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Fieldday of TU Wien

On May 28, 2025, the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management organized a field day for 72 master's students at the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) in Petzenkirchen.

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During the event, the project staff presented their extensive measurement stations: several dozen sensor stations for measuring soil moisture at various depths, automated discharge measurements at surface and drainage outlets, as well as measurements of sediment transport, water quality, and groundwater levels.
The numerous instruments at the weather station were also introduced in more detail.

In addition, the field day offered students the opportunity to gain practical experience and ask the HOAL project staff questions.

Due to the high number of master's students this year, they had to be divided into groups, with each group receiving a specific field task and the opportunity to conduct measurement experiments.

A particular highlight was the calibration of the radar devices at the new runoff station along the green flow path. Using a 10,000-liter tank, water was released through the station, where both discharge and flow velocity were manually measured at varying water levels and compared with the radar data.