Spatial distribution of air temperature and atmospheric precipitations in the NE Region - Romania
Author(s):
Elena MEDEI (POP)1,2, Dumitru MIHĂILĂ1,3,4, Petruț Ionel BISTRICEAN3,4, Andrei MIHALACHE1,4, Alina MARCU1,4, Bogdan NISTOR4, Gina Liliana ANDREI4
1 Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Doctoral School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Suceava, Romania 2 Secondary School „Dimitrie Cantemir” Rădăuți, Suceava, Romania 3 Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Department of Geography, Romania 4 Center for Applied Geography Research (GeA), Suceava, Romania
The study analyzes the main climatic elements in the NE Romania Region, during the period (1961-2024). The studied area has a transitional climate, deeply influenced by the advections of oceanic, Eastern European, and Scandinavian-Baltic air masses. The relief, with its stepped distribution, plays an important role in the layered distribution of the values of the climatic elements analyzed. On the peaks and saddles of the Eastern Carpathians, the average air temperatures range from 1°C at Ceahlău Toaca to 4.9°C at the Poiana Stampei station, at the plateau stations from 7.8°C at Rădăuți to 10.3°C at Bârlad, and at the plain stations between 9.6°C at Botoșani and 10.1°C at the Iași station. Precipitation increases with altitude, but there are notable exceptions - Ceahlău Toaca (700.5 mm), where active air dynamics affect measurements. The results show a layered distribution of the two elements analyzed, influenced by relief and atmospheric dynamics.
Keywords:
NE Region, air temperature, atmospheric precipitation
