Modellierung der Interaktion zwischen Grundwasser und Kanalisation

Der Austausch zwischen Grundwasser und Kanalnetz kann in die Prozesse der Grundwasserinfiltration in Kanalnetze und der Abwasserexfiltration aus Kanalnetzen unterteilt werden. Generell entstehen durch die In- und Exfiltration (I/E) erhöhte Kosten der Abwasserentsorgung und eine Belastung für Boden, Grundwasser und Oberflächenwasser. Für Einschätzungen zur Dynamik und Quantität der In- und Exfiltration ist die Nutzung von Modellen sinnvoll, da zahlreiche Einflussfaktoren in die Betrachtungen einfließen können und dadurch eine komplexe Erfassung der Prozessmechanismen ermöglicht wird. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden physikalisch basierte Modelle zur Abbildung der In- und Exfiltrationsprozesse hinsichtlich erforderlicher Parameter und Randbedingungen analysiert und angewandt. Anhand detaillierter 3D-Modelle, kleintechnischer Versuche, Datenanalysen und statistischer Verfahren erfolgte die Modifizierung und Entwicklung von I/E-Modellen sowie die Parameteridentifikation zur Abbildung der In- und Exfiltration. Des Weiteren wurden die entwickelten Modellansätze mit einem hydrodynamischen Kanalnetzmodell verknüpft und großräumige Langzeitsimulationen durchgeführt. Die Untersuchungen zeigen bezüglich der Infiltration von Grundwasser in das Kanalnetz, dass eine physikalisch basierte Prozessmodellierung einer Abstraktion bedarf, um die 3-Dimensionalität des Prozesses in einem 1D-Modell wieder zu geben und dadurch die Anbindung an ein Kanalnetzmodell zu ermöglichen. Anhand von Simulationsrechnungen wurde festgestellt, dass die quantitative Betrachtung der Infiltration auf Einzugsgebietsebene keine hydrodynamische Modellierung erfordert. Signifikante quantitative Änderungen der Grundwasserinfiltration aufgrund der Wasserstandsschwankungen in den Kanälen sind nur lokal oder temporär von Bedeutung. Die Grundwasserinfiltration kann jedoch deutliche Auswirkungen auf die Ergebnisse der hydrodynamischen Simulation haben. Anhand von Datenanalysen im Einzugsgebiet Dresden konnte des Weiteren ein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen Infiltrationsparametern und Kanalzustand ermittelt werden. Der Exfiltrationsprozess kann durch ein 1D-Modell gut abgebildet werden, wobei der Prozess der Bodenkolmation anhand eines zeit- und potenzialabhängigen Modells implementiert werden kann. Ferner konnte durch die Verknüpfung mit Infiltrationsanalysen eine Ableitung der Schadensfläche erfolgen, die als Parameter in die Exfiltrationsmodellierung eingeht. Die hydrodynamischen Berechnungen zeigen, dass für die Exfiltrationsmodellierung eine möglichst exakte Berechnung der Wasserstände in Kanalnetzen essentiell ist.The water exchange between groundwater and sewer system can be characterized by the processes of groundwater infiltration and sewerage exfiltration. Infiltration and exfiltration (I/E) cause an increase of the costs of sewerage management and a deterioration of soil, groundwater and the receiving surface water. In order to assess the dynamics and quantities of I/E, model applications can be used in order to include influencing factors and to afford a complex consideration of the process mechanisms. Within this work I/E-approaches were analyzed and modified in order to assess parameters and boundary conditions. The parameter identification and model development was realised according to the application of a detailed 3D-model, the realization of experiments, data analyses and the application of statistical methods. Furthermore the developed and modified approaches were coupled with a hydrodynamic sewer network model and long term simulations were performed. It was found that a physical based description of the infiltration process requires the implementation of the 3-dimensionality of the process. A hydrodynamic modelling of the sewer flow processes is not necessary to quantify infiltration rates on catchment scale, but the results of hydrodynamic modelling can be influenced significantly by groundwater infiltration. Furthermore data analyses of data of Dresden show a significant relationship between infiltration parameters and the condition class of the sewer pipes. The exfiltration process can be described by a 1D-model, whereat the processes of soil clogging are simulated by a time and potential based approach. Using the infiltration analyses it was possible to calculate the leak area, which is an important parameter of the exfiltration modelling. Hydrodynamic simulations show that the exfiltration modelling requires an accurate calculation of water levels in sewers

Modellierung der Interaktion zwischen Grundwasser und Kanalisation

Der Austausch zwischen Grundwasser und Kanalnetz kann in die Prozesse der Grundwasserinfiltration in Kanalnetze und der Abwasserexfiltration aus Kanalnetzen unterteilt werden. Generell entstehen durch die In- und Exfiltration (I/E) erhöhte Kosten der Abwasserentsorgung und eine Belastung für Boden, Grundwasser und Oberflächenwasser. Für Einschätzungen zur Dynamik und Quantität der In- und Exfiltration ist die Nutzung von Modellen sinnvoll, da zahlreiche Einflussfaktoren in die Betrachtungen einfließen können und dadurch eine komplexe Erfassung der Prozessmechanismen ermöglicht wird. Im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden physikalisch basierte Modelle zur Abbildung der In- und Exfiltrationsprozesse hinsichtlich erforderlicher Parameter und Randbedingungen analysiert und angewandt. Anhand detaillierter 3D-Modelle, kleintechnischer Versuche, Datenanalysen und statistischer Verfahren erfolgte die Modifizierung und Entwicklung von I/E-Modellen sowie die Parameteridentifikation zur Abbildung der In- und Exfiltration. Des Weiteren wurden die entwickelten Modellansätze mit einem hydrodynamischen Kanalnetzmodell verknüpft und großräumige Langzeitsimulationen durchgeführt. Die Untersuchungen zeigen bezüglich der Infiltration von Grundwasser in das Kanalnetz, dass eine physikalisch basierte Prozessmodellierung einer Abstraktion bedarf, um die 3-Dimensionalität des Prozesses in einem 1D-Modell wieder zu geben und dadurch die Anbindung an ein Kanalnetzmodell zu ermöglichen. Anhand von Simulationsrechnungen wurde festgestellt, dass die quantitative Betrachtung der Infiltration auf Einzugsgebietsebene keine hydrodynamische Modellierung erfordert. Signifikante quantitative Änderungen der Grundwasserinfiltration aufgrund der Wasserstandsschwankungen in den Kanälen sind nur lokal oder temporär von Bedeutung. Die Grundwasserinfiltration kann jedoch deutliche Auswirkungen auf die Ergebnisse der hydrodynamischen Simulation haben. Anhand von Datenanalysen im Einzugsgebiet Dresden konnte des Weiteren ein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen Infiltrationsparametern und Kanalzustand ermittelt werden. Der Exfiltrationsprozess kann durch ein 1D-Modell gut abgebildet werden, wobei der Prozess der Bodenkolmation anhand eines zeit- und potenzialabhängigen Modells implementiert werden kann. Ferner konnte durch die Verknüpfung mit Infiltrationsanalysen eine Ableitung der Schadensfläche erfolgen, die als Parameter in die Exfiltrationsmodellierung eingeht. Die hydrodynamischen Berechnungen zeigen, dass für die Exfiltrationsmodellierung eine möglichst exakte Berechnung der Wasserstände in Kanalnetzen essentiell ist.The water exchange between groundwater and sewer system can be characterized by the processes of groundwater infiltration and sewerage exfiltration. Infiltration and exfiltration (I/E) cause an increase of the costs of sewerage management and a deterioration of soil, groundwater and the receiving surface water. In order to assess the dynamics and quantities of I/E, model applications can be used in order to include influencing factors and to afford a complex consideration of the process mechanisms. Within this work I/E-approaches were analyzed and modified in order to assess parameters and boundary conditions. The parameter identification and model development was realised according to the application of a detailed 3D-model, the realization of experiments, data analyses and the application of statistical methods. Furthermore the developed and modified approaches were coupled with a hydrodynamic sewer network model and long term simulations were performed. It was found that a physical based description of the infiltration process requires the implementation of the 3-dimensionality of the process. A hydrodynamic modelling of the sewer flow processes is not necessary to quantify infiltration rates on catchment scale, but the results of hydrodynamic modelling can be influenced significantly by groundwater infiltration. Furthermore data analyses of data of Dresden show a significant relationship between infiltration parameters and the condition class of the sewer pipes. The exfiltration process can be described by a 1D-model, whereat the processes of soil clogging are simulated by a time and potential based approach. Using the infiltration analyses it was possible to calculate the leak area, which is an important parameter of the exfiltration modelling. Hydrodynamic simulations show that the exfiltration modelling requires an accurate calculation of water levels in sewers

UNESCO als Label für Kieler Meeresforschung

Seit 1992 hat die UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) weltweit mehr als 600 Lehrstühle als »UNESCOLehrstuhl« ausgezeichnet. Zu den acht Lehrstuhlinhabern in Deutschland gehört Professor Wolf-Christian Dullo am GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

Assessment of extraneous water inflow in separate sewer networks EXTRANEOUS WATER SOURCES IN SEPARATE SEWER SYSTEMS

ABSTRACT Separate sewer systems provide due to the separate transport and treatment of waste water and rain water an efficient sewerage technology. But the advantage compared to combined system technology gets lost if the input of extraneous water exceeds the capacity of the system. Especially the input of rainwater into the waste water pipes depending on the drained area is responsible for an overload of the sewer system and the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). In the paper the input of extraneous water induced by groundwater and rainwater in different rural catchments in the City of Dresden is assessed. On the base of a hydrodynamic network model a case study is carried out for one of these catchments. The analysis of the current status of the studied area allows the identification of rehabilitation activities and, furthermore, gives an indication on their extent and effects. KEYWORDS Extraneous water; infiltration; rehabilitation; separated sewer system EXTRANEOUS WATER SOURCES IN SEPARATE SEWER SYSTEMS In Germany often separate systems are situated in rural areas or on the periphery of cities. In these areas, characterised by single residential housing with a low population density, the boundary conditions are favourable for a two-pipe-system -i.e. the separate system. The main advantage of the separated systems is supposed to be that sewage water ought to be transported and treated separately from the rainwater and therefore the systems work with a high efficiency. But the real operation of a lot of separate sewer systems suffers from the inflow of extraneous water. In the sewage network of separate systems extraneous water includes two main fractions. Besides the groundwater inflow through leaky pipes or connected groundwater drainage pipes extraneous water consists of rainwater inflow. The groundwater inflow is related to the seasonal variation of the groundwater level REHABILITATION STRATEGIES In general rehabilitation activities in sewer systems to minimize the extraneous water are induced by acute and non acute problems. Non-acute problems are often increasing costs o

Dentate gyrus astrocytes exhibit layer-specific molecular, morphological and physiological features

Neuronal heterogeneity has been established as a pillar of higher central nervous system function, but glial heterogeneity and its implications for neural circuit function are poorly understood. Here we show that the adult mouse dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus is populated by molecularly distinct astrocyte subtypes that are associated with distinct DG layers. Astrocytes localized to different DG compartments also exhibit subtype-specific morphologies. Physiologically, astrocytes in upper DG layers form large syncytia, while those in lower DG compartments form smaller networks. Astrocyte subtypes differentially express glutamate transporters, which is associated with different amplitudes of glutamate transporter-mediated currents. Key molecular and morphological features of astrocyte diversity in the mice DG are conserved in humans. This adds another layer of complexity to our understanding of brain network composition and function, which will be crucial for further studies on astrocytes in health and disease

Dentate gyrus astrocytes exhibit layer-specific molecular, morphological and physiological features

Neuronal heterogeneity has been established as a pillar of higher central nervous system function, but glial heterogeneity and its implications for neural circuit function are poorly understood. Here we show that the adult mouse dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus is populated by molecularly distinct astrocyte subtypes that are associated with distinct DG layers. Astrocytes localized to different DG compartments also exhibit subtype-specific morphologies. Physiologically, astrocytes in upper DG layers form large syncytia, while those in lower DG compartments form smaller networks. Astrocyte subtypes differentially express glutamate transporters, which is associated with different amplitudes of glutamate transporter-mediated currents. Key molecular and morphological features of astrocyte diversity in the mice DG are conserved in humans. This adds another layer of complexity to our understanding of brain network composition and function, which will be crucial for further studies on astrocytes in health and disease

May the best Tweeter win: The Twitter strategies of key campaign accounts in the 2012 US election

The 2008 US election has been heralded as the first presidential election of the social media era, but took place at a time when social media were still in a state of comparative infancy; so much so that the most important platform was not Facebook or Twitter, but the purpose-built campaign site my.barackobama.com, which became the central vehicle for the most successful electoral fundraising campaign in American history. By 2012, the social media landscape had changed: Facebook and, to a somewhat lesser extent, Twitter are now well-established as the leading social media platforms in the United States, and were used extensively by the campaign organisations of both candidates. As third-party spaces controlled by independent commercial entities, however, their use necessarily differs from that of home-grown, party-controlled sites: from the point of view of the platform itself, a @BarackObama or @MittRomney is technically no different from any other account, except for the very high follower count and an exceptional volume of @mentions. In spite of the significant social media experience which Democrat and Republican campaign strategists had already accumulated during the 2008 campaign, therefore, the translation of such experience to the use of Facebook and Twitter in their 2012 incarnations still required a substantial amount of new work, experimentation, and evaluation. This chapter examines the Twitter strategies of the leading accounts operated by both campaign headquarters: the ‘personal’ candidate accounts @BarackObama and @MittRomney as well as @JoeBiden and @PaulRyanVP, and the campaign accounts @Obama2012 and @TeamRomney. Drawing on datasets which capture all tweets from and at these accounts during the final months of the campaign (from early September 2012 to the immediate aftermath of the election night), we reconstruct the campaigns’ approaches to using Twitter for electioneering from the quantitative and qualitative patterns of their activities, and explore the resonance which these accounts have found with the wider Twitter userbase. A particular focus of our investigation in this context will be on the tweeting styles of these accounts: the mixture of original messages, @replies, and retweets, and the level and nature of engagement with everyday Twitter followers. We will examine whether the accounts chose to respond (by @replying) to the messages of support or criticism which were directed at them, whether they retweeted any such messages (and whether there was any preferential retweeting of influential or – alternatively – demonstratively ordinary users), and/or whether they were used mainly to broadcast and disseminate prepared campaign messages. Our analysis will highlight any significant differences between the accounts we examine, trace changes in style over the course of the final campaign months, and correlate such stylistic differences with the respective electoral positioning of the candidates. Further, we examine the use of these accounts during moments of heightened attention (such as the presidential and vice-presidential debates, or in the context of controversies such as that caused by the publication of the Romney “47%” video; additional case studies may emerge over the remainder of the campaign) to explore how they were used to present or defend key talking points, and exploit or avert damage from campaign gaffes. A complementary analysis of the messages directed at the campaign accounts (in the form of @replies or retweets) will also provide further evidence for the extent to which these talking points were picked up and disseminated by the wider Twitter population. Finally, we also explore the use of external materials (links to articles, images, videos, and other content on the campaign sites themselves, in the mainstream media, or on other platforms) by the campaign accounts, and the resonance which these materials had with the wider follower base of these accounts. This provides an indication of the integration of Twitter into the overall campaigning process, by highlighting how the platform was used as a means of encouraging the viral spread of campaign propaganda (such as advertising materials) or of directing user attention towards favourable media coverage. By building on comprehensive, large datasets of Twitter activity (as of early October, our combined datasets comprise some 3.8 million tweets) which we process and analyse using custom-designed social media analytics tools, and by using our initial quantitative analysis to guide further qualitative evaluation of Twitter activity around these campaign accounts, we are able to provide an in-depth picture of the use of Twitter in political campaigning during the 2012 US election which will provide detailed new insights social media use in contemporary elections. This analysis will then also be able to serve as a touchstone for the analysis of social media use in subsequent elections, in the USA as well as in other developed nations where Twitter and other social media platforms are utilised in electioneering

Astrogenesis in the murine dentate gyrus is a life-long and dynamic process

Astrocytes are highly abundant in the mammalian brain, and their functions are of vital importance for all aspects of development, adaption, and aging of the central nervous system (CNS). Mounting evidence indicates the important contributions of astrocytes to a wide range of neuropathies. Still, our understanding of astrocyte development significantly lags behind that of other CNS cells. We here combine immunohistochemical approaches with genetic fate-mapping, behavioral paradigms, single-cell transcriptomics, and in vivo two-photon imaging, to comprehensively assess the generation and the proliferation of astrocytes in the dentate gyrus (DG) across the life span of a mouse. Astrogenesis in the DG is initiated by radial glia-like neural stem cells giving rise to locally dividing astrocytes that enlarge the astrocyte compartment in an outside-in-pattern. Also in the adult DG, the vast majority of astrogenesis is mediated through the proliferation of local astrocytes. Interestingly, locally dividing astrocytes were able to adapt their proliferation to environmental and behavioral stimuli revealing an unexpected plasticity. Our study establishes astrocytes as enduring plastic elements in DG circuits, implicating a vital contribution of astrocyte dynamics to hippocampal plasticity