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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.

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03 April 2025

By: A. Chanzy

Thesis : Modelling of irrigation water requirements on a territorial scale.

Thesis is being funded as part of the A3P project.

 

Three most recent HAL EMMAH publications

  • [hal-05019825] Improvement of the KarstMod modelling platform for a better assessment of karst groundwater resources

    Vianney Sivelle, Guillaume Cinkus, Naomi Mazzilli, David Labat, Bruno Arfib, Nicolas Massei, Yohann Cousquer, Dominique Bertin, Hervé Jourde

    03 Apr 2025

    https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05019825v1
  • [hal-05019812] When plastisphere and drilosphere meet: Earthworms facilitate microbiome and nutrient turnover to accelerate biodegradation of agricultural plastic films

    Caide Huang, Liuwei Wang, Wei-Min Wu, Yvan Capowiez, Yuhui Qiao, Deyi Hou

    03 Apr 2025

    https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05019812v1
  • [hal-05012205] HARMU: A multiband sensor harmonization for building virtual constellations. Application to Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2

    Changjing Wang, Gaofei Yin, Rui Fu, Adrià Descals, Wenjuan Li, Marie Weiss, Frédéric Baret, Aleixandre Verger

    31 Mar 2025

    https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05012205v1