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Examination of deep root water uptake using anomalies of soil water stable isotopes, depth-controlled isotopic labeling and mixing models (2018)
Journal Article
Beyer, M., Hamutoko, J. T., Wanke, H., Gaj, M., & Koeniger, P. (2018). Examination of deep root water uptake using anomalies of soil water stable isotopes, depth-controlled isotopic labeling and mixing models. Journal of Hydrology, 566, 122-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.08.060

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Knowledge on the water uptake depths of vegetation is crucial for understanding water transport processes of the soil-vegetation atmosphere continuum and relevant for many applications (e.g. the estimation of groundwater recharge... Read More about Examination of deep root water uptake using anomalies of soil water stable isotopes, depth-controlled isotopic labeling and mixing models.

Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns (2018)
Journal Article
Wanke, H., Gaj, M., Beyer, M., Koeniger, P., & Hamutoko, J. T. (2018). Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 54(6), 588-607. https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2018.1505724

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The study area is the Namibian part of the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin (CEB), located in central northern Namibia. The CEB is home to 40% of Namibia’s population, and most of the peopl... Read More about Stable isotope signatures of meteoric water in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia: Seasonal characteristics, trends and relations to southern African patterns.

Precipitation Origins and Key Drivers of Precipitation Isotope (18O, 2H, and 17O) Compositions Over Windhoek (2018)
Journal Article
Kaseke, K. F., Wang, L., Wanke, H., Tian, C., Lanning, M., & Jiao, W. (2018). Precipitation Origins and Key Drivers of Precipitation Isotope (18O, 2H, and 17O) Compositions Over Windhoek. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(14), 7311-7330. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD028470

©2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Southern African climate is characterized by large precipitation variability, and model precipitation estimates can vary by 70% during summer. This may be partly attributed to underestimation an... Read More about Precipitation Origins and Key Drivers of Precipitation Isotope (18O, 2H, and 17O) Compositions Over Windhoek.

Detection of Escherichia coli and harmful enteric bacterial pathogens in domestic hand-dug wells in the Cuvelai Etosha Basin of Namibia (2018)
Journal Article
McBenedict, B., Wanke, H., Hang’ombe, B., & Chimwamurombe, P. (2018). Detection of Escherichia coli and harmful enteric bacterial pathogens in domestic hand-dug wells in the Cuvelai Etosha Basin of Namibia. Advances in Microbiology, 8(4), 297-313. https://doi.org/10.4236/aim.2018.84020

The Cuvelai Etosha Basin of Namibia is characterised by complex aquifer systems with multi-layered aquifers and various water qualities. Some parts of the basin have been covered with a pipeline system that supplies purified surface water from the Ku... Read More about Detection of Escherichia coli and harmful enteric bacterial pathogens in domestic hand-dug wells in the Cuvelai Etosha Basin of Namibia.

The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia (2018)
Book Chapter
Wanke, H., Beyer, M., Hipondoka, M., Hamutoko, J., Gaj, M., Koeniger, P., & Himmelsbach, T. (2018). The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia. In R. Revermann, K. Krewenka, U. Schmiedel, J. Olwoch, J. Helmschrot, & N. Jürgens (Eds.), Climate change and adaptive land management in southern Africa – assessments, changes, challenges, and solutions. Klaus Hess Publishers

Many arid and semi-arid regions of Southern Africa experience pressure on water resources as a result of limited rainfall, droughts, high population growth, and poor infrastructure. To satisfy domestic, agricultural, and livestock demands, multiple... Read More about The long road to sustainability: integrated water quality and quantity assessments in the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin, Namibia.