 |
| Titel |
Hydrology of the Po River: looking for changing patterns in river discharge |
| VerfasserIn |
A. Montanari |
| Medientyp |
Artikel
|
| Sprache |
Englisch
|
| ISSN |
1027-5606
|
| Digitales Dokument |
URL |
| Erschienen |
In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 16, no. 10 ; Nr. 16, no. 10 (2012-10-22), S.3739-3747 |
| Datensatznummer |
250013526
|
| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hess-16-3739-2012.pdf |
|
|
|
|
|
| Zusammenfassung |
| Scientists and public administrators are devoting increasing attention to the
Po River, in Italy, in view of concerns related to the impact of increasing
urbanisation and exploitation of water resources. A better understanding of
the hydrological regime of the river is necessary to improve water resources
management and flood protection. In particular, the analysis of the effects
of hydrological and climatic change is crucial for planning sustainable
development and economic growth. An extremely interesting issue is to inspect
to what extent river flows can be naturally affected by the occurrence of
long periods of water abundance or scarcity, which can be erroneously
interpreted as irreversible changes due to human impact. In fact, drought and
flood periods alternatively occurred in the recent past in the form of long-term fluctuations.
This paper presents advanced graphical and analytical
methods to gain a better understanding of the temporal distribution of the Po
River discharge. In particular, we present an analysis of river flow
variability and persistence properties, to gain a better understanding of
natural patterns, and in particular long-term changes, which may affect the
future flood risk and availability of water resources. |
| |
|
| Teil von |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|