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10 May 2021
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From mythology to science: the development of scientific hydrological concepts in Greek antiquity and its relevance to modern hydrology
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil
Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou
5, GR 157 80 Zographou, Greece
Nikos Mamassis
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil
Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou
5, GR 157 80 Zographou, Greece
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P. Molnar, S. Fatichi, L. Gaál, J. Szolgay, and P. Burlando
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We present an empirical study of the rates of increase in precipitation intensity with air temperature using high-resolution 10 min precipitation records in Switzerland. We estimated the scaling rates for lightning (convective) and non-lightning event subsets and show that scaling rates are between 7 and 14%/C for convective rain and that mixing of storm types exaggerates the relations to air temperature. Doubled CC rates reported by other studies are an exception in our data set.
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Freshwater ecosystems encompass the most threatened species on earth. Environmental flow requirements need to be addressed globally to provide sufficient water for humans and nature. We present a comparison of five environmental flow methods validated with locally calculated EFRs. We showed that methods based on monthly average flow such as the variable monthly flow method are more reliable than methods based on annual thresholds. A range of EFRs was calculated for large river basins.
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This paper is the result of new research of ancient and early modern sources about the developments of the concept of the hydrological cycle and of hydrology in general. It shows that the flooding of the Nile was the first geophysical problem formulated in scientific terms in the cradle of natural philosophy and science in the 6th century BC. Aristotle was able to find the correct solution to the problem, which he tested through what it appears to be the first scientific expedition in history.
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