Variation of Precipitation Gradient in Mountain Areas Based on the Example of the Western Beskids in the Polish Carpathians

• Autorzy: Kozak Janusz , Cebulak Dominik , Stec Tomasz , Jaguś Andrzej

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/112502

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study aims at investigating the so-called precipitation gradient, i.e. changes in the amount of precipitation depending on the elevation above sea level in the mountainous areas of southern Poland. The gradient value is specified in mm of precipitation per 100 m elevation difference. Experimental studies were conducted in two small Beskids valleys, the Barbara stream valley and the Wilkówka stream valley. Five rain gauges were installed across land elevation profiles of said valleys. Decade precipitation amounts during the summer and autumn of 2015 were recorded. The precipitation data of the national environmental monitoring from the nearby mountain and foothill weather stations from 2014–2018 were also used for the analyses. The data analyses demonstrated a large spatial variation in the amount of precipitation. The occurrence of a varied gradient, and even inverse situations i.e. greater precipitation at the locations with lower elevation, were recorded. The precipitation gradient was differentiated, particularly by the terrain exposition relative to the dominant inflow direction of moist air masses, as well as the spatial arrangement of mountain ranges.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mountain areas; amount of precipitation; precipitation gradient

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 20, nr 9
• Strony: 261--266
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kozak Janusz

• University of Bielsko-Biala, Willowa 2, 43-309 Bielsko-Biała, Poland

autor

Cebulak Dominik

• Graduate of the University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland

autor

Stec Tomasz

• Graduate of the University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland

autor

Jaguś Andrzej

• University of Bielsko-Biala, Willowa 2, 43-309 Bielsko-Biała, Poland

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