Part VI presents the “Case Studies.” Chapter 13 “Particularities of Drain
Liquid in the Small Wetland of Braila Natural Park, Romania” highlights the
particularities of the hydrological regime and, especially that of the liquid leakage
on the lower course of Danube, within one of the many wetlands along the river to
correctly quantify the water intake critical periods, for various uses. The chapter
was written by Daniel Constantin Diaconu from Department of Meteorology and
Hydrology and Research Center for Integrated Analysis and Territorial
Management, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest. Chapter 14
“Assessment of Some Diurnal Streamwater Profiles in Western and
Northern Romania in Relation to Meteorological Data” detects the shapes of
diurnal profiles and their spatial variations by water and air measurements that were
conducted in river valleys of Romania. It was prepared by Andrei-Emil Briciu,
Dinu Iulian Oprea, Dumitru Mihăilă, Liliana Gina Lazurca (Andrei),
Luciana-Alexandra Costan (Briciu) from Department of Geography, Ștefan cel
Mare University of Suceava and Petruț-Ionel Bistricean from Suceava Weather
Station, National Meteorological Administration. Chapter 15 “Drought and
Insolvency: Case Study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the Period
Between the Years 2011–2012)” presents the impact of the drought recorded in the
autumn of the year 2011 and the spring of the year 2012 which entailed a drastic
reduction in power production provided by hydropower plants, reasons for which
the company Hidroelectrica S.A. became unable to distribute power to beneficiaries. The chapter was prepared by Gheorghe Romanescu and Ionuț Minea from
Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan
Cuza” University of Iași. Chapter 16 “Water Resources from Apuseni Mountains
—Major Coordinates” presents aspects related to the general organization of the
available water resources, followed by an assessment of the factors determining the
water flow, followed the observations related to the water flow parameters. It was
prepared by Răzvan Bătinaș and Gheorghe Șerban from Faculty of Geography,
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca and Daniel Sabău from Romanian Waters
National Administration—Someș-Tisa Regional Water Branch, Cluj-Napoca.
The last, seventh, part of this book presents “Conclusion” and was prepared by
editors of this book.
We would like express special thanks to all who contributed to this high-quality
volume which presents a real source of knowledge and latest findings in the field of
Water Resources Management of Romania. We would like to thank all the authors
for their contributions. Without their patience and effort in writing and revising the
different versions to satisfy the high-quality standards of Springer, it would not have
been possible to produce this volume and make it a reality. Much appreciation and
great thanks are also owed to the editors of the Environmental Earth Science book
series at Springer for the constructive comments, advices, and the critical reviews.
Acknowledgments must be extended to include all members of the Springer team
who have worked long and hard to produce this volume. We believe that the book
will be a valuable source of information, knowledge and experiences for the academics, practitioners, researchers, graduate students, and scientists not only in
Romania.
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Liquid in the Small Wetland of Braila Natural Park, Romania” highlights the
particularities of the hydrological regime and, especially that of the liquid leakage
on the lower course of Danube, within one of the many wetlands along the river to
correctly quantify the water intake critical periods, for various uses. The chapter
was written by Daniel Constantin Diaconu from Department of Meteorology and
Hydrology and Research Center for Integrated Analysis and Territorial
Management, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest. Chapter 14
“Assessment of Some Diurnal Streamwater Profiles in Western and
Northern Romania in Relation to Meteorological Data” detects the shapes of
diurnal profiles and their spatial variations by water and air measurements that were
conducted in river valleys of Romania. It was prepared by Andrei-Emil Briciu,
Dinu Iulian Oprea, Dumitru Mihăilă, Liliana Gina Lazurca (Andrei),
Luciana-Alexandra Costan (Briciu) from Department of Geography, Ștefan cel
Mare University of Suceava and Petruț-Ionel Bistricean from Suceava Weather
Station, National Meteorological Administration. Chapter 15 “Drought and
Insolvency: Case Study of the Producer-Buyer Conflict (Romania, the Period
Between the Years 2011–2012)” presents the impact of the drought recorded in the
autumn of the year 2011 and the spring of the year 2012 which entailed a drastic
reduction in power production provided by hydropower plants, reasons for which
the company Hidroelectrica S.A. became unable to distribute power to beneficiaries. The chapter was prepared by Gheorghe Romanescu and Ionuț Minea from
Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan
Cuza” University of Iași. Chapter 16 “Water Resources from Apuseni Mountains
—Major Coordinates” presents aspects related to the general organization of the
available water resources, followed by an assessment of the factors determining the
water flow, followed the observations related to the water flow parameters. It was
prepared by Răzvan Bătinaș and Gheorghe Șerban from Faculty of Geography,
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca and Daniel Sabău from Romanian Waters
National Administration—Someș-Tisa Regional Water Branch, Cluj-Napoca.
The last, seventh, part of this book presents “Conclusion” and was prepared by
editors of this book.
We would like express special thanks to all who contributed to this high-quality
volume which presents a real source of knowledge and latest findings in the field of
Water Resources Management of Romania. We would like to thank all the authors
for their contributions. Without their patience and effort in writing and revising the
different versions to satisfy the high-quality standards of Springer, it would not have
been possible to produce this volume and make it a reality. Much appreciation and
great thanks are also owed to the editors of the Environmental Earth Science book
series at Springer for the constructive comments, advices, and the critical reviews.
Acknowledgments must be extended to include all members of the Springer team
who have worked long and hard to produce this volume. We believe that the book
will be a valuable source of information, knowledge and experiences for the academics, practitioners, researchers, graduate students, and scientists not only in
Romania.
viii
Preface