The measurements of air temperature in the environmental studies are usually a standard action, but often pose a lot of problems. The main trouble all field measurements is the problem of power supply. The paper presents an alternative to expensive and subsidiary equipment in the form of iButton®Dallas. The preliminary tests have shown their very high sensitivity, accuracy and reliability. The sensors have been used in several field studies, from the vertical point system, trough the distribution of microtherm conditions within 10 hectares, to the topoclimatic analysis an area of about 50 km2. Energy autonomous sensor allowed full use of the advantage of another that was small in size and place them with no problem at selected points. The measurements were obtained by a number of important information about the distribution of temperature, which in standard conditions of observation would be impossible to do so iButton®Dallas sensors are therefore a good alternative for all kinds of environmental observations, aimed at verification of thermal condition of the atmosphere and other backgrounds, for example soil or water.Key words: iButton sensor, air temperature, environmental studies ...
The paper covers research on physiographic features and anthropogenic factors influence on natural pond water storage. The problem was investigated both at the level of the Dopływ spod Nowej Wsi catchment (27.53 km2) and the smaller spatial unit Bagna Ramuckie natural pond (12.4 ha). Dynamics of physiographic features, changes of hydrographical network and anthropogenic factors including water, land and forest management practices were investigated. The decisive factor modulating processes of water storage rebuilding for investigated spatial units seems to be dynamics and long-term directional changes of air temperature. Rebuilding of pond water storage occurred after a 40-year period of air temperature decrease and the decline of water storage after a 20-year period of air temperature increase. Precipitation had minor significance in modulating pond water storage in long-term periods, because lack of long-term precipitation trends in analysed period. Although in short-term periods precipitation have important modulating impact on a decline of pond storage. The decline occurred after the dry period from 1989 to 1995 as a result of high deficit of climatic water balance. Spectacular rebuilding of pond water storage occurred in Bagna Ramuckie after the cold and wet period from 1956 to 1965. Non-climatic physiographic features and anthropogenic factors did ...
