Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin
Climate change (CC) has altered the hydrological cycle, mainly due to changes in temperature and precipitation, leading indirectly to regional water shortage issues, especially in the Mediterranean areas. The objective of this work was the investigation of the CC impact on water resources. Hydrologi...
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| description | Climate change (CC) has altered the hydrological cycle, mainly due to changes in temperature and precipitation, leading indirectly to regional water shortage issues, especially in the Mediterranean areas. The objective of this work was the investigation of the CC impact on water resources. Hydrological simulations under several CC scenarios were performed for the Vivari subbasin, located in the Eurotas river basin, Peloponnese, Greece. The analysis was carried out by applying the Thomas ABCD water balance model on a monthly basis, initially for the period between 2005 and 2009, to calibrate the model using available runoff measurements. Then, CC scenarios were incorporated into the model and the results are presented indicatively for three periods: a historic period (1970–2000), which was used as the reference period for comparisons; and two future periods: 2031–2060 and 2061–2090. Simulations for the three periods were based on freely available monthly precipitation and temperature timeseries, which were provided by the Data Extraction Application for Regional Climate (DEAR-Clima) web application tool. Results regarding average values, trends, and other statistics for monthly runoff are provided for the three periods and for several scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5a7e2cc56e9406e934804a6e1c54daa2024-03-27T13:37:32ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312023-09-0126115910.3390/environsciproc2023026159Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas BasinNatalia Kotsianou0Elissavet Feloni1Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, Egaleo Park Campus, University of West Attica, Ag. Spyridonos Str., 12243 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, Egaleo Park Campus, University of West Attica, Ag. Spyridonos Str., 12243 Athens, GreeceClimate change (CC) has altered the hydrological cycle, mainly due to changes in temperature and precipitation, leading indirectly to regional water shortage issues, especially in the Mediterranean areas. The objective of this work was the investigation of the CC impact on water resources. Hydrological simulations under several CC scenarios were performed for the Vivari subbasin, located in the Eurotas river basin, Peloponnese, Greece. The analysis was carried out by applying the Thomas ABCD water balance model on a monthly basis, initially for the period between 2005 and 2009, to calibrate the model using available runoff measurements. Then, CC scenarios were incorporated into the model and the results are presented indicatively for three periods: a historic period (1970–2000), which was used as the reference period for comparisons; and two future periods: 2031–2060 and 2061–2090. Simulations for the three periods were based on freely available monthly precipitation and temperature timeseries, which were provided by the Data Extraction Application for Regional Climate (DEAR-Clima) web application tool. Results regarding average values, trends, and other statistics for monthly runoff are provided for the three periods and for several scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/26/1/159climate changeABCD water balance modelwater shortagerunoffEurotas |
| spellingShingle | Natalia Kotsianou Elissavet Feloni Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin Environmental Sciences Proceedings climate change ABCD water balance model water shortage runoff Eurotas |
| title | Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin |
| title_full | Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin |
| title_fullStr | Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin |
| title_short | Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Eurotas Basin |
| title_sort | modeling the impact of climate change on the hydrology of eurotas basin |
| topic | climate change ABCD water balance model water shortage runoff Eurotas |
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