Wetlands systems are at the risk to changes in hydrological regime under climatic variation. Wetland habitat is sensitive and responses quick to climate changes. Wetlands cover 6% of the world’s land surface and contain about 12% of the global carbon pool, play an important role in the global carbon cycle (International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); In a time of global climate change, wetlands conditions are not known well enough. That’s why the research that we have been carried out since couple of years which are based on satellite data and in-situ data are important for depicting the changes in hydrological and vegetation parameters. Biebrza Wetlands are our main area of research, because they are: • one of the largest area in Europe covered with marshes, swamps, and wet meadows • 60 000 ha of flat river valley covered with hydrogenic soils such as peat in various stages of mouldering • habitat of 271 bird species • protected as a National Park, Natura 2000 and RAMSAR sites The results are also connected to serve as an indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.6.1 - Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time.
The main objective of GrasSat project is a fully operational system in form of desktop and mobile application, which provides a complementary tool for managing grassland production, mainly for medium and large farms in Poland and Norway. Combining the effectiveness of the application with the support of external advisors is the key to improve grass production management. Experience of the team of remote sensing and grassland specialists will be the firm foundation of the tools to be prepared within the project.
Air pollution in Poland is a severe threat to public health and it was proven to be the main source of many lethal diseases. Across Europe, air quality in Poland is one of the worst. Thus, there is a strong demand for air quality monitoring in Poland in order to raise public awareness and to develop policies that will mitigate this huge problem. The main objective of the research was to verify measurement of the Sentinel-5 Precursor (Sentinel-5P, S-5P) satellite product - tropospheric NO2 column number density - generated by the European Space Agency (ESA) to support air pollution monitoring in Poland. In this respect, the products were validated against in-situ measurements provided by the The Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection (GIOS). Furthermore, there were performed analyses about cloudy to verify what are the limitations of the Sentinel-5P NO2 product. There were carried out analyses for each month in the period July-December 2018. In-situ data from 117 ground stations were used. The results of S-5P were compared with the data from all ground stations and according to area types (urban, suburban, villages and no build-up areas). The study proved a Pearson correlation coefficient of the Sentinel-5P product with the in-situ measurement as follows: S-5P vs. all station R=0.55, S-5P vs. urban station R=0.55, S-5P vs. suburban station R=0.63, S-5P vs. village and no build-up areas R=0.55. C.a. 90-100 cloudless pixels were available for each area in the analysed period. Image was usually performed twice a day, so there were 45-50 cloudless days. The fewest images were available in December (2-4 images) and July (11-12 images). Most in August, c.a. 25 images. Moreover, there was recognised the spatial distribution of NO2 in Poland. The study revealed, NO2 level was the highest in the Warsaw and its suburbs, in the area of Lodz and its suburbs, Upper Silesia Metropolis, and Cracow. Relatively higher NO2 emissions were noticed in Wroclaw and Opole. The lowest level of NO2 was revealed in the north of Poland – in Pomerania also Warmia and Masuria.
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