Has the frequency or intensity of hot weather events changed in Poland since 1950?
Various indices of hot weather frequency and intensity were analysed in the area of Poland in the period between 1951 and 2006. An increase of majority of them was shown in the whole year and all summer months but September, when significant decrease in all indices was apparent. The correlation of s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Advances in Science and Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.adv-sci-res.net/8/87/2012/asr-8-87-2012.pdf |
| Summary: | Various indices of hot weather frequency and intensity were analysed in the
area of Poland in the period between 1951 and 2006. An increase of majority
of them was shown in the whole year and all summer months but September,
when significant decrease in all indices was apparent. The correlation of
selected hot weather indices and precipitation totals in a month of hot
weather event and the preceding months were also calculated to check if
prolonged dry weather can constitute a forcing factor for hot event
creation. Because significant correlations appear mainly in the cases when
precipitation is for the same month as the hot weather index, it seems that
in Poland the presence of high pressure systems is a more important factor
of hot event creation than dry weather. |
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| ISSN: | 1992-0628 1992-0636 |