Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence

In 2016, the highest birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations were recorded in Kraków (Poland) since the beginning of pollen observations in 1991. The aim of this study was to ascertain the reason for this phenomenon, taking the local sources of pollen in Poland and long-range transport (LRT) episo...

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Main Authors: Myszkowska, Dorota, Piotrowicz, Katarzyna, Ziemianin, Monika, Bastl, Maximilian, Berger, Uwe, Dahl, Åslög, Dąbrowska-Zapart, Katarzyna, Górecki, Artur, Lafférsová, Janka, Majkowska-Wojciechowska, Barbara, Malkiewicz, Małgorzata, Nowak, Małgorzata, Puc, Małgorzata, Rybnicek, Ondrej, Saarto, Annika, Šaulienė, Ingrida, Ščevková, Jana, Kofol Seliger, Andreja, Šikoparija, Branko, Piotrowska-Weryszko, Krystyna, Czarnobilska, Ewa
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spelling ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:92293127 2023-05-15T16:12:06+02:00 Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence Myszkowska, Dorota Piotrowicz, Katarzyna Ziemianin, Monika Bastl, Maximilian Berger, Uwe Dahl, Åslög Dąbrowska-Zapart, Katarzyna Górecki, Artur Lafférsová, Janka Majkowska-Wojciechowska, Barbara Malkiewicz, Małgorzata Nowak, Małgorzata Puc, Małgorzata Rybnicek, Ondrej Saarto, Annika Šaulienė, Ingrida Ščevková, Jana Kofol Seliger, Andreja Šikoparija, Branko Piotrowska-Weryszko, Krystyna Czarnobilska, Ewa 2021 application/pdf http://vu.oai.elaba.lt/documents/92293127.pdf http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB92293127&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10453-021-09703-w http://vu.oai.elaba.lt/documents/92293127.pdf http://vu.lvb.lt/VU:ELABAPDB92293127&prefLang=en_US info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Aerobiologia, Dordrecht : Springer, 2021, vol. 37, iss. 3, p. 543-559 ISSN 0393-5965 eISSN 1573-3025 Pollen long-range transport Back trajectories Meteorological conditions Aerobiology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-021-09703-w 2021-12-02T01:13:49Z In 2016, the highest birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations were recorded in Kraków (Poland) since the beginning of pollen observations in 1991. The aim of this study was to ascertain the reason for this phenomenon, taking the local sources of pollen in Poland and long-range transport (LRT) episodes associated with the pollen influx from other European countries into account. Three periods of higher pollen concentrations in Kraków in 2016 were investigated with the use of pollen data, phenological data, meteorological data and the HYSPLIT numerical model to calculate trajectories up to 4 days back (96 h) at the selected Polish sites. From 5 to 8 April, the birch pollen concentrations increased in Kraków up to 4000 Pollen/m3, although no full flowering of birch trees in the city was observed. The synoptic situation with air masses advection from the South as well as backward trajectories and the general birch pollen occurrence in Europe confirm that pollen was transported mainly from Serbia, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, into Poland. The second analyzed period (13–14 April) was related largely to the local flowering of birches, while the third one in May (6–7 May) mostly resulted from the birch pollen transport from Fennoscandia and the Baltic countries. Unusual high pollen concentrations at the beginning of the pollen season can augment the symptomatic burden of birch pollen allergy sufferers and should be considered during therapy. Such incidents also affect the estimation of pollen seasons timing and severity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandia LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Aerobiologia 37 3 543 559
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topic Pollen long-range transport
Back trajectories
Meteorological conditions
Aerobiology
spellingShingle Pollen long-range transport
Back trajectories
Meteorological conditions
Aerobiology
Myszkowska, Dorota
Piotrowicz, Katarzyna
Ziemianin, Monika
Bastl, Maximilian
Berger, Uwe
Dahl, Åslög
Dąbrowska-Zapart, Katarzyna
Górecki, Artur
Lafférsová, Janka
Majkowska-Wojciechowska, Barbara
Malkiewicz, Małgorzata
Nowak, Małgorzata
Puc, Małgorzata
Rybnicek, Ondrej
Saarto, Annika
Šaulienė, Ingrida
Ščevková, Jana
Kofol Seliger, Andreja
Šikoparija, Branko
Piotrowska-Weryszko, Krystyna
Czarnobilska, Ewa
Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence
topic_facet Pollen long-range transport
Back trajectories
Meteorological conditions
Aerobiology
description In 2016, the highest birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations were recorded in Kraków (Poland) since the beginning of pollen observations in 1991. The aim of this study was to ascertain the reason for this phenomenon, taking the local sources of pollen in Poland and long-range transport (LRT) episodes associated with the pollen influx from other European countries into account. Three periods of higher pollen concentrations in Kraków in 2016 were investigated with the use of pollen data, phenological data, meteorological data and the HYSPLIT numerical model to calculate trajectories up to 4 days back (96 h) at the selected Polish sites. From 5 to 8 April, the birch pollen concentrations increased in Kraków up to 4000 Pollen/m3, although no full flowering of birch trees in the city was observed. The synoptic situation with air masses advection from the South as well as backward trajectories and the general birch pollen occurrence in Europe confirm that pollen was transported mainly from Serbia, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, into Poland. The second analyzed period (13–14 April) was related largely to the local flowering of birches, while the third one in May (6–7 May) mostly resulted from the birch pollen transport from Fennoscandia and the Baltic countries. Unusual high pollen concentrations at the beginning of the pollen season can augment the symptomatic burden of birch pollen allergy sufferers and should be considered during therapy. Such incidents also affect the estimation of pollen seasons timing and severity.
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author Myszkowska, Dorota
Piotrowicz, Katarzyna
Ziemianin, Monika
Bastl, Maximilian
Berger, Uwe
Dahl, Åslög
Dąbrowska-Zapart, Katarzyna
Górecki, Artur
Lafférsová, Janka
Majkowska-Wojciechowska, Barbara
Malkiewicz, Małgorzata
Nowak, Małgorzata
Puc, Małgorzata
Rybnicek, Ondrej
Saarto, Annika
Šaulienė, Ingrida
Ščevková, Jana
Kofol Seliger, Andreja
Šikoparija, Branko
Piotrowska-Weryszko, Krystyna
Czarnobilska, Ewa
author_facet Myszkowska, Dorota
Piotrowicz, Katarzyna
Ziemianin, Monika
Bastl, Maximilian
Berger, Uwe
Dahl, Åslög
Dąbrowska-Zapart, Katarzyna
Górecki, Artur
Lafférsová, Janka
Majkowska-Wojciechowska, Barbara
Malkiewicz, Małgorzata
Nowak, Małgorzata
Puc, Małgorzata
Rybnicek, Ondrej
Saarto, Annika
Šaulienė, Ingrida
Ščevková, Jana
Kofol Seliger, Andreja
Šikoparija, Branko
Piotrowska-Weryszko, Krystyna
Czarnobilska, Ewa
author_sort Myszkowska, Dorota
title Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence
title_short Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence
title_full Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence
title_fullStr Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence
title_full_unstemmed Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence
title_sort unusually high birch (betula spp.) pollen concentrations in poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (lrt) and the regional pollen occurrence
publishDate 2021
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