Abstract

Potential changes in a hydrological regime caused by a changing climate represent a crucial source of uncertainty in water resources management. For example, in Slovakia, they may manifest themselves in a decrease in water resources, a change in the seasonality of runoff, and an increase in the extremes of floods and droughts. The research presented here focuses on using the hydrological balance equation to predict changes in the total catchment evapotranspiration under changing climate conditions. Using the TUW rainfall-runoff model and the KNMI and MPI climate change scenarios, the hydrological regime of eight selected basins in Slovakia was simulated for three thirty-year periods from 2010 until the year 2100. The results showed that the growth of total catchment evapotranspiration observed in recent decades is likely to increase further in the future.

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Title
Detection of Changes in Evapotranspiration on a Catchment Scale Under Changing Climate Conditions in Selected River Basins of Slovakia
Author
Keszeliová, Anita 1 ; Výleta, Roman 1 ; Danáčová, Michaela 1 ; Hlavčová, Kamila 1 ; Sleziak, Patrik 2 ; Gribovszki, Zoltán 3 ; Szolgay, Ján 1 

 Dept. of Land and Water Resources Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia 
 Institute of Hydrology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia 
 University of West Hungary, Institute of Geomatics and Civil Engineering, Sopron, Hungary 
Pages
55-63
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
12103896
e-ISSN
13383973
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2761600082
Copyright
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