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Warming Vistula River – the effects of climate and local conditions on water temperature in one of the largest rivers in Europe

M. Ptak,M. Sojka,R. Graf,A. Choiński,Senlin Zhu,B. Nowak

Published 2022 in Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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Abstract The paper evaluates changes in the water temperature of the Vistula River – one of the longest rivers in Europe. Mean monthly and annual water temperatures from the period 1971–2017 for 11 stations along the entire length of the river revealed the increasing trends. The mean increase in water temperature in the analysed multi-annual period was 0.31 °C dec–1. In the majority of analysed stations, the key factor determining changes in the water temperature of the river was air temperature. The observed water warming in the Vistula River should be considered an exceptionally unfavourable situation in the context of importance of water temperature for a number of processes and phenomena occurring in river ecosystems. Given the scale of changes, fast measures should be undertaken to slow down the warming.

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