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UMR EMMAH : Modelling Agricultural and hydrological systems in the mediterranean environment

The research carried out by the EMMAH joint research (UMR) unit focuses on understanding and modelling the functioning of agrosystems in interaction with underground hydrosystems. This leads the EMMAH UMR to consider the aquifer-soil-plant-atmosphere system on different time and space scales. In order to understand and model how this system works, it is necessary to take into account the many interactions between the dynamics of the plant cover, the physical, chemical and biological processes in the soil, interactions with the atmosphere and hydrosystems, and the way in which agrosystems are managed. In particular, the work carried out aims to characterise mass flows between the atmosphere, the plant cover, the soil and the underground aquifer, and the processes involved in plant production in relation to environmental factors, at different spatial scales (from a millimetre to a kilometre) and temporal scales (from a second to several decades). In this way, the EMMAH joint research unit is helping to assess the sustainability of underground water resources and cropping systems in the dual context of global change and agro-ecological transition. The Mediterranean remains a key area of study, a region marked by rapid climate change and high water stress linked to the adaptation of cropping systems and strong demographic pressure.

 

Three most recent HAL EMMAH publications

  • [hal-05234091] Can 3D model improve the accuracy of leaf chlorophyll content estimation using UAV and sentinel-2 data?

    Jiachen Li, Hu Zhang, Raúl López-Lozano, Marie Weiss, Chenpeng Gu, Faisal Mumtaz, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Junhua Bai, Xue Liu, Junyong Fang

    01 Sep 2025

    https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05234091v1
  • [hal-05218296] Passive subsurface characterization in subsiding deltas: assessing land subsidence mitigation potential with frequency analyses of groundwater heads and superposing harmonic drivers

    Felix Dörr, Jonas Bauer, Gabriel C Rau, Rémi Valois, Tran Viet Hoan, Van Cam Pham, Le Thi Mai Van, Anke Steinel, Franz Nestmann, Stefan Norra

    21 Aug 2025

    https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05218296v1
  • [hal-05214821] Assessment of future groundwater level using modflow code under different managerial scenarios in the Serres river basin, Greece

    Mattas Christos, Voudouris Stylianos, Foti Sofia, Voudouris Konstantinos

    19 Aug 2025

    https://ifp.hal.science/hal-05214821v1