TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kottmeier, Christoph
A1  - Agnon, Amotz
A1  - Al-Halbouni, Djamil
A1  - Alpert, Pinhas
A1  - Corsmeier, Ulrich
A1  - Dahm, Torsten
A1  - Eshel, Adam
A1  - Geyer, Stefan
A1  - Haas, Michael
A1  - Holohan, Eoghan
A1  - Kalthoff, Norbert
A1  - Kishcha, Pavel
A1  - Krawczyk, Charlotte
A1  - Lati, Joseph
A1  - Laronne, Jonathan B.
A1  - Lott, Friederike
A1  - Mallast, Ulf
A1  - Merz, Ralf
A1  - Metzger, Jutta
A1  - Mohsen, Ayman
A1  - Morin, Efrat
A1  - Nied, Manuela
A1  - Roediger, Tino
A1  - Salameh, Elias
A1  - Sawarieh, Ali
A1  - Shannak, Benbella
A1  - Siebert, Christian
A1  - Weber, Michael
T1  - New perspectives on interdisciplinary earth science at the Dead Sea: The DESERVE project
T2  - The science of the total environment : an international journal for scientific research into the environment and its relationship with man
N2  - The Dead Sea region has faced substantial environmental challenges in recent decades, including water resource scarcity, similar to 1 m annual decreases in the water level, sinkhole development, ascending-brine freshwater pollution, and seismic disturbance risks. Natural processes are significantly affected by human interference as well as by climate change and tectonic developments over the long term. To get a deep understanding of processes and their interactions, innovative scientific approaches that integrate disciplinary research and education are required. The research project DESERVE (Helmholtz Virtual Institute Dead Sea Research Venue) addresses these challenges in an interdisciplinary approach that includes geophysics, hydrology, and meteorology. The project is implemented by a consortium of scientific institutions in neighboring countries of the Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine Territories) and participating German Helmholtz Centres (KIT, GFZ, UFZ). A new monitoring network of meteorological, hydrological, and seismic/geodynamic stations has been established, and extensive field research and numerical simulations have been undertaken. For the first time, innovative measurement and modeling techniques have been applied to the extreme conditions of the Dead Sea and its surroundings. The preliminary results show the potential of these methods. First time ever performed eddy covariance measurements give insight into the governing factors of Dead Sea evaporation. High-resolution bathymetric investigations reveal a strong correlation between submarine springs and neo-tectonic patterns. Based on detailed studies of stratigraphy and borehole information, the extension of the subsurface drainage basin of the Dead Sea is now reliably estimated. Originality has been achieved in monitoring flash floods in an arid basin at its outlet and simultaneously in tributaries, supplemented by spatio-temporal rainfall data. Low-altitude, high resolution photogrammetry, allied to satellite image analysis and to geophysical surveys (e.g. shear-wave reflections) has enabled a more detailed characterization of sinkhole morphology and temporal development and the possible subsurface controls thereon. All the above listed efforts and scientific results take place with the interdisciplinary education of young scientists. They are invited to attend joint thematic workshops and winter schools as well as to participate in field experiments. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
KW  - Climate
KW  - Water balance
KW  - Flash floods
KW  - Seismicity
KW  - Sinkholes
KW  - Education
Y1  - 2016
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/45612
SN  - 0048-9697
SN  - 1879-1026
VL  - 544
SP  - 1045
EP  - 1058
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -