Part III Change of Flow in Polish Rivers
9 Flow Regime Patterns and Their Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Dariusz Wrzesiński
10 Flow Seasonality in Two Big Polish Rivers – The Vistula
and the Oder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Paweł Jokiel and Przemysław Tomalski
11 Low-Flows in Polish Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Edmund Tomaszewski and Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
12 Dynamics, Range, and Severity of Hydrological Drought
in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Edmund Tomaszewski and Malwina Kozek
13 Flood Marks in Poland and Their Significance in Water
Management and Flood Safety Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Marcin Gorączko
14 Flood Potential of Polish Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Artur Magnuszewski
15 Flood Risk Management System in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Renata Graf
16 Water Management in the Pomeranian Rivers Estuary Zone
on the Background of Hydro-meteorological Conditions . . . . . . . . . 305
Joanna Fac-Beneda, Izabela Chlost, and Alicja Olszewska
Part IV Economic Importance of Water Resources
17 Exploitation of Rivers in Poland for Electricity Production –
Current Condition and Perspectives for Development . . . . . . . . . . 327
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka and Leszek Szczęch
18 Waterways in Poland – The History, Present State and Future . . . 357
Marcin Gorączko and Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
19 The Effects of Plant Irrigation in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska and Jacek Żarski
20 Power Plant Open Cooling System in the Context
of the Objectives of the Water Framework Directive . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Leszek Pająk, Agnieszka Operacz, and Barbara Tomaszewska
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9 Flow Regime Patterns and Their Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Dariusz Wrzesiński
10 Flow Seasonality in Two Big Polish Rivers – The Vistula
and the Oder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Paweł Jokiel and Przemysław Tomalski
11 Low-Flows in Polish Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Edmund Tomaszewski and Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
12 Dynamics, Range, and Severity of Hydrological Drought
in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Edmund Tomaszewski and Malwina Kozek
13 Flood Marks in Poland and Their Significance in Water
Management and Flood Safety Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Marcin Gorączko
14 Flood Potential of Polish Rivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Artur Magnuszewski
15 Flood Risk Management System in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Renata Graf
16 Water Management in the Pomeranian Rivers Estuary Zone
on the Background of Hydro-meteorological Conditions . . . . . . . . . 305
Joanna Fac-Beneda, Izabela Chlost, and Alicja Olszewska
Part IV Economic Importance of Water Resources
17 Exploitation of Rivers in Poland for Electricity Production –
Current Condition and Perspectives for Development . . . . . . . . . . 327
Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka and Leszek Szczęch
18 Waterways in Poland – The History, Present State and Future . . . 357
Marcin Gorączko and Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka
19 The Effects of Plant Irrigation in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska and Jacek Żarski
20 Power Plant Open Cooling System in the Context
of the Objectives of the Water Framework Directive . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Leszek Pająk, Agnieszka Operacz, and Barbara Tomaszewska
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