Pietrek, Sławomir A.; Jasiński, Janusz; Chaładyniak, Dariusz; Krawczyk, Karolina
(Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Akademia Morska w Szczecinie,
)
The paper presents the results of study of convective cloud development over land and sea. The study was based
on data from the Gdańsk-Rębiechowo radar and upper air sounding from the Łeba aerological station. Radar
data from the classical channel were analyzed for the atmosphere scanned at 6 elevation angles of the antenna
beam. Vertical profiles of the atmosphere along selected paths presenting radiolocation reflectivity in the detected
cloud structures were produced using the recorded radiolocation reflectivity. Conclusions concerning the
cloud structure, the physical state of water in the clouds and the thermodynamic state of the atmosphere were
formulated as the results of comprehensive analysis of the radar and upper air sounding data. The obtained
values of selected parameters and indices were used to quantitatively describe selected physical processes and
to formulate forecasts concerning weather phenomena that might pose threats to land, air and sea transport as
well as for some industrial and agricultural branches. The developed method of radar and aerological data processing
will be applied to further studies of convective clouds in other regions. It will also enable to assess the
impact of environmental conditions on the development of convective processes.