Rainfall-Runoff Models in the Mediterranean Area

Dear Colleagues,

Rainfall–runoff models are extensively used to simulate hydrological processes in watersheds worldwide. The use of rainfall–runoff models provides essential information for hydrological analyses related to water resource management, such as designing hydraulic works, addressing environmental and socio-economic problems, water quality assessment, drought and water scarcity management, and others.

This Special Issue of Geosciences focuses on recent advances and applications of rainfall–runoff models in the Mediterranean area. Rainfall–runoff modelling in this region, which is anticipated to face increased challenges due to climate change and is considered a biodiversity hotspot, is particularly interesting and important. The diverse geographical and topographical features (plains, high mountains, long coastal lines, islands, etc.) and climate conditions of the region result in a wide range of characteristics of Mediterranean watersheds. The unique Mediterranean-type ecosystems and several crops with distinctive Mediterranean features are highly affected by changes in the hydrological regime. Furthermore, in many parts of the region, socio-economic conditions and anthropogenic pressures significantly affect factors related to hydrological processes (e.g. land use changes, urbanisation, agricultural intensification, deforestation, tourism) that may have consequent effects on water availability and quality.

The topics on rainfall–runoff modelling in the Mediterranean area that will be discussed in the Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• model parameterisation and calibration
• data quantity and quality issues
• simulation and prediction of hydrological extremes (floods, droughts)
• rainfall–runoff modelling under climate variability
• land use change impacts on runoff
• rainfall–runoff modelling in ungauged basins
• effects of climate change on runoff
• erosion and sediment transport
• rainfall–runoff and ecosystem degradation

Dr. Dimitris Tigkas
Guest Editor

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• parameterisation and calibration of rainfall–runoff models
• simulation and prediction of hydrological extremes (floods, droughts)
• rainfall–runoff modelling under climate variability
• land-use change impacts on runoff
• rainfall–runoff modelling in ungauged basins
• effects of climate change on runoff