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Models projections of temperature, precipitation, and ET0 in the Carpathian Mountains region. (a) The average of mean annual air temperature between 2011 and 2040 (2020s). (b) The average of mean annual air temperature between 2041 and 2070 (2050s). (c) The average of mean annual precipitation between 2011 and 2040 (2020s). (d) The average of mean annual precipitation between 2041 and 2070 (2050s). (e) The average of annual ET0 between 2011 and 2040 (2020s). (f) The average of annual ET0 between 2041 and 2070 (2050s)

Models projections of temperature, precipitation, and ET0 in the Carpathian Mountains region. (a) The average of mean annual air temperature between 2011 and 2040 (2020s). (b) The average of mean annual air temperature between 2041 and 2070 (2050s). (c) The average of mean annual precipitation between 2011 and 2040 (2020s). (d) The average of mean annual precipitation between 2041 and 2070 (2050s). (e) The average of annual ET0 between 2011 and 2040 (2020s). (f) The average of annual ET0 between 2041 and 2070 (2050s)

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... and in the Carpathian Mountains area indicates significant variation in the mean air temperature and evapotranspiration values for 2020s and 2050s, but also slightly modifications in the precipitation extremes. In base of the climate models observations, the mean annual temperature is expected to increase from -0.8 to 13.5 °C during the 2020s (Fig. 6a) in the Carpathian Mountains area. The future projections indicate values of the mean air temperature from 0.2 to 14.4 °C during the 2050s period (Fig. 6b) in the study area. The precipitation pattern shows values between 460 mm and 1667 mm year-1 for the 2020s (Fig. 6c) and between 478 mm to 1730 mm year -1 for 2050s (Fig. 6d). The ...
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... also slightly modifications in the precipitation extremes. In base of the climate models observations, the mean annual temperature is expected to increase from -0.8 to 13.5 °C during the 2020s (Fig. 6a) in the Carpathian Mountains area. The future projections indicate values of the mean air temperature from 0.2 to 14.4 °C during the 2050s period (Fig. 6b) in the study area. The precipitation pattern shows values between 460 mm and 1667 mm year-1 for the 2020s (Fig. 6c) and between 478 mm to 1730 mm year -1 for 2050s (Fig. 6d). The annual ET0 in the Carpathian Mountains area is expected to range from 312 mm to 674 mm during 2020s and from 327 mm to 713 mm during 2050s (Fig. 6e and ...
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... temperature is expected to increase from -0.8 to 13.5 °C during the 2020s (Fig. 6a) in the Carpathian Mountains area. The future projections indicate values of the mean air temperature from 0.2 to 14.4 °C during the 2050s period (Fig. 6b) in the study area. The precipitation pattern shows values between 460 mm and 1667 mm year-1 for the 2020s (Fig. 6c) and between 478 mm to 1730 mm year -1 for 2050s (Fig. 6d). The annual ET0 in the Carpathian Mountains area is expected to range from 312 mm to 674 mm during 2020s and from 327 mm to 713 mm during 2050s (Fig. 6e and ...
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... °C during the 2020s (Fig. 6a) in the Carpathian Mountains area. The future projections indicate values of the mean air temperature from 0.2 to 14.4 °C during the 2050s period (Fig. 6b) in the study area. The precipitation pattern shows values between 460 mm and 1667 mm year-1 for the 2020s (Fig. 6c) and between 478 mm to 1730 mm year -1 for 2050s (Fig. 6d). The annual ET0 in the Carpathian Mountains area is expected to range from 312 mm to 674 mm during 2020s and from 327 mm to 713 mm during 2050s (Fig. 6e and ...
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... the 2050s period (Fig. 6b) in the study area. The precipitation pattern shows values between 460 mm and 1667 mm year-1 for the 2020s (Fig. 6c) and between 478 mm to 1730 mm year -1 for 2050s (Fig. 6d). The annual ET0 in the Carpathian Mountains area is expected to range from 312 mm to 674 mm during 2020s and from 327 mm to 713 mm during 2050s (Fig. 6e and ...
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... and 2020s. Figure A5 illustrates the spatial distribution of annual AETc in Carpathian Mountains area. Considering the annual AETc and precipitation patterns, the annual water availability was carried out for the 1990s, 2020s, and 2050s periods. In the Carpathian Mountains area, the water availability ranges during 1990s from 129 mm to 1635 mm (Fig. 6a), indicating the lower values (below 200 mm) in the South of Apuseni Mountains, in the western sides of the Curvatures Carpathians, eastern side of the Eastern Carpathains. The high values (over 800 mm) of the water availability spread in the Southern Carpathians and Western Carpathians, but also in the North of Eastern Carpathians. ...

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