Kędzia, Stanisław (2025): Air temperature at a height of 2 m in Kozia Dolina Valley (Tatra Mts.) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.974487
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Published: 2025-01-15 • DOI registered: 2025-01-15
Abstract:
The climate of a high-altitude postglacial cirque, such as Kozia Dolinka, is conducive to the occurrence of permafrost. Both the depth of permafrost and the area it covers, as well as the presence of year-round snow patches, can serve as indicators for assessing the impact of global warming on the climate of mountains, including the Tatras. With few meteorological stations to survey the remote and inaccessible high-altitude areas of the Tatra Mountains, any research must rely on measurements spanning limited time periods. Against this background, the 5-year series of temperature measurements from the Kozia Dolinka cirque obtained by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGiPZ PAN) can be used to analyze air temperature patterns on concave and convex terrain forms in the alpine climate zone if compared to the results of measurements from stations of the State Hydrological and Meteorological Service located nearby, i.e. the Kasprowy Wierch High Mountain Meteorological Observatory and the Hala Gąsienicowa Nival Research Station of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, National Research Institute (IMGW-PIB). This study confirms that there is a relationship between air temperature and the formation and duration of snow cover on concave and convex terrain forms. It also reveals a hitherto unknown fact that concave terrain forms, i.e. postglacial cirques, of the alpine zone have milder thermal conditions in winter than convex terrain forms. The analyses highlight the need for further, more detailed research using modern automated meteorological stations.
Related to:
Jurczak, Krzysztof; Kędzia, Stanisław (2021): Air temperature in high-altitude areas as exemplified by the Tatra Mountains. Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management, 9(1-2), https://doi.org/10.26491/mhwm/145366
Coverage:
Latitude: 49.220100 * Longitude: 20.028800
Date/Time Start: 2004-10-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2007-06-20T12:00:00
Minimum HEIGHT above ground: 2 m * Maximum HEIGHT above ground: 2 m
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Kędzia, Stanisław | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | |||
| 3 | HEIGHT above ground | Height | m | Kędzia, Stanisław | Geocode | |
| 4 | Air temperature at 2 m height | T2 | °C | Kędzia, Stanisław | Onset HOBO data logger (HOBO_ON) |
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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