European Grid Dataset of Actual Evapotranspiration, Water Availability and Effective Precipitation
Nistor M.-M. Satyanaga A. Dezsi Ş. Haidu I.
May 2022MDPI
Atmosphere
2022#13Issue 5
The sustainability of a territory is closely related to its resources. Due to climate change, the most precious natural resource, water, has been negatively affected by climatic conditions in terms of quantity and quality. CLIMAT datasets of 1 km2 spatial resolution were used and pro-cessed in the ArcGIS environment to generate maps of actual evapotranspiration, water availability, and effective precipitation for the periods of 1961–1990 (1990s), 2011–2040 (2020s), and 2041–2070 (2050s). The product is of paramount importance for the analysis of the actual situation in Europe indicating high water availability in the Alps Range, the Carpathians Mountains, Northern European countries, and the British Islands. On the other hand, low water availability has been evidenced in the Southern and Eastern European areas. For the future period (2050s), the monthly potential evapotranspiration is expected to increase by 30%. The climate models also show an increase in the actual evapotranspiration between past and future periods by 40%. The changes in water availability and effective precipitation between the past (1990s) and future (2050s) indicate decreases of 10%. The most affected areas by climate change are located within the Mediterranean areas, the Iberian Peninsula, and Eastern Europe.
CLIMAT datasets , climate change , Europe , infiltration , spatial data , water resources
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Department of Hydrogeology, Earthresearch Company, 7 Bucegi Street, Cluj-Napoca, 400667, Romania
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Geography, University of Babeş-Bolyai, 5–7 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, 400006, Romania
Laboratory LOTERR, EA-7304, Faculty of Geography, University of Lorraine, Metz, 57045, France
Department of Hydrogeology
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Geography
Laboratory LOTERR
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