Abstract
According to many studies (Hansen et al., 1988; Schneider, 1990; Kellogg, 1991), the potential exists for significant increases in global air temperature to occur coupled with changes in global and regional patterns as a consequence of so-called ‘greenhouse effect’ increased by human activity. The basis for these predictions comes from general circulation model (GCM) output as a result of sensitivity studies associated with a CO, doubling. One of the most important consequences of human-induced climate change may be an alteration of the surface hydrologic balance, including changes in timing and magnitude of streamflow, evapotranspiration, soil moisture and ground-water recharge (Meehl and Washington, 1988; Rind, 1988; Thomas and Henderson-Sellers, 1992). It is obvious that if global warming is to materialize, this would significantly effect the CSL. However, the reaction of the CSL on anticipated global warming (even a possible direction of its change) is not clear.
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Rodionov, S.N. (1994). Caspian Sea Level and Anticipated Global Warming. In: Global and Regional Climate Interaction: The Caspian Sea Experience. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1074-7_5
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