Johannes Deelstra
Research Professor (OAP Agreement)
(+47) 926 99 501
johannes.deelstra@nibio.no
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Ås O43
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Oluf Thesens vei 43, 1433 Ås
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In Norway, the effect of drainage on grassland yields has received little attention for decades. Low level of drainage may be a reason for low grassland production. Therefore, a drainage experiment was established in a western Norwegian ley, on a sandy silt soil with a high capacity for water storage. The plots had six and twelve meters drain spacing, as well as undrained. There were two or three cuts, and fertilization of 190 or 290 kg N yr-1 ha-1. Drainage intensity gave a small significant increase in yield. N loss in drainage water increased with drainage intensity. The yield increase is likely too small to justify drainage, but the intervention might still be worthwhile due to increased N efficiency and a more manageable risk of compaction. A precise quantification of the hydrological effects is hard due to inherent soil variability.
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In Norway, the effect of drainage on grassland yields has received little attention for decades. Low levels of drainage may be a reason for low grassland production. Therefore, a drainage experiment was established in a western Norwegian ley, on a sandy silt soil with a high capacity for water storage. The plots had six- and twelve-metres drain spacing, as well as an undrained treatment. For each drainage treatment there were two or three cuts per year, and fertilization of 190 or 290 kg N yr-1 ha-1. Drainage intensity gave a small significant increase in yield. N loss in drainage water increased with drainage intensity. The small herbage yield increase is unlikely by itself to justify drainage, but the drainage installation might still be worthwhile due to increased N efficiency and a more manageable risk of compaction. Precise quantification of the hydrological effects is hard to make due to the inherent soil variability.
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A large proportion of the soils in Norway require artificial drainage to improve the conditions for crop growth and field operations, but also to reduce the risk of soil compaction, surface runoff and erosion. The need for artificial drainage depends on climate, topography, soil type, groundwater conditions, and also the crop. At present, about 60-70 % of the agricultural land in Norway is artificially drained. Future climate change is expected to lead to higher temperatures, more precipitation and more frequent extreme events in Norway. This poses a challenge with respect to the drainage systems as more intensive drainage than present today may be required in some areas, although it is unclear whether this will be an efficient solution. In this study we aimed to evaluate the possible future changes in subsurface runoff and water balance elements at the Kvithamar experimental site. We set up the and calibrated the DrainMod model for the experimental data from poorly and optimally drained experimental fields. The calibrated model was further used to evaluate changes in subsurface runoff and the water cycle as a whole under changing conditions. We tested the effect of different drainage system designs (drain depth and spacing) on water regime under present and future climate conditions. It was quite difficult to calibrate the DrainMod model for surface runoff and drain flow measured from the Kvithamar lysimeter plots and to find a parameter set that could give a reasonable partitioning of the water. We concluded that due to the complexity of the hydrological regime of a drained field the effect of drains can be masked by other factors, like land use and spatio-temporal variability of soil properties. Our simulation results indicate that drainage system design has a big effect on surface and subsurface runoff as well as on evapotranspiration. Concerning future changes in the hydrological regime, the results varied depending on the future climate scenarios selected.
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D. Vanella D.S. Intrigliolo S. Consoli G. Longo-Minnolo G. Lizzio R.C. Dumitrache E. Mateescu Johannes Deelstra J.M. Ramírez-CuestaAbstract
The reliability of short-term weather forecast provided by COSMO model in simulating reference evapotranspiration (ET0) was evaluated in 7 study sites distributed in 4 countries (Italy, Norway, Romania and Spain). The main objective of the study was to assess the optimal scenario for calculating ET0, using the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith (PM) equation, by separately considering the accuracy in the use of “past” and “forecast” data input. Firstly, each forecasted variable (air temperature, Tair; relative humidity, RH; wind speed, u2; solar radiation, Rs) and ET0 were compared with in situ observations at hourly and daily scales. Moreover the seasonality effect in the forecast performance was evaluated. Secondly, simulated ET0 were computed every three days with: (i) a “past scenario” that used the observed data input measured in situ during the previous three days, (ii) a “forecast scenario” that used the forecasted input variables for the next three days; and compared with (iii) actual ET0 obtained from the in situ measured data. A general good agreement was found between observed and forecasted agro-meteorological parameters at the different explored time-scales. The best performance was obtained for Tair and Rs, followed by RH and u2. Globally, the comparison between ET0 from the measured and forecasted data input showed high performance, with R2 and RMSE of 0.90 and 0.68 mm d−1. ET0 simulations resulted more accurate using the “forecast scenario” (1.7% overestimation), rather than using the “past scenario” (2.6% underestimation). These results open promising perspectives in the use of forecast for ET0 assessment for different agriculture practices and particularly for irrigation scheduling under water scarcity conditions.
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Synnøve Rivedal Samson Øpstad Torbjørn Haukås Johannes Deelstra Peter Dörsch Trond Børresen Sissel Hansen Sverre HeggsetAbstract
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Johannes Deelstra Sekhar Udaya Nagothu Krishna R. Kakumanu Yella R. Kaluvai Surresh R. KallamAbstract
Saving water in irrigated agriculture is a high priority in areas with scarce water resources and impacted by climate change. This paper presents results of measurements on water Productivity (WP) under alternative rice growing practices such as alternating wetting and drying,direct seeded rice, modified systems of rice intensification and conventional paddy rice (NI)in two selected districts (Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda in Telangana, India). Under alternative practices, the yields varied from 5.72 to 6.11 t/ha compared with 4.71 t/ha under paddy rice. The average water application varied from 991 to 1494 mm under alternative practices while average application in conventional paddy rice was 2242 mm. Higher yield and lower water application led to an increase in WP varying from 0.45 to 0.59 kg/m3 under alternative practices compared with 0.22 kg/m3 under conventional paddy rice. The measurements showed that less water can be used to produce more crop under alternative rice growing practices. The results are important for water-scarce areas, providing useful information to policy makers, farmers, agricultural departments and water management boards in devising future climate-smart adaptation and mitigation strategies.
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Ilona Kása Györgyi Gelybó Ágota Horel Zsòfia Bakacsi Eszter Tóth Sándor Koós Márton Dencső Johannes Deelstra Sándor Molnár Csilla FarkasAbstract
Catchment scale hydrological models are promising tools for simulating the effect of catchment-specific processes and management on soil and water resources. Here, we present a model intercomparison study of runoff simulations using three different semi-distributed rainfall-runoff catchment models. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the applicability of the Hydrologiska Byrans Vattenavdelning (HBV-Light); Precipitation, Evapotranspiration and Runoff Simulator for Solute Transport (PERSiST); and INtegrated CAtchment (INCA) models on Somogybabod Catchment, near Lake Balaton, Hungary. The models were calibrated and validated against observed discharge data at the outlet of the catchment for the period of January 1, 2006 –July 12, 2015. Model performance was evaluated using graphical representations, e.g. daily and monthly hydrographs and Flow Duration Curves (FDC) and model evaluation statistic; Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) and coefficient of determination (R2). The simulation results showed that the models provided good estimates of monthly average discharge (0.60–0.90 NSE; 0.60–0.91 R2) and satisfactory results for daily discharge (0.46–0.62 NSE; 0.50–0.67 R2). We found that the application of hydrological models serves as a powerful basis for ensemble modelling of average runoff and could enhance our understanding of the eco-hydrological and transport processes within catchments. On the other hand, it can highlight the uncertainty of model forecasts and the importance of goal specific evaluation.
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Johannes DeelstraAbstract
In Norway, and many other countries, subsurface drainage systems are a necessity to practice agriculture. Drainage systems, through control of the groundwater level, have a direct influence on the soil moisture content. To facilitate tillage practices and harvesting depending on soil type, the soil moisture content has to be at 80 – 90% of the field capacity in the top 20 cm of the soil profile. The main objective was to get information about the half time , i.e. the time required to reduce the runoff to 50% of the runoff at the onset of a recession period. The average half time for the small field scale catchments varied from 6 – 16 hours, indicating a fast drawdown of the water Level. The analysis of subsurface drainage is carried out as part of IRIDA, an EU/JPI funded project.
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The moisture status of the upper 10cm of the soil profile is a key variable for the prediction of a catchment's hydrological response to precipitation, and of pivotal importance to the estimation of trafficability. Prediction, and even mapping, of topsoil water content is complicated, not in the least because of its large spatial heterogeneity. In IRIDA, an EU/JPI project, measurements, models and weather predictions will be applied to estimate the soil moisture status at the sub-field scale in near-real time. The project is in its early stages, during which the relevant parameters will be selected that will allow for soil moisture mapping on agricultural fields at a 10 m resolution.
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Synnøve Rivedal Samson Øpstad Sverre Heggset Sissel Hansen Trond Børresen Torbjørn Haukås Johannes Deelstra Peter DörschAbstract
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Synnøve Rivedal Samson Øpstad Sverre Heggset Trond Børresen Torbjørn Haukås Sissel Hansen Peter Dörsch Johannes DeelstraAbstract
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Csilla Farkas Rain Elken Juan Manuel Garcia Diaz Anatoli Vassiljev Attila Nemes Johannes Deelstra Andreas Porman Tiia Pedusaar Per Stålnacke Peeter EnnetAbstract
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Anne Gobin Kurt Christian Kersebaum Josef Eitzinger Miroslav Trnka Petr Hlavinka Jozef Takác Joop Kroes Domenico Ventrella Anna Dalla Marta Johannes Deelstra Branislava Lalic Pavol Nejedlik Simone Orlandini Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio Ari Rajala Triin Saue Levent Saylan Ruzica Stricevic Visnja Vucetic Christos ZoumidesAbstract
Crop growth and yield are affected by water use during the season: the green water footprint (WF) accounts for rain water, the blue WF for irrigation and the grey WF for diluting agri-chemicals. We calibrated crop yield for FAO’s water balance model “Aquacrop” at field level. We collected weather, soil and crop inputs for 45 locations for the period 1992–2012. Calibrated model runs were conducted for wheat, barley, grain maize, oilseed rape, potato and sugar beet. The WF of cereals could be up to 20 times larger than the WF of tuber and root crops; the largest share was attributed to the green WF. The green and blue WF compared favourably with global benchmark values (R2 = 0.64–0.80; d = 0.91–0.95). The variability in the WF of arable crops across different regions in Europe is mainly due to variability in crop yield (cv = 45%) and to a lesser extent to variability in crop water use (cv = 21%). The WF variability between countries (cv = 14%) is lower than the variability between seasons (cv = 22%) and between crops (cv = 46%). Though modelled yields increased up to 50% under sprinkler irrigation, the water footprint still increased between 1% and 25%. Confronted with drainage and runoff, the grey WF tended to overestimate the contribution of nitrogen to the surface and groundwater. The results showed that the water footprint provides a measurable indicator that may support European water governance.
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Lecture – What is IRIDA? And some results so far.
Johannes Deelstra, Robert Barneveld, Csilla Farkas
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Csilla Farkas Sigrun Hjalmarsdottir Kværnø Alexander Melvold Engebretsen Robert Barneveld Johannes DeelstraAbstract
Knowledge of hydrological processes and water balance elements are important for climate adaptive water management as well as for introducing mitigation measures aiming to improve surface water quality. Mathematical models have the potential to estimate changes in hydrological processes under changing climatic or land use conditions. These models, indeed, need careful calibration and testing before being applied in decision making. The aim of this study was to compare the capability of five different hydrological models to predict the runoff and the soil water balance elements of a small catchment in Norway. The models were harmonised and calibrated against the same data set. In overall, a good agreement between the measured and simulated runoff was obtained for the different models when integrating the results over a week or longer periods. Model simulations indicate that forest appears to be very important for the water balance in the catchment, and that there is a lack of information on land use specific water balance elements. We concluded that joint application of hydrological models serves as a good background for ensemble modelling of water transport processes within a catchment and can highlight the uncertainty of models forecast.
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Johannes Deelstra Sekhar Udaya Nagothu Per Stålnacke Mehreteab Tesfai H. Sørlie Marte Lund Edvardsen Nicholas ClarkeAbstract
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Water quality problems in Norway are caused mainly by high phosphorus (P) inputs from catchment areas. Multiple pollution sources contributes to P inputs into watercourses, and the two main sources in rural areas are agricultural runoff and discharge from on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTSs). To reduce these inputs, Constructed wetlands (CWs) treating catchment runoff have been implemented in Norway since early 1990s. These CWs have been proven effective as supplements to agricultural best management practices for water quality improvements and therefore there are more than 1000 CWs established in Norway at present. This study aims to present some overall data on the present status of CWs treating catchment runoff in Norway, and in particular recent results of source tracking and retention of sediments and total phosphorus (TP) in a model, full-scale, long-term operated CW, which in practice treats runoff from a typical rural catchment with pollution from both point and diffuse sources. Nutrient contributions from agricultural runoff and OWTSs have been quantified in eight catchments, while the source tracking and retention of sediments and P has been studied in the model CW. P runoff in the catchments was largely affected by precipitation and runoff situation, and varied both throughout the year (every single year) and from one year to another. Annual TP contribution that origins from OWTSs was in general limited, and only 1 % in the catchment of the model CW. Monthly contribution, however, was higher than 30 % during warm/dry season, and cold months with frost season. For the purpose of source tracking study, faecal indicator bacteria (reported in terms of Escherichia coli - E. coli) and host-specific 16S rRNA gene markers Bacteroidales have been applied. High E.coli concentrations were well associated with high TP inputs into waterbodies during dry or/and cold season with little or no agriculture runoff, and further microbial source tracking (MST) tests proved human contribution. There are considerable variations in retention of sediments and TP in the CW between the years, and the annual yearly retention was about 38 % and 16 %, respectively. During the study period, the average monthly retention of sediments and TP was 54 % and 32 %, respectively. E. coli concentrations were also reduced in water passing the CW. The study confirmed that runoff from agricultural areas is the main P source in watercourses, however, discharges from OWTS can also be of great importance for the water quality, especially during warm/dry- and cold/frosty periods. Small CWs treating catchment runoff contribute substantially to the reduction of sediments, TP and faecal indicator bacteria transport into water recipients.
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Johannes Deelstra K Krishna Reddy K Suresh Reddy Sekhar Udaya Nagothu V. Geethalakshmi A. Lakshmanan M.S. ArasuAbstract
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Johannes Deelstra Krishna Reddy K. Suresh Reddy K. Sekhar Udaya Nagothu Geethalakshmi V. Lakshmanan A. M. S. ArasuAbstract
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Video: How should India and other countries adapt their agricultural practices to a changing climate? In a new film, researchers explain how they go about in the ClimaAdapt project when developing new rice growing technologies and undertaking capacity building of farmers.
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Lillian Øygarden Johannes Deelstra Ainis Lagzdins Marianne Bechmann Inga Greipsland Katarina Kyllmar Arvydas Povilaitis Arvo IitalAbstract
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Lecture – Hydrological characteristics, water sampling routines and load estimates
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Johannes Deelstra Arvo Iital Arvydas Povilaitis Katarina Kyllmar Inga Greipsland Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen Viesturs Jansons Jari Koskiaho Ainis LagzdinsAbstract
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Katarina Kyllmar Marianne Bechmann Johannes Deelstra Arvo Iital Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen Viesteurs Jansons Jari Koskiaho Arvydas PovilaitisAbstract
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Arvydas Povilaitis Antanas Sigitas Sileika Johannes Deelstra Kazimieras Gaigalis Giedrius BaigysAbstract
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Johannes Deelstra Arvo Iital Arvydas Povilaitis Katarina Kyllmar Inga Greipsland Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen Viesturs Jansons Jari Koskiaho Ainis LagzdinsAbstract
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Xueli Chen Marianne Bechmann Johannes Deelstra Lillian Øygarden Lei Zhang Yufeng Wang Baoku Zhou Xingzhu Ma Dan WeiAbstract
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Sigrun Hjalmarsdottir Kværnø Csilla Farkas Marianne Stenrød Ole Martin Eklo Attila Nemes Jannes Stolte Johannes Deelstra Alexander Melvold EngebretsenAbstract
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Sekhar Udaya Nagothu David Nicholas Barton A.K. Gosain K. Palanisami Kota Tirupathaiah Per Stålnacke Sanjay Gupta Johannes DeelstraAbstract
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Agriculture contributes a significant portion of the nutrient supply to the environment, being to a large degree responsible for the eutrophication of inland waters and coastal zones. Agricultural practices, climatic conditions, topography and geological conditions are important factors in determining these losses. However, also hydrological flow processes and pathways play an important role in the nutrient and soil loss processes. This chapter presents the results of a comparison of the hydrology in three catchments, two of which are located in Norway and one in Poland.
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Per Stålnacke Geoffrey Gooch Sekhar Udaya Nagothu Ingrid Nesheim Line Johanne Barkved Bruna Grizzetti Johannes Deelstra Håkon Thaulow Dag BergeAbstract
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Nutrient losses from agricultural catchments in Norway have been monitored since 1992 as part of the Norwegian Agricultural Environmental Monitoring Programme (JOVA). The catchments are at locations which are chosen to represent typical Norwegian agricultural systems such as the production of cereals, grass/livestock and vegetables. Losses are reported annually.
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Nils Vagstad Helen French H.E. Andersen H. Behrendt B. Grizzetti P. Groenendijk A. Lo Porto H. Reisser C. Siderius J. Stromquist J. Hejzlar Johannes DeelstraAbstract
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Johannes Deelstra Sigrun Hjalmarsdottir Kværnø Kirsti Granlund Antanas Sigitas Sileika Kazimieras Gaigalis Katarina Kyllmar Nils VagstadAbstract
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Marianne Bechmann Johannes Deelstra Per Stålnacke Hans Olav Eggestad Lillian Øygarden Annelene PengerudAbstract
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This paper discusses the monitoring network for diffuse pollution from agriculture in Estonia in the context of implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Nitrate Directive (ND). Seven surface water monitoring stations in agricultural catchments represent two out of three river basin districts designated in Estonia according to the WFD criteria. The national monitoring programme of ground water quality involves 516 stations of which about half were monitored in 2005. The monitoring sites cover all main ground water bodies in Estonia but are largely concentrated in the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ). Analyses did not reveal any significant trends in total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations in studied rivers during the last 15 years except in one site. The ground water quality stabilised after decrease of nitrate concentrations in the early 1990s, especially in the south part of the NVZ, but even in 2005 the nitrate concentration exceeded 50 mg l1 in 42 out of 145 ground water samples in this region. The existing surface water quality monitoring network provides only restricted information to select between different management options when implementing action programmes for the NVZ and the river basin management plans (RBMP) under the WFD.
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Ole Martin Eklo Olav Lode Randi Bolli Reidun Aspmo Gunnhild Riise Tore Krogstad Brit Salbu Johannes DeelstraAbstract
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