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Air temperature as a determinant of the forest line in the Tatras

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|Sep 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Position of the measuring sites in the Sucha Woda Valley in the Tatra Mountains in 2009–2010 (×) and in 2011 (○).
Position of the measuring sites in the Sucha Woda Valley in the Tatra Mountains in 2009–2010 (×) and in 2011 (○).

Figure 2

View of the RDK measuring site
View of the RDK measuring site

Figure 3

Relationship between the mean air temperature over twelve consecutive months and the altitude and landform
Relationship between the mean air temperature over twelve consecutive months and the altitude and landform

Figure 4

Mean air temperature over twelve consecutive months recalculated for 1560 m a.s.l.
Mean air temperature over twelve consecutive months recalculated for 1560 m a.s.l.

Figure 5

Daily mean air temperatures at individual sites within the “Rynna” gulley (Baranowski, Kędzia 2015 – modified)
Daily mean air temperatures at individual sites within the “Rynna” gulley (Baranowski, Kędzia 2015 – modified)

Figure 6

Daily mean, maximum and minimum mean, and maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at the measuring sites (Baranowski, Kędzia 2015 – modified)
Daily mean, maximum and minimum mean, and maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at the measuring sites (Baranowski, Kędzia 2015 – modified)

Figure 7

The percentage share of all measurements with the RDK site temperature lower than that at the RDL site and vice versa
The percentage share of all measurements with the RDK site temperature lower than that at the RDL site and vice versa

Characteristics of the measuring sites

Name of sitesAltitude [m a.s.l.]Landform description
Karczmisko1560Upper closed forest boundary, convex SE-facing slope, forest site
Karłowicz1520Upper closed forest boundary, valley bottom with SN orientation, forest site
Wypłaszczenie -Flattening1560Upper closed forest boundary, non-fragmented slope with small inclination, NW exposure, forest site
Pańszczyca W (PW)1561Upper closed forest boundary, upper section of the western slope of the valley, forest site
Pańszczyca Bottom (PD) Dno – Pańczyca Valley1492Upper closed forest boundary, valley bottom with SN orientation, forest site
Rynna Dno Las – Gully Bottom Forest (RDL)1412Upper closed forest boundary, valley bottom on the slope, NW exposure, forest site
Rynna Dno Kosodrzewina – Gully Bottom Dwarf Mountain Pine (RDK)1406Upper closed forest boundary, gully bottom on the slope, NW exposure, dwarf mountain pine site
Rynna E Las – Gully E Forest (REL)1456Upper closed forest boundary, eastern edge of the gully, forest site
Rynna E Kosodrzewina – Gully E Dwarf Mountain Pine (REK)1472Upper closed forest boundary, eastern edge of the gully, dwarf mountain pine site
Rynna W Las (RWL)1442Upper closed forest boundary, western edge of the gully, forest site

Selected temperature parameters at sites within the “Rynna” gully and at the Hala Gąsienicowa meteorological station

ParameterSites
RDLRDKRELREKRWLStacja
Daily mean temperature [oC]9.29.49.89.99.89.9
Maximum temperature [oC]24.330.524.827.125.229.5
Minimum temperature [oC]–11.1–13.8–9.3–10.2–10.3–11.2
Mean maximum temperature [oC]13.116.313.214.113.415.7
Mean minimum temperature [oC]5.13.86.76.46.25.5
Number of days with minimum negative temperature162915151619
Share of days with minimum negative temperature [%]10.619.29.99.910.612.5

Values of selected temperature parameters at the individual measuring sites

Name sitesKarczmiskoKarłowiczRynna WRynna DnoRynna EWypłaszczeniePańszczyca WPańszczycaStacja
Altitude [m a.s.l.]156015201442141214561560156114921520
12-month mean temperature [oC]2.52.22.92.43.02.22.52.12.8
Mean temperature recalculated for 1560 m [oC]2.52.02.21.52.42.22.51.72.6
Mean temperature minimum [oC]–0.7–1.3–0.3–1.20.3–0.80.0–1.0–0.3
Mean minimum temperature recalculated for 1560 m [oC]–0.7–1.5–1.0–2.1–0.3–0.80.0–1.4–0.5
Mean VI, VII, VIII temperature [oC]11.110.611.410.911.310.510.810.611.5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 203 - 213
Submitted on: Jul 14, 2020
Accepted on: Apr 27, 2021
Published on: Sep 19, 2021
Published by: Forest Research Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2021 Jarosław Baranowski, Stanisław Kędzia, published by Forest Research Institute
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