Dr. Ursula Schmedtje ICPDR Secretariat 1 Common intercalibration types in the new Eastern Continental Intercalibration Region Dr. Ursula Schmedtje ICPDR Secretariat
Number of sub-river basins per country (in descending order): A: 6, RO: 5, YU: 5, SK: 4, H: 4, HR: 3, UA: 3, D: 2, CZ: 2, SLO: 2, BG: 2, MD: 2, BIH: 1
Countries in the Danube River Basin 3 Countries in the Danube River Basin ICPDR Germany Croatia Small territories*: Austria Serbia-Montenegro Switzerland Czech Republic Bulgaria Italy Slovak Republic Romania Poland Hungary Moldova Albania Slovenia Ukraine Macedonia Bosnia-Herzegovina *areas less than 2000 km² Dr. Ursula Schmedtje
ICPDR Drafting Group on Typology and Intercalibration 4 ICPDR Drafting Group on Typology and Intercalibration Participants: Austria Slovak Republic Hungary Bulgaria Romania Croatia Written comments: Czech Republic Slovenia
Danube
Eastern Continental IC Region 1 6 Eastern Continental IC Region 1 Is defined by ecoregions: 5 – Dinaric western Balkan (SI, HR, AT) 6 – Hellenic western Balkan (GR) 7 – Eastern Balkan (GR, BG) 10 – Carpathians (CZ, SK, RO) 11 – Hungarian lowlands (AT, CZ, SK, HU, SI, HR, RO) 12 – Pontic Province (RO, BG)
Eastern Continental IC Region 2 7 Eastern Continental IC Region 2 Includes (parts of): Austria Czech Republic Slovak Republic Hungary Slovenia Bulgaria Romania Greece For future purposes: Intercalibration in the Danube river basin Croatia Serbia-Montenegro Bosnia-Herzegovina Moldova Ukraine
Eastern Continental river types 1 8 Eastern Continental river types 1 The Eastern Continental common intercalibration river types are characterised by the following descriptors: ecoregion according to Illies (1978) catchment area (following System A) altitude (in defined size classes) geology (siliceous, calcareous or mixed) substrate
Eastern Continental river types 2 9 Eastern Continental river types 2 Type River characterisation Ecoregion Catchment area Altitude Geology Substrate R-E1 Carpathians: small to medium, mid-altitude 10 10-1000 km² 500-800 m siliceous R-E2 Plains: medium-sized, lowland 11 and 12 100-1000 km² < 200 m R-E3 Plains: large and very large, lowland >1000 km² mixed R-E4 Plains: medium-sized, mid-altitude 200-500 m R-E5 Balkans: medium-sized, mid-altitude 5, 6 and 7 calcareous R-E6 Danube River: middle and downstream >131000 km² < 134 m
Eastern Continental river types 3 10 Eastern Continental river types 3 Type River characterisation AT CZ SK HU SI BG RO GR (HR) R-E1 Carpathians: small to medium, mid-altitude - (X) X R-E2 Plains: medium-sized, lowland ? R-E3 Plains: large and very large, lowland R-E4 Plains: medium-sized, mid-altitude R-E5 Balkans: medium-sized, mid-altitude R-E6 Danube River: middle and downstream
Eastern Continental lake and reservoir types 1 11 Eastern Continental lake and reservoir types 1 The Eastern Continental common intercalibration lake and reservoir types are characterised by the following descriptors: ecoregion according to Illies (1978) altitude (in defined size classes) geology (siliceous, calcareous or mixed) mean depth (in size classes following System A) lake size (in classes following System A)
Eastern Continental lake and reservoir types 2 12 Eastern Continental lake and reservoir types 2 Type Lake characterisation Ecoregion Altitude Geology Mean depth Lake size L-E1 Floodplain lakes: medium-sized, very shallow, lowland 11 and 12 < 200 m mixed < 3 m 0.5-1 km² L-E2 Reservoirs: medium-sized, deep, mid-altitude 10 and 12 500-800 m siliceous >15 m 0.5-1 km² L-E3 Reservoirs: large and very large, deep, mid-altitude 1-100 km² L-E4 Reservoirs: very large, very shallow, lowland > 10 km²
Eastern Continental lake and reservoir types 3 13 Eastern Continental lake and reservoir types 3 Type Lake characterisation AT CZ SK HU SI BG RO GR (HR) L-E1 Floodplain lakes: medium-sized, very shallow, lowland - X ? L-E2 Reservoirs: medium-sized, deep, mid-altitude L-E3 Reservoirs: large and very large, deep, mid-altitude L-E4 Reservoirs: very large, very shallow, lowland