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• Title:
  Occurrence of heatwaves in selected regions of Poland and Greece and the characteristics of their biometeorological conditions
• Creator:
  Tomczyk, Arkadiusz M.;
  Katragkou, Eleni
• Description:
  This work aimed to characterise the occurrence of heatwaves and the related bioclimatic conditions in two climate-distinct regions of Europe. This study was based on data of maximum daily air temperature (Tmax), as well as air temperature and humidity at 12:00 UTC, from two meteorological stations in Poznań (Poland) and Thessaloniki (Greece), spanning the summer seasons (the period from May to September) from 1966 to 2022. A hot day was defined as a day with Tmax >90th percentile of the station climatology. Heatwaves were defined as sequences of at least three hot days based on the identified hot days. This study revealed a significant variation in thermal conditions over the examined period in both stations. Both stations showed a statistically significant increase in average Tmax, although changes were more intense in Poznań (0.41°C/10 years). Like Tmax, the 21st-century seasons also stood out in terms of the number of hot days compared to the analysed multi-decade period. This study showed a statistically significant increase in analysed days at both stations, with changes being more intense in Thessaloniki (3.5 days/10 years). The study revealed a significant variation in biometeorological conditions during heatwaves at both stations. Heatwaves in Poznań were characterised by less burdensome conditions compared to those in Thessaloniki.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 ARKADIUSZ M. TOMCZYK, ELENI KATRAGKOU;
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
• Date:
  2025.04.02
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion;
  Recenzowany artykuł
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Quaestiones Geographicae; Vol. 44 No. 1 (2025); 107-116;
  Quaestiones Geographicae; Tom 44 Nr 1 (2025); 107-116;
  2081-6383;
  0137-477X
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/46918/38318
• Subject:
  air temperature;
  heatwaves;
  Humidex;
  Poznań;
  Thessaloniki;
  Poland;
  Greece
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/46918
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
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• Type:
  other