Dangerous weather phenomena in Europe in the year 2000 and their dependence on circulation

• Authors: Katarzyna Grabowska

Abstracts

EN

In the paper the influence of atmospheric circulation on selected dangerous weather phenomena in Europę in the year 2000 has been presented. Dangerous weather phenomena include: 30 days with thunderstorms in Poland and 26 examples of such phenomena in Europę (tornados, strong winds, thunderstorms, torrential rains, floods, etc.). The NAO index (North Atlantic Oscillation) served to determine the character of the circulation that influenced the occurrence of catastrophic phenomena in Western, Central and Southern Europę. The J. Lityński classification of circulation types was used to thunderstorms occurring in Poland only. Most catastrophic phenomena during the positive NAO phase (predominance of zonal circulation) happened in Western and Central Europę. During the negative NAO phase (predominance of meridional circulation) the regions of the Mediterranean Basin were more freąuently affected. In the case of thunderstorms in Poland in the year under investigation (2000) their occurrence was related to the inflow of air masses from the northern sector.

Keywords

EN

dangerous weather phenomena; thunderstorms; Poland; North Atlantic Oscillation NAO; Lityński types of atmospheric circulation; Europe

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 12
• Pages: 67-73

Dates

published

2006

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Grabowska

• Department of Climatology

translator

Małgorzata Mikulska

References

• K u r e k S., 2001, Kalendarium najważniejszych wydarzeń (Europa). Encyklopedia Geograficzna Świata, Suplement [Almanac of the Most Im portant Events (Europę). Geographical Encyclopaedia of the World. Supplement; in Polish], Kraków, Agencja Publicystyczno Wydawnicza “Opres”.
• Kalendarz typów cyrkulacji atmosferycznej w 2000 roku według J. Lityńskiego [Calendar of the Types of Atmospheric Circulation in 2000 according to J. Lityński; in Polish], Warszawa, IMGW.
• M a r s z A., S t y s z y ń s k a A., 2001, Oscylacja Północnego Atlantyku a tern peratura powietrza nad Polską [North Atlantic Oscillation and Air Temperature Over Poland; in Polish], Gdynia, Wyd. Uczelniane Wyższej Szkoły Morskiej.
• http://www.atmosphere.mpg.de/enid/658

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2032473