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  • [Chapter] 1 Average daily discharge and annual peak discharge series collection [Elektronski vir]
    Pekarova, P. ...
    The territory of the Danube River Basin is one of the most flood-endangered regions in Europe. It is therefore essential to have decent knowledge of its flood regime in order to generalize long-term ... observations made throughout the whole Danube territory. Expanding population % and the development of civilization in general % makes the society more vulnerable to floods. This concerns both, the aftermaths of floods and incidents of long lasting periods of droughts. Economic prosperity of each country is reliant on the availability of sufficient water resources. In general, the economic growth and high living standards are responsible for higher water demand (although, e.g. water consumption in Slovakia decreased after 1989 mainly due to economic slow-down and higher costs of water). Because the amount of water resources is limited, the social and economic growth will be expressively limited in the future in many parts of the world. The quantity of water contained in rivers, which are the largest utilizable source of water, fluctuates during the year considerably. In the Danube River, the highest flows are observed as a consequence of spring snowmelt-induced runoff in March and during summer when rainfall is at its maximum. In general, deficit of water in the Danube Basin is observed at the end of summer. Seasonal variability in the runoff can create serious problems both during periods of elevated runoff and limited water supply during dry periods. One of the basic objectives of hydrology in the first half of the 20th century was to propose technical measures to control flows in rivers throughout the whole year. Today, requirements for water resources are often controversial, depending on the needs of various users and industry sectors such as water transport, energy production, irrigation, land drainage, flood protection, industrial and municipal water supply, fish breeding, recreation, water pollution control, and biodiversity preservation. These manifold requirements for water inevitably call for an integrated water management.
    Vrsta gradiva - e-članek
    Leto - 2019
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 9060193