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There is a general consensus that climate change is an ongoing phenomenon. This will inevitably bring about numerous environmental problems, including alterations to the hydrological cycle, which is already heavily influenced by anthropogenic activity. The available climate scenarios indicate areas where rainfall may increase or diminish, but the final outcome with respect to man and environment will, generally, be detrimental. The research is focused on the climate change implications to the underground water tables of the mainland in Greece, excluding the island complex. It is based on regional climate models (RCMs) simulations under emission scenarios (SRES) Α1Β (3.5 °C), Α2 (4.5 °C) and Β2 (3.1 °C), for specific climatic zones of the Greek area during the period 2011-2100, which were estimated by the third report of IPCC.
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Stournaras, G., Yoxas, G., Vassilakis, E., Nastos, P. (2011). Climate Change Implications on Groundwater in Hellenic Region. In: Lambrakis, N., Stournaras, G., Katsanou, K. (eds) Advances in the Research of Aquatic Environment. Environmental Earth Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19902-8_10
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