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Climate and Climate Change in the Drava-Mura Catchment

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Climate is markedly different in the upland and lowland catchments of the Drava River. The Illyric climate of the Austrian section of the Drava Valley is characterised by Mediterranean influences (high number of sunshine hours, late autumn rainfalls, moderately cold winters, but abundant rainfall in the summer), while in the Upper Mura catchment Atlantic weather (frequent rainfalls in all seasons, deeper snow cover, high humidity) prevails for most of the year. The overall result is a relatively mild climate, which, however, shows a mosaical pattern. The orographic and wind shelter effects on precipitation are highly variable in the different parts of the upland catchment. Spatial variations in the predominance of climatic influences (oceanic, continental and Mediterranean air masses) are revealed through a graphic analysis of temperature, precipitation amounts and wind direction. The distribution of precipitation as well as the depth, duration and melting date of snow cover determine (along with ice melt) the river regime of the Drava and its tributaries. To the southeast, in the lowland section there is a gradual transition towards a more continental Pannonian climate, which only has a subordinate contribution to river discharge of the Drava. Climate change trends are expected to further increase contrasts between climate zones.

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Lóczy, D. (2019). Climate and Climate Change in the Drava-Mura Catchment. In: Lóczy, D. (eds) The Drava River. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92816-6_4

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