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General information

Monitoring

programme

- Meteorology

- Radiation

- Air Chemistry

-Precipitation Chemistry

- Surface Water

- Soils

-Persistent Organic Comp.

Results of measurement

References

Kosetice observatory

Measuring programme


METEOROLOGY

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

Air temperature1)

manual

automatic

1983

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW,

ICP-IM

Soil temperature2)

manual

automatic

1988

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW,

ICP-IM

Air pressure

manual

automatic

1991

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW

Evaporation

manual

automatic

1988

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW

Wind speed

manual

automatic

1983

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW,

ICP-IM

Wind direction

manual

automatic

1983

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW,

ICP-IM

Precipitation amount

manual

automatic

1983

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW,

ICP-IM

Sunshine duration

manual

automatic

1988

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW

Air humidity

manual

automatic

1983

2002

7,14,21 CET

hourly

GAW,

ICP-IM

Cloudiness

observation

automatic

1983

2004

7,14,21 CET

hourly

 

Visibility

observation

automatic

1983

2004

7,14,21 CET

hourly

 

Weather phenomena

observation

automatic

1983

2004

7,14,21 CET

hourly

 

1)   2 m above ground, wet, maximum, minimum, minimum at ground level
       2)   Depth 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 cm

 
RADIATION

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

UV-B radiation

UV biometer

  1996  

10 minutes

GAW, ICP-IM

Total radiation

Pyranometer

1984

10 minutes

GAW, ICP-IM

Diffuse radiation

Pyranometer
with shadow ring

1996

10 minutes

GAW

Ionising radiation

Sond

1995

10 minutes

 

 
AIR CHEMISTRY

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

SO2

Collection on filters

UV fluorescence

1981

1992 

Daily

hourly

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

SO4

Collection on filters ion chromatography

1981

Daily

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

NO

Chemiluminescence

1992

hourly

GAW

NO2

Spectrophotometry

Chemiluminescence

1990

1992

Daily

hourly

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

sum NH4

Collection on filtersBerthelot

1990

Daily

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

sum NO3

Collection on filters
ion chromatography

1990

Daily

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

PM10

Gravimetry

Radiometric

2002

1996

2 days

hourly

EMEP

PM2.5

Gravimetry

     2002 2 days EMEP
Heavy metals1) Collection on filtersAA spectrometry

1985

2 days

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

C14/CO2

NaOH, spectrometry

2004

Monthly

-

Surface ozone

Ultraviolet absorption photometry

1989

hourly

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

CO

IR-correlation

abs. spectrometry

1995

hourly

GAW

CH4

Gas chromatography

1995

Twice a week

GAW

VOCs

Gas chromatography

1992

Twice a week

GAW, EMEP

Aldehydes

Ketones

Chromatography

1993

Twice a week

GAW, EMEP

1)   Cd, Pb, Ni, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn
 
PRECIPITATION CHEMISTRY

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

Wet only3)

Automatic open-close collector

1996

Daily

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

Bulk1)

Flask sampling

1996

Weekly

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

Bulk2)

Flask sampling

1985

Monthly

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

Troughfall2)

Flask sampling

1989

Monthly

ICP-IM

1)   Mn, Zn, Fe, Pb, Cd, Ni
       2)   pH, conductivity, SO4, NO3, NH4, Ca, Na, K, Mg, Cl, F,Fe, Mn, Al, Zn, Pb, Cd, Ni,Hg, As
       3)   pH, conductivity, SO4, NO3, NH4, Ca, Na, K, Mg, Cl, F,Fe, Mn, Al, Zn

 
SURFACE WATER

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

Discharge

Automatic ultrasonic sensor

  1984  

10 seconds

ICP-IM

Water

temperature

Manual thermometer

1991

Thrice a week

ICP-IM

Analysis1)

Manual sampling

1985

Monthly

ICP-IM

Analysis1)

Manual sampling

1985

Episodic

ICP-IM

1)   pH, conductivity, SO4, NO3, NH4, NO2, Ca, Na, K, Mg, Fe, Mn, Al, Pb, Cd, Cl, SiO2, PO4, Corg (total and soluble), acidity, alkalinity, hardness (total, transient and permanent).
 
SOILS

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

Soil analysis1)

 

  1979  

5 years

ICP-IM

1)   pH (H2O), pH (KCl), acidity, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Corg, Ntot, Mn, Zn, Ptot, Al
 
PERSISTENT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Measurement

Method

Start

Frequency

Programme

Air

High volume sampler, GC-MS

  1988  

Weekly

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

Precipitation

Manually, steel vessel, GC-MS

1988

Daily

GAW, EMEP, ICP-IM

Surface water

Manually, GC-MS

1988

Yearly

ICP-IM

Sediments

Manually, GC-MS

1988

Yearly

ICP-IM

Soils

Manually, GC-MS

1988

Yearly

ICP-IM

Litter

Manually, GC-MS

1997

Yearly

ICP-IM

Tree needles

Manually, GC-MS

1988

Yearly

ICP-IM

Mosses

Manually, GC-MS

1988

Yearly

ICP-IM

"Analysis : polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) - 16 US EPA; organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) - S DDTs (DDT+DDE+DDD), S HCHs (hexachlorocyclohexanes = a+b+g+d+e), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) - congener IUPAC nos. 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDDs/Fs) - 2,3,7,8-substituted congeners and homologues groups"
 

 

 

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