TOPSOIL – Top soil and water – The climate challenge in the near subsurface
Project Overview
The TOPSOIL project explores the possibilities of using the topsoil layers to solve current and future water challenges. It looks beneath the surface of the ground, predicts and finds solutions for climate related threats, like flooding during wet periods and drought during warmer seasons. The overall objective of the project is the joint development of methods to describe and manage the uppermost 30m of the subsurface, in order to improve the climate resilience of the North Sea Region. In addition, the project will demonstrate a practical implementation of solutions in 16 pilot projects.
Project Results
Taking groundwater, salinization, groundwater levels, soil, interaction between vadose zone and saturated zone into the consideration of simulation models special (geophysical) techniques are needed to learn more about the subsurface. These special techniques and field investigations are applied in different pilot areas. The acquired data contribute to geological and hydrological 3D models.
