Review of Polish contribution to snow cover research (1880–2017)
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2018-03
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Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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The purpose of this article is to present the development of multifaceted research on snow cover conducted by
Polish researchers in various parts of the world since the end of the 19th century up to the modern times. The paper describes
Polish studies on physical and chemical properties of snow cover, its long-term changes, relationships between
snow cover and climate, impact of snow cover on environmental conditions and human activity. This work is also an
attempt to show the contribution of Polish snow-related research to the international achievements in this fields.
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snow cover, Polish research, climate
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 37 (1), 2018, pp. 7-22