Current Projects

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CREATIVE

Customised RADAR repository for EArth and Environmental data To facilitate Integration in V-FOR-WaTer and NFDI4Earth

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DAMAST Transfer

Dams and Induced Seismicity –Transfer of Technologies

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ViTamins

Invigorating Hydrological Science and Teaching: merging key Legacies with new Concepts and Paradigms

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FloodRisk

Earthquakes, uplift, and long-term liabilities – risks minimisation during mine flooding

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EDI GmbH

EDE4.0

Cloud-basiertes Decision-Support-System für Revierförster: „EDE4.0 - Erweiterte Dynamische Einschlagsplanung“

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erwin

ErWiN

Expanding the ecological, silvicultural, and technical knowledge about forest fires

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project list

Projects
title	contact	participating institutes/facilities	funding	duration
CREATIVE – Customised RADAR repository for EArth and Environmental data To facilitate Integration in V-FOR-WaTer and NFDI4Earth	Dr. Sibylle Haßler	IMK-ASF, SCC, IWG	EXU-Vorhaben "Research Data Management"	Januar 2023
DAMAST Transfer: Dams and Induced Seismicity –Transfer of Technologies	Dr. Birgit Müller	KIT-AGW, European Centre on geodynamical Hazards of High Dams (GHHD), Georgian Technical University (GTU), Staatliche Universität Tiflis (TSU), GEORISK	BMBF
ViTamins: „Invigorating Hydrological Science and Teaching: merging key Legacies with new Concepts and Paradigms	Prof. Erwin Zehe, Dr. Ralf Loritz		Volkswagen Stiftung	April 2022
ISABEL				2022
FloodRisk: Earthquakes, uplift, and long-term liabilities – risks minimisation during mine flooding		ElfER EDF-KIT EWIV Karlsruhe, DMT GmbH & Co. KG Essen, Geologischer Dienst Nordrhein-Westfalen Krefeld, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institut für Geologie (Geophysik)	BMBF
Cloud-basiertes Decision-Support-System für Revierförster: „EDE4.0 - Erweiterte Dynamische Einschlagsplanung“		Süddeutsches Klimabüro am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, IMK-TRO, IfGG, EDI GmbH	Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft	Juli 2020
ErWiN: Expanding the ecological, silvicultural, and technical knowledge about forest fires.	Pia Labenski, Michael Ewald, Fabian Fassnacht, Tanja Sanders (Thünen Institut)	Thünen Institut für Waldökosysteme, ifgg		2020
ViWaT-Engineering		IWG, AGW, IMK, IPF		01.08.2018
Rastatter Bruch – Modellhafte Entwicklung eines stadtnahen Feuchtgebietes	Christian Damm		Mit Unterstützung der Stiftung Naturschutzfonds gefördert aus zweckgebundenen Erträgen der Glücksspirale
DFG-FNR-FWF research unit FOR 1598 “Catchments as Organized Systems” (CAOS):	Prof. Dr. E. Zehe			2012
Water Research Network Baden-Württemberg	Prof. Harald Horn	Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences in Baden-Württemberg. The office of the network is located at the KIT's Engler-Bunte Institute at the spokesperson.	MWK Baden-Württemberg	2015
GEOWam	Prof. Stefan Hinz	KIT; IPF and further partners	BMVI
TRUST - Drinking water supply in prosperous water scarce regions sustainable, fair and ecologically compatible	Dr. Jan Wienhöfer Prof. Stefan Hinz	KIT: IWG, IPF and external partners	BMBF / FONA (GROW)	2017
WRN Willis Research Network	Prof. Michael Kunz		Willis
The Helmholtz Climate Initiative REKLIM (Regional Climate Change)		KIT: IMK-ASF IMK-TRO IMK-AAF IMK-IFU	Helmholtz Association
Waves to Weather DFG Transregio	Prof. P. Knippertz	KIT: IMK-TRO Ludwig-Maximilians-University (Munich) Johannes Gutenberg-University (Mainz) Technical University of Munich German Aerospace Center (DLR) University of Heidelberg University of Hamburg	DFG Transregio	2015-2023
ClimExtreme	Prof. Kottmeier	KIT: IMK-TRO	BMBF	2019-2022
Multidisciplinary data acquisition as the key for a globally applicable water resource management (MuDak-WRM)	Prof. Stephan Fuchs	KIT IWG, IPF University Koblenz Landau, Institute of Environmental Physics HYDRON Gmb 52°North - Initiative for Geospatial Open Source Software GmbH EFTAS GmbH Wupperverband TriOS Mess- und Datentechnik GmbH Brasilian Partners	BMBF FONA	2017-2020
DAMAST : Dams And Seismicity - Technologies for risk reduction: From rigid constructions to smart solutions	Dr. Birgit Müller	KIT: AGW, GIK, GPI, IPF, IWG; CEDIM) Piewak & Partner -Engineering office for hydrogeology and environmental protection Partner institutions from Georgia and Armenia	BMBF FONA, Client II	Mai 2019 until 30. April 2022
Vietnam Water Technologies ViWaT - Engineering Water, Energy and Construction Technologies		KIT (IWG, AGW, IPF; IMK) TZW, ribeka, KAVD, SEBA Hydrometrie, disy, bbe moldaenke, Aquantec Und vietnamesische Partner	BMBF Client II	01.08.2018 - 31.07.2021
ErWin - Expansion of ecological, silvicultural and technical knowledge about forest fires	Dr. Fabian Faßnacht	KIT: IfGG, ITAS, IMK-IFU Campus Alpin Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute, Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde State Competence Centre Forest Eberswalde Institute of the Fire Department NRW, Department K2, Crisis management and research
Ecuador - Environmental changes in biodiversity hotspot ecosystems	Prof. Wolfgang Wilcke		DFG	This project is part of the DFG Research Unit 2730 - Environmental Changes in Biodiversity Hotspot Ecosystems of Southern Ecuador: System Response and Feedback Effects (RESPECT) . - Since 2018
iWaGSS - Work package 3: Reservoir modelling and management of the Phalaborwa Barrage	Dr. Peter Oberle	Overall project: University Witten/Herdecke (IEEM); Ruhr University Bochum (U+Ö); Karlsruhe Institut of Technology (KIT); Center for Development Research (ZEF); LAR Process Analysers AG (LAR); Disy information systems GmbH (DISY); Global Water Franchise Agency (GWFA); DIE GEWÄSSER-EXPERTEN!; further sputh-african partners (AWARD; CSIR; DST; DWS; LNW; SAEON; SanParks; Water research comission);	BMBF	01.05.2017 – 30.04.2020 (verlängert bis Ende 2020)
Urban Climate B 3DO - Evaluation of urban climate models (Module B), Subproject 7: Horizontal structure of the inner-city wind field, vertical structure of the urban boundary layer, vertical exchange	Dr. Christopher Holst Dr. Biance Adler	IMK-IFU IMK-TRO	BMBF	1.6.2016 - 31.8.2019 (Phase 1) 1.10.2019 – 30.9.2022 (Phase 2)
KaWaTech Solutions Technische Lösungen für die Karstwasserversorgung	Prof. Franz Nestmann; Dr. Peter Oberle	KIT (IWG, AGW, IMB) Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Technology Center Water(TZW), KSB, Klotz, Disy Information systems, Hydro-electrics, Spekul, KAAD and Vietnamese partners	BMBF Client II	01.09.2013 – 31.08.2016 (phase 1) 01.11.2016 – 31.03.2021 (phase 2)
WINSENT - Realisation and characterisation of a South German research platform for wind energy in mountainous and complex terrain; sub-project: Modelling and measurement of the microclimate, analysis of soil properties and geophysical investigations	Prof. Stefan Emeis	IMK-IFU(two further partners of KIT CS: IBF, GPI)	BMWi	1.12.2016 – 31.5.2020 (will probably be extended to the end of 2020 at no cost)
SmartAQnet – Smart Air Quality Network	Prof. Stefan Emeis	IMK-IFU, (Joint project management: KIT-TECO)	BMVI	1.4.2017 – 31.3.2020
X-Wakes - Interaction of the wake of large offshore wind farms and wind farm clusters with the marine atmospheric boundary layer; subproject: Mesoscale modelling - focus on the coast	Prof. Stefan Emeis	IMK-IFU	BMWi	1.11.2019