Hungary

DMCSEE consortium members

Faculty of Horticultural Sciences, Budapest Corvinus University

Nominated drought researching institution.

Ministry of Rural Development

UNCCD focal point institution.

 Country profile:

 

Area: 93,029 km2 (water:0.74%)
Population: (estimate) 10,076,580
Population density: 108 /km2
 
Data obtained from WMO:  
Number of meteorological stations in WMO GOS catalog: 34
GOS stations density: 0.36 /1000 km2
 
Data obtained by questionnaire:  
Number of automatic weather stations (AWS): 91
AWS density: 0.97 /1000 km2
Number of manned meteorological stations (measuring at least precipitation): 593
Manned stations density: 6.37 /1000 km2
 
Number of soil moisture measurement sites: 3
Number of groundwater measurement sites: 1609
Data on soil type available? Yes
Data on soil water holding capacity available? Yes