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Comparison of thunderstorm days in Poland based on SYNOP reports and PERUN lightning detection system Cover

Comparison of thunderstorm days in Poland based on SYNOP reports and PERUN lightning detection system

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 27 (2023): Issue 3 (July 2023)
By: Sławomir Sulik and  Marek Kejna  
Open Access
|Jul 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

A - Hypsometric map of Poland based on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global Coverage (SRTM3) including geographical regions (source: NASA 2021). B - Location of the meteorological stations used in the study. C - Locations of lightning detection sensors in the PERUN network, with buffer zones. D - Average CG lightning accuracy based on the PERUN database during 2002–2020Source: own study
A - Hypsometric map of Poland based on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Global Coverage (SRTM3) including geographical regions (source: NASA 2021). B - Location of the meteorological stations used in the study. C - Locations of lightning detection sensors in the PERUN network, with buffer zones. D - Average CG lightning accuracy based on the PERUN database during 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 2.

The course of TDs and the correlation between the number of the TDs according to the SYNOP and PERUN data in Hel and Sandomierz during the period 2002–2020Source: own study
The course of TDs and the correlation between the number of the TDs according to the SYNOP and PERUN data in Hel and Sandomierz during the period 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 3.

Average annual number of TDs in Poland according to SYNOP (A) and PERUN (B); data during the period 2002–2020Source: own study
Average annual number of TDs in Poland according to SYNOP (A) and PERUN (B); data during the period 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 4.

Average monthly spatial variability of TDs in Poland based on SYNOP reports during the period 2002–2020Source: own study
Average monthly spatial variability of TDs in Poland based on SYNOP reports during the period 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 5.

Average monthly spatial variability of TDs in Poland based on the PERUN lightning detection system during the period 2002–2020Source: own study
Average monthly spatial variability of TDs in Poland based on the PERUN lightning detection system during the period 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 6.

Annual number of TDs in Poland based on SYNOP data during the period 2002–2020Source: own study
Annual number of TDs in Poland based on SYNOP data during the period 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 7.

Annual number of TDs in Poland based on PERUN lightning detection system data during the period 2002–2020Source: own study
Annual number of TDs in Poland based on PERUN lightning detection system data during the period 2002–2020Source: own study

Figure 8.

Changes in thunderstorm days per decade in Poland during the period 2002–2020 based on SYNOP (A) and PERUN (B) data. Stations with a statistically significant trend (p≤0.05) are marked by a circleSource: own study
Changes in thunderstorm days per decade in Poland during the period 2002–2020 based on SYNOP (A) and PERUN (B) data. Stations with a statistically significant trend (p≤0.05) are marked by a circleSource: own study

Figure 9.

The course of thunderstorm days for selected stations in Poland during the period 2002–2020 based on SYNOP reportsSource: own study
The course of thunderstorm days for selected stations in Poland during the period 2002–2020 based on SYNOP reportsSource: own study
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
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Language: English
Page range: 134 - 146
Submitted on: May 15, 2023
Accepted on: Jul 31, 2023
Published on: Jul 31, 2023
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Thunderstorm,
thunderstorm day,
lightning,
PERUN, SYNOP,
Poland
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography,
Geosciences, other

© 2023 Sławomir Sulik, Marek Kejna, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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