Frenzel | Diffuse sources of TFA at the catchment scale (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45) Lea Dedden | Spatio-temporal throughfall patterns in forests (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45) Carolin Winter | Forest Dieback & Drinking Water Quality (Oral Highlight, R 2.15, 17:50–18:00) 📌 Tuesday Sebastian Gnann | Large sample hydrology and the value of data (Invited PICO, Spot A, 08:30–08:40) Markus Weiler | The crux with variability (Oral, R -2.33, 17:40–17:50) 📌 Wednesday Sebastian Gnann | Streamflow sensitivity in alpine catchments (Poster, Hall A, 08:30–10:15) 📌 Thursday Markus Weiler | Flood source areas & peak contribution (Oral, Room B, 16:45–16:55) 📌 Friday Heinke Paulsen (with Christoph Huebner) | Monitoring groundwater recharge & DOC (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Kerstin Stahl (with Robin Schwemmle) | Groundwater stressors from agriculture & hydrology (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Stefan Seeger | How many sensors do you need for sap flux? (Oral, R 2.44, 11:50–12:00)
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 24
Did you miss the Wasser im Wandel event at the Konstanzer Wissenschaftsforum? Watch it online — including a presentation by our very own Kerstin Stahl, titled “Drought and its changing consequences.”
Watch here → youtu.be/IBrUiRCcJHo?t=4279
Event details → www.uni-konstanz.de/wasser-im-wa...
Tag 2: Das Konstanzer Wissenschaftsforum – Wasser im Wandel
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 24
Excited to share our research at this year’s #EGU25 next week— from forest water fluxes to flood mapping and groundwater stressors. Thanks to @carowinter.bsky.social for pulling together our schedule! Come find us if you’re curious, collaborative, or just passing by.
📌 Monday Heinke Paulsen | Storage and redistribution of water in the forest floor... (Poster, X3, 10:45–12:30) Jonas Pyschik | Insights into Preferential Flow from Sprinkling Experiments (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Immanuel Frenzel | Diffuse sources of TFA at the catchment scale (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45) Lea Dedden | Spatio-temporal throughfall patterns in forests (Poster, Hall A, 14:00–15:45) Carolin Winter | Forest Dieback & Drinking Water Quality (Oral Highlight, R 2.15, 17:50–18:00) 📌 Tuesday Sebastian Gnann | Large sample hydrology and the value of data (Invited PICO, Spot A, 08:30–08:40) Markus Weiler | The crux with variability (Oral, R -2.33, 17:40–17:50) 📌 Wednesday Sebastian Gnann | Streamflow sensitivity in alpine catchments (Poster, Hall A, 08:30–10:15) 📌 Thursday Markus Weiler | Flood source areas & peak contribution (Oral, Room B, 16:45–16:55) 📌 Friday Heinke Paulsen (with Christoph Huebner) | Monitoring groundwater recharge & DOC (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Kerstin Stahl (with Robin Schwemmle) | Groundwater stressors from agriculture & hydrology (Poster, Hall A, 10:45–12:30) Stefan Seeger | How many sensors do you need for sap flux? (Oral, R 2.44, 11:50–12:00)
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 23
The takeaway from the StressRes workshop? Technical solutions alone won’t solve groundwater conflicts. What’s missing is a shared understanding of sustainability, clear priorities in times of scarcity, and communication that bridges science, policy, and the public. Learn more: tinyurl.com/StressRes
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 23
What did we learn? Sustainable groundwater management is anything but simple. We’re equipped with more information than ever—yet lack a shared understanding of what sustainable use really is. #Grundwasser #Bewässerung #Wasserpolitik #Digitalisierung #StressRes
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hydrofreiburg.bsky.social @hydrofreiburg.bsky.social · Apr 23
Climate stress, irrigation demands, growing cities – the pressure on groundwater is mounting. On April 8, the StressRes project brought together scientists, water utilities, authorities, and farmers in Freiburg to ask: What does “sustainable” actually mean – and who decides? #Wasserressourcen
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Maren Dubbert @marenecohydro.bsky.social · Apr 4
Hej Hydrology folks: last days to apply for a TT position on landscape hydrology at ZALF!

Come work with us!

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Tenure Track Scientist (m/f/d) on “Landscape Hydrology”
This Classic Tenure Track Call invites applications of scientists integrating hydrological research from the plot to the landscape scale considering system effects. The position explicitly addresses t...
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