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Long-term changes in the hydrological regime of high mountain Lake Morskie Oko (Tatra Mountains, Central Europe)
- Source :
- Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, Vol 65, Iss 2, Pp 146-153 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Sciendo, 2017.
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Abstract
- The paper discusses changes in the hydrological regime of high mountain Lake Morskie Oko located in the Tatra Mountains, in the Tatra Mountains National Park, a UNESCO biosphere reserve (MaB). According to the research conducted in the years 1971–2015, its water stages decreased by 3.5 cm·dec−1, mean annual water temperature increased by 0.3°C·dec−1 and the duration of ice phenomena and ice cover was reduced by 10 day·dec−1. No considerable changes in maximum values of ice cover thickness were recorded. Such tendencies are primarily caused by long-term changes in climatic conditions – air temperature and atmospheric precipitation. The hydrological regime of the lake was also determined by changes in land use in the lake’s catchment and its location in high mountains.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0042790X
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7caa6f29bd4417fb31371a8277a75b8
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2017-0005