Publications

Land subsidence dynamics in the Mekong Delta: Insights from local high-resolution geomechanical parameterization, numerical modelling, and geodetic observations
Dörr, F.; Bauer, J.; Hoan, T. V.; Van, L. T. M.; Schenk, A.; Dörr, N.; Nestmann, F.; Norra, S.
2026. Science of The Total Environment, 1033, Article no: 181850. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181850

The potential of collected rainwater as an alternative water resource for domestic purpose to mitigate groundwater overexploitation in terms of water quality and people’s acceptance
Pham, V. C.; Ho, J.; Bauer, J.; Börsig, N.; Dörr, F.; Hoan, T. V.; Eiche, E.; Tiehm, A.; Norra, S.
2026. Environmental Challenges, 22, Article no: 101443. doi:10.1016/j.envc.2026.101443

The recharge illusion: How seasonal surface loading can hide continuing groundwater resource declines in confined deltaic aquifers
Dörr, F.; Bauer, J.; Rau, G. C.; Lewi, E.; Hoan, V. T.; Van, L. T. M.; Valois, R.; Steinel, A.; Nestmann, F.; Norra, S.
2026. Journal of Hydrology, 665, Art.Nr: 134674. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134674

The Utilization of a 3D Groundwater Flow and Transport Model for a Qualitative Investigation of Groundwater Salinization in the Ca Mau Peninsula (Mekong Delta, Vietnam)
Hoan, T. V.; Richter, K.-G.; Dörr, F.; Bauer, J.; Börsig, N.; Steinel, A.; Le, V. T. M.; Pham, V. C.; Than, D. V.; Norra, S.
2025. Hydrology, 12 (5), 126. doi:10.3390/hydrology12050126

Passive subsurface characterization in subsiding deltas: assessing land subsidence mitigation potential with frequency analyses of groundwater heads and superposing harmonic drivers
Dörr, F.; Bauer, J.; Rau, G. C.; Valois, R.; Hoan, T. V.; Pham, V. C.; Van, L. T. M.; Steinel, A.; Nestmann, F.; Norra, S.
2025. Journal of Hydrology, 662, 133844. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133844

Seawater intrusion in river delta systems. Inter-annual dynamics and drivers of salinity variations in the southern Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Bauer, J.; Dörr, F.; Duong Vu, H. T.; Schenk, A.; Tran, H. V.; Pham, V. C.; Börsig, N.; van der Linden, R.; Nguyen, N. H.; Eiche, E.; Norra, S.
2025. Journal of Hydrology, 661, 133745. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133745

„Grundwasserschutz ist Küstenschutz“ – Interdisziplinäres KIT-Team ermittelt Ursachen für Landsenkungen im Mekong Delta - Campus-Report vom 02.07.2024
Fuchs, S.; Dörr, F.
2024. doi:10.5445/IR/1000171946

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta - Land Subsidence due to Groundwater Overexploitation; [Vietnams Mekong-Delta - Landsenkung infolge von Grundwasserübernutzung]
Dörr, F.; Bauer, J.; Tran, H. V.; Norra, S.; Nestmann, F.
2023. WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, 113 (11), 52 – 56. doi:10.1007/s35147-023-1922-3

Groundwater Use Habits and Environmental Awareness in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam: Implications for Sustainable Water Resource Management
Pham, V. C.; Bauer, J.; Börsig, N.; Ho, J.; Vu Huu, L.; Tran Viet, H.; Dörr, F.; Norra, S.
2023. Environmental Challenges, 13, Art.Nr.: 100742. doi:10.1016/j.envc.2023.100742