Open AccessDaily Minimum and Maximum Air Temperature in Poland in the Years 1951–2005
Author(s) -
Marek Kejna,
Andrzej Araźny,
Rafał Maszewski,
Rajmund Przybylak,
Joanna Uscka-Kowalkowska,
Zsuzsanna Vízi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bulletin of geography. physical geography series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2300-8490
pISSN - 2080-7686
DOI - 10.2478/bgeo-2009-0010
Subject(s) - climatology , environmental science , north atlantic oscillation , air temperature , maximum temperature , atmospheric circulation , spatial distribution , atmospheric sciences , geography , meteorology , geology , remote sensing
In this study grid data of daily maximum and minimum air temperatures taken from the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis for the territory of Poland for the years 1951-2005 have been used as a basis for an analysis of the spatial distribution of daily maximum and minimum air temperature, the frequency of characteristic days and the variability of these parameters in the period analysed. The results obtained were then compared to the variability in atmospheric circulation in Europe, described by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index.