0601370 - ÚCHP 2025 RIV CZ eng C - Konferenční příspěvek (zahraniční konf.)
Mbengue, S. - Vodička, Petr - Komínková, K. - Schwarz, Jaroslav - Zíková, Naděžda - Lhotka, Radek - Windell, Laurence Christian - Suchánková, Lenka - Hanuš, V. - Vítková, G. - Prokeš, R. - Holubová Šmejkalová, A. - Pokorná, Petra - Ždímal, Vladimír - Holoubek, I.
VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF CARBONACEOUS AEROSOLS EMITTED DURING THE TRADITIONAL BURNING OF THE WITCHES.
PROCEEDINGS OF 23rd Annual Conference of the Czech Aerosol Society OVZDUŠÍ V ČASe. Prague: Czech Aerosol Society, 2024, s. 156-157. ISBN 978-80-908653-2-7.
[SBORNÍK XXIII. výroční konference České aerosolové společnosti OVZDUŠÍ V ČASe. Milovy (CZ), 11.11.2024-13.11.2024]
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2023030; GA ČR(CZ) GA24-10768S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985858
Klíčová slova: biomass burning * vertical gradient * atmospheric transport * mixing layer
Obor OECD: Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Biomass burning from wildfires, prescribed burns, agricultural fires, and domestic heating emits large amounts of carbonaceous matter, having adverse effects on air quality, human health, and climate change (Chen et al., 2017). In the Czech Republic and neighboring states (i.e., Germany), the traditional Burning of the Witches (BoW) is celebrated during the night from 30th April to 1st May by lighting bonfires made of biomass material (woodpile, dry grass, etc.). According to the Czech Fire Department, around 8,000 fire spots were reported in 2023 (Czech Fire Rescue Service, 2024), making this event the largest non-heating open-air biomass burning experiment in Central Europe. In this study, the vertical distribution of carbonaceous aerosol was investigated during the BoW, combining measurements at the foot and on the top of a 250 m tall tower.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0358521