Articles | Volume 29, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3037-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-3037-2025
Research article
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17 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 17 Jul 2025

Trends in long-term hydrological data from European karst areas: insights for groundwater recharge evaluation

Markus Giese, Yvan Caballero, Andreas Hartmann, and Jean-Baptiste Charlier

Model code and software

Trends in long-term hydrological data from European karst areas: insights for groundwater recharge evaluation. In Hydrology and Earth System Sciences M. Giese https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15870548

Global karst soring hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world' s fastest-flowing groundwater (https://github.com/KarstHub/WoKaS) T. Olarinoye et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0346-5

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Short summary
Karst springs respond quickly to environmental changes, making them crucial to understanding climate impacts on groundwater. This study analyses long-term trends in precipitation, temperature, and discharge from more than 50 springs across Europe. Results show that while historical discharge trends align with those of rivers, recent changes are driven by rising temperatures rather than precipitation. These findings highlight climate-driven shifts in groundwater recharge and storage processes.
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