Agnieszka Mąkosza
Articles
Przegląd Geograficzny (2016) tom 88, zeszyt 3, pp. 369-382 | 
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doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.3.5
Abstract The assessment of climatic as well as bioclimatic conditions should consist of the analysis of a set of meteorological elements which provides information on current weather conditions. Such an analysis of weather conditions allows for determination of the influence of the whole set of meteorological elements on the human body, in particular when the bioclimatic indices are calculated on the basis of the human heat balance. The paper concerns the assessment of weather conditions in central-western Poland in terms of tourism and recreation, made with the use of biothermal-meteorological weather classification including weather types, subtypes and classes. The calculations were made on the basis of meteorological data of second measurement date (12 UTC) in the period 1971-2006. In the analysed period, there were from 112 (Gorzów Wlkp.) to 130 (Słubice, Koło) types of weather recorded. Among all determined weather types, the 20 which were most commonly observed determined the weather conditions on more than 80% of days in a year. On the basis of the adopted bio-thermal-and-meterorological classification, a seasonal regularity of weather conditions occurrence was shown. The conducted analyses have shown that the highest variety of weather conditions was observed in summer, followed closely by spring and autumn, and the least in winter. The periods of different suitability for the selected forms of recreations, as identified with the use of WEI index, can be useful for planning and optimal spending of one’s leisure time outdoors on the area of central-western Poland. Two periods most favourable for sunbathing were identified i.e., from the second decade of April to the first decade of June, and from the first decade of August to the end of the fi rst decade of October. The most favourable conditions for air bathing occurred in Poznań, and the worst in Zielona Góra and Leszno, where the favourable conditions were found only in the first and second decade of May. The analysis of weather conditions showed that in the case of air bathing (AR), the favourable conditions were found from the beginning of the third decade of April to the first decade of October on most of the analysed area, and in Poznań and Słubice till the second decade of October. As for moderate recreation, favourable weather conditions were identified on 74% of days in a year with the maximum in April and October. In the case of active reaction, conditions identified on the basis of the index as favourable or very favourable occurred throughout the year.
Keywords: bioklimat, Polska Środkowo-Zachodnia, typy pogody, warunki biotermiczne, wskaźnik oceny pogody
[agnieszka.makosza@zut.edu.pl]
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APA: Mąkosza, A. (2016). Zastosowanie biometeorologicznej klasyfikacji warunków pogodowych w rekreacji i turystyce w Polsce środkowo-zachodniej. Przegląd Geograficzny, 88(3), 369-382. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.3.5
MLA: Mąkosza, Agnieszka. "Zastosowanie biometeorologicznej klasyfikacji warunków pogodowych w rekreacji i turystyce w Polsce środkowo-zachodniej". Przegląd Geograficzny, vol. 88, no. 3, 2016, pp. 369-382. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.3.5
Chicago: Mąkosza, Agnieszka. "Zastosowanie biometeorologicznej klasyfikacji warunków pogodowych w rekreacji i turystyce w Polsce środkowo-zachodniej". Przegląd Geograficzny 88, no. 3 (2016): 369-382. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.3.5
Harvard: Mąkosza, A. 2016. "Zastosowanie biometeorologicznej klasyfikacji warunków pogodowych w rekreacji i turystyce w Polsce środkowo-zachodniej". Przegląd Geograficzny, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 369-382. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.3.5
Contrasting bioclimatic conditions within the Polish Baltic coastal zone in the warm half-year
Przegląd Geograficzny (2016) tom 88, zeszyt 1, pp. 109-120 | Full text
doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.6
Abstract The work described here examined contrasts in biothermal conditions relating to location within the Polish Baltic coastal zone. For the purposes of this study it was assumed that tourists at different towns might relocate from west to east in the following ways: Świnoujście–Ustka (Ś–U), Świnoujście–Gdańsk (Ś–G), Świnoujście–Hel (Ś–H), Ustka–Gdańsk (U–G), Ustka–Hel (U–H), Gdańsk–Hel (G–H). The basic data used to make comparisons were then hourly values for meteorological elements obtained from the relevant stations in the warm (April-September) half-years of the 2001-2010 period. Also for the purposes of this study, the variability characterising bioclimatic conditions was calculated by means of the bioclimatic contrast index – BCI, which offers an assessment of the adaptation stress in the circumstances of a sudden change in weather conditions or change of location. Such changes in external conditions induce stress in an organism and entail the activation of adaptation processes. The BCI index combines various bioclimatic indices, i.e. UTCI, SW, Iclp and PST, with values then being represented by the classes of contrast described as very small, small, moderate, high, very high and extremely high. Values assumed by the index are positive where warmer bioclimatic conditions characterise the home location in comparison with the chosen destination, or else negative where colder conditions are present at the home location than at the destination. The contrast to be noted between the stations studied was mostly (in 83% of cases) found to be very small. On average, the contrasts termed small were present in 14.4% of comparisons, with moderate on 2.4%, and high occasionally only. Contrasts capable of being defined as very high and extremely high were not found between the stations under analysis during the study period. However, it was demonstrated that relocations from Świnoujście to: Ustka, Gdańsk or Hel, or else from Gdańsk to Hel would tend to involved colder weather conditions, while relocations from Ustka to Gdańsk or further to Hel – would prevalently be associated with warming weather conditions. Over the 24-hour period, the most marked bioclimatic contrasts between the aforementioned pairs of stations were those noted at 12 noon and 3 p.m. The most limited contrasts in turn characterised night-time – from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. The marked predominance of very small bioclimatic contrasts and the complete lack of very high and extremely high classes in the findings can be attributed to the confi nement of the area under analysis to a single (coastal) region.
Keywords: bioklimat, wybrzeże, wskaźnik BCI, zmienność, stres bioklimatyczny
[agnieszka.makosza@zut.edu.pl]
, West Pomeranian University of Technology Department of Meteorology and Climatology Papieża Pawła VI 3A, 71-459 Szczecin: Poland
Citation
APA: Mąkosza, A., & Nidzgorska-Lencewicz, J. (2016). Kontrastowość warunków bioklimatycznych w strefie polskiego wybrzeża Bałtyku w ciepłej połowie roku. Przegląd Geograficzny, 88(1), 109-120. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.6
MLA: Mąkosza, Agnieszka, and Nidzgorska-Lencewicz, Jadwiga. "Kontrastowość warunków bioklimatycznych w strefie polskiego wybrzeża Bałtyku w ciepłej połowie roku". Przegląd Geograficzny, vol. 88, no. 1, 2016, pp. 109-120. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.6
Chicago: Mąkosza, Agnieszka, and Nidzgorska-Lencewicz, Jadwiga. "Kontrastowość warunków bioklimatycznych w strefie polskiego wybrzeża Bałtyku w ciepłej połowie roku". Przegląd Geograficzny 88, no. 1 (2016): 109-120. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.6
Harvard: Mąkosza, A., & Nidzgorska-Lencewicz, J. 2016. "Kontrastowość warunków bioklimatycznych w strefie polskiego wybrzeża Bałtyku w ciepłej połowie roku". Przegląd Geograficzny, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 109-120. https://doi.org/10.7163/PrzG.2016.1.6