Inland excess water (IEW) is a form of surplus surface water, often regarded as a specific
flood type. However, it occurs most frequently in local depressions of large flat areas …

Inland excess water is temporary water inundation that occurs in flat-lands due to both
precipitation and groundwater emerging on the surface as substantial sources. Inland …

Some decades ago the concept of flood hazard in the Carpathian Basin was interpreted
solely as riverine flood hazard, mostly restricted to the Tisza and Danube Rivers, and was …

Due to its geographic position and climate, the Great Hungarian Plain is under continuous
threat of droughts and floods. The year 2010 was one of the wettest years ever in Hungary …

In the riverine floodplains of hill regions built of sand and loess, interactions between river
channels and groundwater reservoirs result from the high permeability of the riverbed and …

With global climate change, the frequency of extreme weather events, which also affect soil
properties, has increased. Hungarian agriculture was stricken with drought in the 1990s …

The shrinking of wetlands in Hungary is a striking consequence of recent climatic processes
and anthropogenic influence. The investigation of endangered wetland areas is of crucial …

Complex river rehabilitation/restoration projects devote equal attention to the improvement
of hydromorphological conditions and the neighbouring floodplain environment. Since land …

Due to extreme meteorological and soil hydrological situations the agricultural production
security is highly unpredictable. To release the extent and duration of inland excess water …

Inland excess water is a recurring problem on the Great Hungarian Plain. Large tracts of
land are covered with water due to a lack of runoff and insufficient absorption capability of …