UDC 556.535(477)

ISBN 978-966-00-1349-5

Scientific edition

Vyshnevskyi Victor

Kutsiy Andriy

"Long-term changes in the water regime of rivers in Ukraine"

  This book presents generalized information on the most important hydrological characteristics of rivers: water levels and flow rates, runoff of suspended sediments, water temperature, etc. The observed changes in the water regime in recent decades, in particular under the influence of climate change and economic activity, have been identified. The description of the largest rivers and the water management objects created on them is given. Data on the location of hydrological posts, as well as photographs of many of them are provided.

The book is designed for the hydrometeorologists, water managers, environmentalists, university lecturers and students.

CONTENTS

Preface

1. Natural features of the territory and the impact of economic activity
1.1. Geological structure and relief
1.2. Hydrogeological conditions
1.3. Soils
1.4. Climate
1.4.1. General characteristics
1.4.2. Air temperature
1.4.3. Precipitation
1.4.4. Snow cover
1.4.5. Wind regime
1.4.6. Air humidity
1.4.7. Evaporation from the water surface
1.5. Vegetation
1.6. Economic activity and its changes in recent decades

2. Hydrological knowledge
2.1. History of hydrological network formation
2.2. Current state of the observation network
2.3. Hydrological information

3. Hydrographic network
3.1. General characteristics
3.2. Hydrographic characteristics of rivers

4. Water levels

5. Water discharges

6. Water turbidity and sediment yield

7. Water temperature

8. Ice regime
8.1. Terms of ice phenomena
8.2. The thickness of the ice cover

9. The Dnipro River
9.1. General characteristics
9.2. The Dnipro cascade
9.2.1. General characteristics
9.2.2. Kyivske Reservoir
9.2.3. Kanivske Reservoir
9.2.4. Kremenchutske Reservoir
9.2.5. Kamianske Reservoir
9.2.6. Dniprovske Reservoir
9.2.7. Kakhovske Reservoir
9.3. Water use
9.4. Water regime
9.4.1. Water levels
9.4.2. Water discharges
9.4.3. Thermal and ice regimes
9.5. Water balance of the Dnipro reservoirs
9.6. The largest tributaries
9.6.1. The Pripyat River
9.6.2. The Desna River

10. The Dniester River
10.1. General characteristics
10.2. Water management complex
10.3. Water regime

11. The Southern Buh
11.1. General characteristics
11.2. Water management complex
11.3. Water regime

12. The Siverskyi Donets River
12.1. General characteristics
12.2. Water management complex
12.3. Water regime

13. The Danube River
13.1. General characteristics
13.2. The Lower Danube River
13.3. Water regime
13.3.1. Observation network
13.3.2. Water levels
13.3.3. Water discharges
13.3.4. Water turbidity and sediment yield

14. Rivers of the Ukrainian Carpathians
14.1. General characteristics
14.2. Water regime

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography