Documented spatial data set containing the subdivision of the basins into groundwater systems and subsystems, the selected locations per subsystem and a description of these sites, available data and projected additional measurements and equipment

Abstract

The establishment of tools for trends analysis in groundwater is essential for the prediction and evaluation of measures taken within context of the Water Framework Directive and the draft Groundwater Directive. This report describes the spatial data sets which will be used for the purpose of detection, aggregation and extrapolation of temporal trends in groundwater quality. Trend analysis methods will be applied and tested at various scales and in various hydrogeological situations. The report contains a description of the studied sub-basins in TREND 2, including information on hydrogeology, land use and pressures, available data and projected additional measurements. Major differences between the sub-basins and the data sets are described to examine consequences for the work on trend detection. One of the challenges for TREND 2 is to define criteria for the application of various statistical and deterministic trend approaches for a range of hydrogeological conditions, spatial scales and types of groundwater monitoring. An overview of these conditions, scales and monitoring types is provided in the present report.FP6 Integrated Project AquaTerra Integrated Modelling of the river-sediment-soil-groundwater system; advanced tools for the management of catchment areas and river basins in the context of global change (Project no. 505428 - GOCE