title: Climate change impact on water balance of Lake Balaton.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Muegyetem rakpart 3, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Béla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nováky
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D005618:Fresh Water; D006814:Hungary