Research of fog and rime water chemistry and physics

Project: Comparison of pollutant concentration in the fog water of the different fog types and industrial regions with different load
Supported by: Grant Agency CR under the No. 205/99/1426 
Time period: 1999 - 2001 
Participating institutions: Institute of Atmospheric Physics AS CR (IAP ASCR), Institute of Hydrodynamics ASCR (IH ASCR) 
Principal investigator: Jaroslav Fišák (IAP ASCR) 
Co-investigator: Václav Eliáš (IH ASCR) 
Researchers: Daniela Řezáčová (IAP ASCR), Miroslav Tesař (IH ASCR)

Fog water chemistry

Active Fog Water Collector		Particle Volume Monitor (PVM-100)

Publications:

Eliáš V.: Pollutant concentration in fog (low cloud) water over selected mountains in Bohemia (Czech Republic). Proceeding of the abstracts of the 8th Scientific Assembly of IAMAS 10 - 18 July 2001 Innsbruck, Austria.
Fišák J. and Řezáčová D.: Sampling of fog and low cloud water at meteorological observatories Milesovka and Kopisty. Meteorological Bulletin, 52, 1999, 144-148. In Czech.
Fišák J. and Řezáčová D.: Concentration of pollutants in fog (low cloud) water on the Milesovka Mt. during selected events. Meteorological Bulletin, 53, 2000, 169-178. In Czech.
Tesař M., Eliáš V., Fottová D., Fišák J.: Hydrological and ecological importance of the occult precipitation and its site-to-site variation in the Czech Republic. 4th Biennial Congress of the African Division of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, 7th to 9th June 2000 Windhoek, Namibia.
Fišák J. and Řezáčová D.: Comparison between pollutant concentration in the samples of fog and rime water collected at the Milesovka Mt. Studia geoph. et geod. 45, 2001, 319-324. Abstract
Fišák J., Řezáčová D., Eliáš V., Tesař M.: Comparison of pollutant concentrations in fog (low cloud) water in the north and south Bohemia. J. Hydrol. Hydromech., 49, 2001, 5, 275-290. Abstract
Fišák J., Řezáčová D., Eliáš V., Tesař M.: Comparison of pollutant concentrations in fog (low cloud) water in the north and south Bohemia. Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection, 15 to 20 July 2001, St. John´s, New Foundland, Canada, 2001, 57-60. Abstract
Tesař M., Šír M., Fottová D., Fišák J., Eliáš V.: Cloud and fog water deposition and its hydrological and ecological importance in selected regions of the Czech Republic. Proceeding of the 2nd International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection, 15 to 20 July 2001, St. John´s, New Foundland, Canada, 2001, 153-156.
Tesar,M., Fisak,J.: Monitoring and assessment of occult precipitation in mountainous and urban areas regions of the Czech Republic. In: Proccedings of International Scientific Conference :Perspectives of the Ecological Research in Mountain Forest Ecosystems". (Proccedings of Abstracts ISBN 80-88853-45-1 pp.100, Proceedings of Papers and Posters in the CD form ISBN 80-88853-44-3).
Fišák, J., Řezáčová, D., Eliáš, V., Tesař, M., Weignerová, V.: Measurement of fog/cloud and rime water chemistry at Milešovka and Churáňov stations. In Book of abstracts, International Conference 150 years of the Meteorologocal Service in Central Europe. Stará Lesná, Slovak Republic, October 9-11, 2001, p. 19. (Proceedings of Papers and Posters in the CD form ISBN 80-85754-10-X). 
Fišák J., Řezáčová D., Eliáš V., Tesař M., Weignerová, V. and Fottova D.: Pollutant Concentrations in Fog/Low Cloud Water at Selected Sites of the Czech Republic. Atmospheric Reasearch ISSN 0169-8095, 64, 2002, 75-87. Abstract
Fišák, J., Řezáčová, D., Weignerová V.and Tesař M.: Pollutant Concentration in Fog Water Samples from Milesovka. Report Series in Aerosol Science, No. 56,2002, 29-34. ISSN 0784-3496, ISBN 952-5027-34-1 Abstract
Tesař, M., Fišák, J. and Řezáčová, D.: Atmosferic Aerosol from Wind Driven Low Cloud and Fogs and Its Importance in Urban Areas of the Czech Republic. Report Series in Aerosol Science, No. 56, 2002, 154-159. ISSN 0784-3496, ISBN 952-5027-34-1.

Rime water chemistry and measurement of the rime

Ice meter		Rime on the Milesovka observatory		Rime collector

Publications: 
Fišák J. - Chum J. - Vojta J.: Electronic ice deposit registrator - an instrument for icing measurement and registration. Meteorological Bulletin, 53, 2000, 23-27. In Czech.
Fišák J. - Chum J. - Vojta J.: First results and experience with the operation of an electronic ice deposit registrator on the Milešovka Mt. Meteorological Bulletin, 53, 2000, 153-156. In Czech.
Fišák J. - Chum J. - Vojta J. - Tesař M.: Instrument for measurement of the Amount of the solid precipitation Deposit - ice meter. J. Hydrol. Hydromech., 49,2001, 3-4, 187-199. Paper
Fišák J. and Řezáčová D.: Comparison between pollutant concentration in the samples of fog and rime water collected at the Milesovka Mt. Studia geoph. et geod. 45, 2001, 319-324. Abstract

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