Journal
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
Volume 58, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2022WR031976
Keywords
streamflow; hydrological drought; trend estimation; cluster analysis; SSI; Europe
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Funding
- Spanish Commission of Science and Technology [CGL2017-82216-R, CGL2017-83866-C3-1-R, PCI2019103631]
- FEDER [CGL2017-82216-R, CGL2017-83866-C3-1-R, PCI2019103631]
- CROSSDRO project - AXIS (Assessment of Cross(X)-Sectorial climate Impacts and pathways for Sustainable transformation)
- JPI-Climate co-funded call of the European Commission
- INDECIS, ERA4CS, an ERA-NET
- JPI Climate
- FORMAS (SE)
- DLR (DE)
- BMWFW (AT)
- IFD (DK)
- MINECO (ES)
- ANR (FR)
- European Union [690462]
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This study presents a new data set of gauged streamflow for Europe and assesses changes in the characteristics of hydrological droughts across different regions. Results reveal complex spatial patterns of hydrological droughts in Europe over the past six decades, with more frequent and severe droughts in southern and central Europe and opposite trends in northern Europe.
This study presents a new data set of gauged streamflow (N = 3,224) for Europe spanning the period 1962-2017. The Monthly Streamflow of Europe Dataset (MSED) is freely available at . Based on this data set, changes in the characteristics of hydrological drought (i.e., frequency, duration, and severity) were assessed for different regions of Europe. Due to the density of the database, it is possible to delimit spatial patterns in hydrological droughts trend with the greatest detail available to date. Results reveal bidirectional changes in monthly streamflow, with negative changes predominating over central and southern Europe, while positive trends dominate over northern Europe. Temporally, two dominant patterns were noted. The first pattern corresponds to a consistent downward trend in all months, evident for southern Europe. A second pattern was noted over central and northern Europe and western France, with a predominant negative trend during warm months and a positive trend in cold months. For hydrological drought events, results suggest a positive trend toward more frequent and severe droughts in southern and central Europe and conversely a negative trend over northern Europe. This study emphasizes that hydrological droughts show complex spatial patterns across Europe over the past six decades, implying that hydrological drought behavior in Europe has a regional character. Accordingly it is challenging to adopt efficient strategies and policies to monitor and mitigate drought impacts at the continental level.
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