Variability in temperature, precipitation and river discharge in the Baltic States

• Published in: Boreal environment research Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 150 - 162
• Main Authors: KRIAUCIUNIENE, Jurate, MEILUTYTE-BARAUSKIENE, Diana, REIHAN, Alvina, KOLTSOVA, Tatjana, LIZUMA, Lita, SARAUSKIENE, Diana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Helsinski Finnish Environment Institute 2012; Suomen Ymparistokeskus
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Atmospheric temperature; Biological and medical sciences; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Environmental aspects; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Marine and continental quaternary; Precipitation variability; Rivers; Surficial geology; Synecology; Latvia; Baltic region; Lithuania; Europe; Estonia; rivers; Territory; river discharge; streams; ground water; runoff; climate; variability; Long term; Feeding; precipitation; water resources; aquifers; temperature; climate change

The climate change impact on water resources is observed in all the Baltic States. These processes became more evident in the last decades. Although the territory of the Baltic States (Lithuania. Latvia, Estonia) is not large (175 000 [km.sup.2]), the climatic differences are quite considerable. We...