Juerg Merz

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Name Juerg Merz
Email Id Merz@icimod.org.np
Contact Address PARDYP/ICIMOD GPO Box 3226,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Academic Record 1997 MSc Geography
Employment Position : Research Associate
Job Description : Hydrologist
Organisation : University of Bem/Switzerland and ICIMOD.
Ph.D Research Project
 
Study Title
Water Balances, Floods and Sediment Transport in the 'HKH-Data analyses modelling and comparison of selected mass scale watersheds.
Study Region Nepal, Yunnan/china, (NWFP/Paksitan)
Problem Statement/Central Research Question
Assessment of current water resources in terms of availability, use, flood generation and actor in land degradation in selected mass watersheds and modelling of changes on the basis of scenarios.
Relevance of the question/hypothesis

Contribution to the better understandin of the integrated function of water resources at the mass-scale in the middle mountain of the HKH and inputs into rural development planning at this scale.
How the question/hypothesis is researched

- Hydro-metrological measurements methods in five watersheds.
- Analyses of the data alone,
- Different surveys including water demand and supply, sediment sources and
- Strong basis of secondary data in the selected watersheds
- Modelling

Guide(s) Prof. Rolf Weingartur
Institutional Affliation University of Bem/Switzerland
Duration

Start Date : 1998
End Date : 2002

Publications
Merz.J;Mosley, M.P(1998) Hydrological Behaviour of pastoral hill country modified by extensive landsliding, northen Hawhe's Bay, New Zealand, in journal of Hydrology (NZ) 37 (2):113-139
Merz.J;Dangol, B.S; Weingartner.R; Naharmi.G. 2000; Impact of Land on use on generation of high Flows in the Yarsha Khola Watershed Nepal. In sllea.R; Schieier.H; Brown.S; Shah.P.B. PAROYP - research for development in the HKH - The first three years(1996-1999), ICIMOD, Kathmandu. Merz.J; Nahami.G. 2001: Water availability in rural watersheds of the middle moutains in Nepal. Proceedings of the Internet Symposium on the Himalaya Enviroments held in the Kathmandu, Nepal, November 2000.
 
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