Analysis of groundwater recharge in a selected forest area in Upper Austria.

Groundwater recharge in forest areas: in parts of Austria - specifically Weilhartsforst - it has been shown that annual precipitation totals are decreasing (e.g. Braunau area). The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of this on groundwater recharge, especially when there is no significant surface water supply. For the future water management utilisation of such groundwater bodies, the complex interaction between percolating precipitation and underground groundwater inflows - taking into account different forms of land use such as forest, meadows and arable land - is to be investigated using a specific area (Weilhartsfort in the Braunau area).