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

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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 sites Altitude [m a.s.l.] Landform description
Karczmisko 1560 Upper closed forest boundary, convex SE-facing slope, forest site
Karłowicz 1520 Upper closed forest boundary, valley bottom with SN orientation, forest site
Wypłaszczenie -Flattening 1560 Upper closed forest boundary, non-fragmented slope with small inclination, NW exposure, forest site
Pańszczyca W (PW) 1561 Upper closed forest boundary, upper section of the western slope of the valley, forest site
Pańszczyca Bottom (PD) Dno – Pańczyca Valley 1492 Upper closed forest boundary, valley bottom with SN orientation, forest site
Rynna Dno Las – Gully Bottom Forest (RDL) 1412 Upper closed forest boundary, valley bottom on the slope, NW exposure, forest site
Rynna Dno Kosodrzewina – Gully Bottom Dwarf Mountain Pine (RDK) 1406 Upper closed forest boundary, gully bottom on the slope, NW exposure, dwarf mountain pine site
Rynna E Las – Gully E Forest (REL) 1456 Upper closed forest boundary, eastern edge of the gully, forest site
Rynna E Kosodrzewina – Gully E Dwarf Mountain Pine (REK) 1472 Upper closed forest boundary, eastern edge of the gully, dwarf mountain pine site
Rynna W Las (RWL) 1442 Upper 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

Parameter Sites
RDL RDK REL REK RWL Stacja
Daily mean temperature [oC] 9.2 9.4 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.9
Maximum temperature [oC] 24.3 30.5 24.8 27.1 25.2 29.5
Minimum temperature [oC] –11.1 –13.8 –9.3 –10.2 –10.3 –11.2
Mean maximum temperature [oC] 13.1 16.3 13.2 14.1 13.4 15.7
Mean minimum temperature [oC] 5.1 3.8 6.7 6.4 6.2 5.5
Number of days with minimum negative temperature 16 29 15 15 16 19
Share of days with minimum negative temperature [%] 10.6 19.2 9.9 9.9 10.6 12.5

Values of selected temperature parameters at the individual measuring sites

Name sites Karczmisko Karłowicz Rynna W Rynna Dno Rynna E Wypłaszczenie Pańszczyca W Pańszczyca Stacja
Altitude [m a.s.l.] 1560 1520 1442 1412 1456 1560 1561 1492 1520
12-month mean temperature [oC] 2.5 2.2 2.9 2.4 3.0 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.8
Mean temperature recalculated for 1560 m [oC] 2.5 2.0 2.2 1.5 2.4 2.2 2.5 1.7 2.6
Mean temperature minimum [oC] –0.7 –1.3 –0.3 –1.2 0.3 –0.8 0.0 –1.0 –0.3
Mean minimum temperature recalculated for 1560 m [oC] –0.7 –1.5 –1.0 –2.1 –0.3 –0.8 0.0 –1.4 –0.5
Mean VI, VII, VIII temperature [oC] 11.1 10.6 11.4 10.9 11.3 10.5 10.8 10.6 11.5
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