Statistical analysis of the effects of forests on fog

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985807:_____/21:00541885 RIV/00216208:11310/21:10431010 RIV/75010330:_____/21:00013477 RIV/00020699:_____/21:N0000092

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721017435" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721017435</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146675" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146675</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Statistical analysis of the effects of forests on fog

Original language description

Fog is influenced by numerous factors, including forests. The aim of our study was to examine in detail the extent to which forests affect fog. We hypothesised that: (i) fog incidence is affected by forests, (ii) the forested area in the station's neighbourhood is a factor influencing fog incidence, (iii) the influence on fog differs between coniferous and broad-leaved forests and (iv) the effect of forests on fog occurrence differs with altitude. For this, we used long-term records of fog incidence measured in 1981-2017 at 56 professional meteorological stations in Romania, GIS-derived information on forested areas in the neighbourhood of these stations, and land-use data on the types of these forests. The analyses are based on a semiparametric generalised additive logistic model for the probability of fog occurrence with potentially nonlinear, smooth effects modelled via penalised splines. Our results indicated that forests do affect fog incidence significantly, though their effect is considerably lower than the effect of dominant factors we studied previously, such as seasonality and altitude. It was indicated that forested areas in the neighbourhood of these stations are a factor significantly influencing fog incidence, even when forest is not the dominant land-use factor. In this respect, a radius of 3 km was the most effective when considering the forested area in a circle around the meteorological station. Our model showed that the influence on fog occurrence differs between coniferous and broad-leaved forests, and the effect of forests on fog occurrence is modified by altitude. The hypotheses propounded were confirmed and the hypothesised effects were quantified. Our findings, relevant at least for temperate forests, will enhance further considerations related to fog formation and wet atmospheric deposition. Moreover, our study opens a new challenge for further research of water balance as related to deforestation in catchment areas.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Project

<a href="/en/project/SS02030031" target="_blank" >SS02030031: Air quality Research, Assessment and Monitoring Integrated System</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Science of the Total Environment

ISSN

0048-9697

e-ISSN

1879-1026

Volume of the periodical

781

Issue of the periodical within the volume

August

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

146675

UT code for WoS article

000655619500013

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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