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The UWO dataset – long-term observations from a full-scale field laboratory to better understand urban hydrology at small spatio-temporal scales
Frank Blumensaat
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Institute of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
Landesdirektion Sachsen, Stauffenbergallee 2, 01099 Dresden, Germany
Simon Bloem
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Christian Ebi
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Andy Disch
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Christian Förster
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Max Maurer
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Institute of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
Mayra Rodriguez
Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Jörg Rieckermann
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Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Detailed monitoring of urban drainage systems is challenging due to the hazardous environment, the required expertise and resources. The Fehraltorf Urban Water Observatory provides a unique dataset with 124 sensors observing rainfall-runoff, wastewater and in-sewer temperatures as well as wireless sensor network performance for three years. To enhance usability, systematic meta-data, sewer infrastructure, and a hydrodynamic model are included.
Detailed monitoring of urban drainage systems is challenging due to the hazardous environment,...
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