Climate change impact on water balance of Lake Balaton.
Impact of climate change on average annual water balance of Lake Balaton was examined under different climate scenarios. Increase in annual temperature by 1.5 degrees C and decrease in annual precipitation by 5% are likely to lead to considerable decrease in water recharge of lake. If an increase in annual temperature by 2.8 degrees C is coupled with a decrease in precipitation by 10%, Lake Balaton could turn into a closed lake without outflow.
Nováky
Béla
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Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem rakpart 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
D002980:Climate; D005618:Fresh Water; D006814:Hungary