Impact of climate change on the Curonian Lagoon water balance components, salinity and water temperature in the 21st century

• Autorzy: Jakimavičius D. , Kriaučiūnienė J. , Šarauskienė D.

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DOI

10.1016/j.oceano.2018.02.003

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Curonian Lagoon is a shallow water body connected to the Baltic Sea by a narrow navigable strait, which enables an exchange of water of different salinity. The projected climate change together with the peculiarities of mixing water will undoubtedly alter hydrological regime of this lagoon. The study uses three climate model outputs under four RCP scenarios, four sea level rise scenarios and hydrological modelling in order to project the extent to which water balance components, salinity and temperature may change in the future. In order to simulate river inflow, the Nemunas River hydrological model was created using HBV software. In general, the changes of the lagoon water balance components, salinity and temperature are expected to be more significant in 2081-2100 than in 2016-2035. It was estimated that in the reference period (1986-2005) the river inflow was 22.1 km³, inflow from the sea was 6.8 km³, salinity (at Juodkrantė) was 1.2 ppt and average water temperature of the lagoon was 9.2°C. It was projected that in 2081-2100 the river inflow may change from 22.1 km³ (RCP2.6) to 15.9 km³ (RCP8.5), whereas inflow from the sea is expected to vary from 8.5 km³ (RCP2.6) to 11.0 km³ (RCP8.5). The lagoon salinity at Juodkrantė is likely to grow from 1.4 ppt (RCP2.6) to 2.6 ppt (RCP8.5) by the end of the century due to global sea level rise and river inflow decrease. The lagoon water temperature is projected to increase by 2-6°C by the year 2100.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Curonian Lagoon; RCP scenarios; HBV modelling software; water salinity; water temperature

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: No. 60 (3)
• Strony: 378--389
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., mapy, rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Jakimavičius D.

• Laboratory of Hydrology, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania

autor

Kriaučiūnienė J.

• Laboratory of Hydrology, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania

autor

Šarauskienė D.

• Laboratory of Hydrology, Lithuanian Energy Institute, Kaunas, Lithuania

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