Vol. 13, Special Issue 1: 34th EARSeL Symposium, 100-105, 2015

Using thermal IR imaging for identification of cold air influxes and topoclimatological investigations - a case study from Roztocze National Park
Grzegorz Siwek, Andrzej Gluza, Miroslaw Krukowski, and Krzysztof Siwek

Abstract
Meteorological research has been carried out in Roztocze Region for many years by numerous scientists. Nevertheless, information about its climate is limited to general climatic classifications of Poland. Knowledge about local climates of this specific area is rather limited. In this case study, the authors combined traditional methods of investigating this topic with ground-based thermal IR imaging not used in small-scale climatology so far.

Thermal IR images of places where cold air influxes are expected were taken as a first step of fieldworks. Then, measurements of temperature and relative humidity spatial differentiation were conducted at chosen sites. Simultaneously, continuous meteorological measurements were performed in different local ecosystems with the aim of, e.g., verifying hypotheses about differences of thermal conditions at those sites. The results of fieldwork were processed and analysed using GIS and then related to local topographical conditions assumed from satellite imaging land cover.

As a conclusion of the investigation, it can be stated that the influence of forest on grassland phytoclimate during advection of cold air can be observed only in a limited range of distances. This interaction changes according to the type of weather, relief of the land and type of vegetation. It is also worth emphasizing that using a handheld thermal IR camera, GIS analysis and satellite imaging can be considerably helpful in research on local climate and extreme thermal phenomena.

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DOI: 10.12760/02-2014-1-18

History
Submitted: 09 Apr 2014
Revised: 23 Dec 2014
Accepted: 02 Jan 2015
Published: 19 Jan 2015
Responsible editor: Bogdan Zagajewski

Citation
Siwek G, A Gluza, M Krukowski & K Siwek, 2015. Using thermal IR imaging for identification of cold air influxes and topoclimatological investigations - a case study from Roztocze National Park. EARSeL eProceedings, 13(S1): 100-105
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