Water and Chemical Properties of Hydrometeors Over Central European Mountains

• Published in: Pure and applied geophysics Vol. 169; no. 5-6; pp. 1067 - 1081
• Main Authors: Błaś, Marek, Sobik, Mieczysław, Polkowska, Żaneta, Cichała-Kamrowska, Katarzyna, Namieśnik, Jacek
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Basel SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 01-05-2012; Springer
• Subjects: Applied geophysics; Atmospherics; Deposition; Dew; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Fog; Geophysics/Geodesy; Hydrometeors; Internal geophysics; Mountains; Pollutants; Pollution, environment geology; Precipitation; chemistry; deposition; Sudety Mts; hoarfrost; dew; Fog; mountains; chemical properties; water balance; concentration; atmospheric deposits; pollutants; precipitation; chemical composition
• ISSN: 0033-4553; 1420-9136
• DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0359-2

Atmospheric pollutants are transferred to the ground by the contribution of various types of hydrometeors. Because of the different techniques of measurement, comparative analyses between them are often neglected. Hence, the main goal is to compare water volume and chemistry of different types of hydrometeors and their role in both: water balance and pollutants deposition. The results of water input and atmospheric deposits chemistry at Szrenica Mt. during the period between 01 December 2008 and 28 February 2010 are presented. The volume-weighted total inorganic ionic content (TIC) of dew, hoarfrost and fog water (both solid and liquid) was 345, 134, 425 μeq l
−1
respectively, while typical TIC value for precipitation was 233 μeq l
−1
. The chemical composition of dew, hoarfrost and fog water differ significantly from each other and from precipitation, depending on background emission and atmospheric processes. Taking into account both concentration and volume of deposited water, comparison between pollutant load of hydrometeors was possible.