Europa XXI (2015) vol. 29
Daily amplitude of air temperature in Poland and Bulgaria - a comparative study
Europa XXI (2015) vol. 29, pp. 85-94 | 
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doi: https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2015.29.6
Abstract
The work presented here aimed to compare daily amplitudes of air temperature in Poland and Bulgaria, by reference to data from 36 meteorological stations (i.e. 18 from each country) over the period 2000-2012. It proved possible to demonstrate that the average temperature amplitude at the stations in Poland is 2-3°C smaller than that noted for Bulgaria, with the spatial differentiation characterising such averages also being significantly more limited in Poland. Where the annual course for average amplitudes in air temperature in Poland are concerned, there are two maxima and two minima to be noted, as compared with one maximum and one minimum in Bulgaria. The highest values for average daily amplitude in air temperature to be noted in Poland are those typical for May, while highest values in Bulgaria fall in August. The differences between Poland and Bulgaria also manifest themselves in the markedly greater frequency of occurrence of large (>20°C) values for temperature amplitudes to be noted in Bulgaria.
Keywords: amplitude, air temperature, Bulgaria, climatology, Poland
[j.wolski@twarda.pan.pl], IMGW Warszawa
[pmilewski@twarda.pan.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00‑818 Warszawa, Poland
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APA: Szmyd, J., & Milewski, P. (2015). Daily amplitude of air temperature in Poland and Bulgaria - a comparative study. Europa XXI, 29, 85-94. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2015.29.6
MLA: Szmyd, Jakub and Milewski, Paweł. "Daily amplitude of air temperature in Poland and Bulgaria - a comparative study". Europa XXI, vol. 29, 2015, pp. 85-94. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2015.29.6
Chicago: Szmyd, Jakub and Milewski, Paweł. "Daily amplitude of air temperature in Poland and Bulgaria - a comparative study". Europa XXI 29 (2015): 85-94. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2015.29.6
Harvard: Szmyd, J., & Milewski, P. 2015. "Daily amplitude of air temperature in Poland and Bulgaria - a comparative study". Europa XXI, vol. 29, pp. 85-94. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2015.29.6