Fusion of hydrology and geophysics for a description of surface- and groundwater dynamics in a changing climate

Climate change challenges the sustainability of water resources and amplifies the need to understand surface- and groundwater dynamics. The extreme rainfall we have seen in Denmark this year is an example stressing the need for an in-depth understanding of our water systems in order to mitigate e.g. flooding of basements and roads or damaging soil erosion. In other parts of the world, drought is now a new normal causing depletions of groundwater resources. Traditionally, subsurface water flow is modelled by means of large numerical models run by hydrologists. However, these models lack detailed images of the subsurface geological layers governing the water flow. During the last decade, we have seen a dramatic development in geophysical imaging techniques, which now provide information on a large spatial scale with the resolution needed to the simulate the systems of interest for our societal problems. 
With this, the aim of this research proposal is to: Develop a novel method for fusion of geophysical imaging and hydrological modelling with the purpose of describing the effect of climate changes to surface- and groundwater systems on a previously unseen detailed scale.