Geochemistry and hydrology of a small catchment: fogs as an important part of the wet deposition

0355659 - ÚH 2011 BG eng A - Abstract
Tesař, Miroslav - Fottová, D. - Šír, Miloslav - Fišák, Jaroslav
Geochemistry and hydrology of a small catchment: fogs as an important part of the wet deposition.
Geologica Balcanica. Roč. 39, 1-2 (2010), s. 389-390. ISSN 0324-0894.
[Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association /19./. 23.09.2010-26.09.2010, Thessaloniki]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA205/09/1918
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20600510; CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Keywords : fog water deposition * chemistry * fog water sampler
Subject RIV: DA - Hydrology ; Limnology

The present paper deals with an importance of wind driven low clouds and fogs on the geochemistry and water balance of small forested watersheds situated in the mountainous headwater regions of the Czech Republic. The main goals of the present paper are to: (i) introduce the small experimental watersheds established in the headwater regions of the Czech Republic in order to evaluate their water balance and geochemistry; (ii) evaluate the time and space variation of the fog characteristics (especially the duration and frequency of occurrence; liquid water content and horizontal visibility); (iii) assess the water and mass balance of the selected experimental catchments taking into account the input of water and matter delivered to the basin via low clouds and fogs; and (iv) describe new techniques for fog water collection. In order to collect cloud water samples, the active and passive sample-taking devices were constructed.
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