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Road Owners Adapting
to Climate Change
31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
Grzegorz Foryś M. Sc. Eng.
Head of Road Network Diagnostic Team
General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways
Department of Study
POLAND
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
• Climate in Poland
• Adapting to Climate Change
• Research programmes
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Poland has a moderate climate with both maritime and
continental elements. This is due to humid Atlantic air
which collides over its territory with dry air from the
Eurasian interior.
In north and west Poland the climate is predominantly
maritime.The eastern part of the country has distinctly
continental climate.
Poland receives all kinds of air masses typical of the
northern hemisphere. This results in a variable climate
and considerable problems with weather forecasting.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Poland's
climate is also strongly influenced by the
lowland topography of this part of Europe, stretching
from France to Ukraine. Not stopped by any natural
barriers, air masses move quickly from the Atlantic or
North Sea. Another factor is the country's location, far
from vast water bodies (the Atlantic Ocean) and close to
extensive land areas (Eurasia).
The Baltic Sea is a major contributor to the climate of
north Poland while the southern part of the country is
also affected by the Black Sea.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Average air temperatures in January
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Average air temperatures in July
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CLIMATE IN POLAND
Average annual temperature in Poland
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Precipitation /rain/
In the Carpathians and Sudetes, the annual precipitation is 8001400mm.
In the lowlands and uplands, it ranges between 400mm and
750mm.
The maximum precipitation is in summer. At this time of the
year it is on average 2-3 times higher than in winter (in the
Carpathians, as much as four times higher). The smallest
seasonal differences are recorded in the coastal lowlands.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Precipitation /snow/
The average annual number of days with snowfall is
30-40 in the country's western and central part, and over
50 days in the north-east.
It snows for 120 days a year in the Karkonosze and for
145 days in the Tatras.
Snow stays the longest in the mountains (up to 200
days) and in north-west Poland (90-120 days).
The western part of the country has the fewest days with
snow cover (40-50).
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
Annual precipitation
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
CLIMATE IN POLAND
The records of weather in the Poland
• The lowest temperatures -41oC in Siedlce (in 1940) and
-40.6 oC in the Zywiec Basin (in 1929).
• The highest temperature, +40.2oC, was recorded near Opole in
1921.
• The heaviest precipitation in Poland was recorded in June 1973
in the Tatra's Hala Gasienicowa. During one rain: 300mm of
water fell.
• The largest fall of temp. in 24 hours: +8/-20°C 6/7.01.1982
• The strongest wind: Śnieżka, Sudety 346 km/h 09.03.1990
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
ACTIVITIES OF ROAD ADMINISTRATION
When did the road administration
dealing with climate changes issues?
start
GDDKiA joined to the research
programme „Road Owners Adapting to
Climat Change” in 2007.
Actually adaptation to a changing
climate is not formulate as a political
goal.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
ACTIVITIES OF ROAD ADMINISTRATION
Main challenges
snow?
– floods? land slides?
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
ACTIVITIES OF ROAD ADMINISTRATION
Main challenges
snow?
– floods? land slides?
Main challenge - ruts…
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
ACTIVITIES OF ROAD ADMINISTRATION
Main challenge - ruts…
Reasons:
- unadaptation projected
twenty years ago
constructions of the surface
of roads to stepping out at
present burdens;
- the lack of the effective
system of elimination from the
trafiic of overburdened
vehicles;
- the increasing intensity of
the car movement, resulting
from the growth of freight
transports mainly by cartransportation.
Activities:
- The yearly control of the
technical condition of the
pavement surface –
Marking out sections for
repairs;
- Temporary limitations for
heavy vehicles about the mass
above 12 tons.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
ACTIVITIES OF ROAD ADMINISTRATION
How is the availability
weather data?
and
quality
of
Weather data is the availability from The
Institute
of
Meteorology
and
Water
Management.
Quality
of
date
is
good.
Road
Administration co-operates with IMGW since
many years.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Research programmes carried out
or initiated by GDDKiA
Generally, Polish Road Administration did not do
alone and does not plan to do any special research
programms.
2002 research study:
„The Analysis of Frost Penetration of Ground in the
scale of the country”
Questions:
- Did the change of the depth of freezing the ground
happens?
- Is the possibility to reduce the thickness of the frostblanket layer of the road construction?
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
RESEARCH PROGRAMMES
Research programmes carried out
or initiated by GDDKiA
Conclusions from the above study:
- the warming up of the climate is sees in the Poland the
o
growth of the average temperature in the pace 0,13 C on
the year,
- changes announce getting smaller the depth of freezing.
But:
- It was to many generalized foundations,
- the work should be execute again in the closest time.
In this aim belong:
- to choose meteorological stations suitably,
- to make the measurements of the profile of the
temperature to the depth at least 1,5 m.
„Road Owners Adapting to Climate Change”, 31.03 - 1.04.2009, Oslo, Norway
ROAD NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMS
• Pavement
Condition
System /SOSN/
Assessment
• Shoulders & Drainage Condition
Assessment System /SOPO/
• Concrete
Condition
System /SOSN-B/
Assessment
ROAD NETWORK DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMS
Use of data
Marking out sections for repairs;
Help in allocation of funds for renovations;
Help in allocation of
maintenance of roads;
funds
for
current
Preparation of report on shoulders and
drainage technical condition on national
road network;
Preparation of report on asphalt and concrete
pavement technical condition on national
road network;
Contact:
Grzegorz Foryś
email: [email protected]
tel: +48 22 811 52 69
GDDKiA
Department of Study
ul. Goledzinowska 10
03-301 Warszawa
Poland
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