Field measurements

The AGH Environmental Physics Group is a leading national and internationally recognised center for environmental measurements, particularly using isotope methods. We present selected types of measurements performed by our group, along with references to relevant publications.

AGH KASLAB on Kasprowy Wierch
AGH KASLAB, Kasprowy Wierch (1989 m amsl)

Zimnoch et al. 2012 (Isot. Environ. Healt. S. 48): "Partitioning of atmospheric carbon dioxide over Central Europe: insights from combined measurements of CO2 mixing ratios and their carbon isotope composition"

Chmura et al. 2008 (Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 17): "Atmospheric Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide in Southern Poland: Comparison of Mountain and Urban Environments"

Nęcki et al. 2003 (Tellus B 55): "Six-year record of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane at a high-altitude mountain site in Poland"

Measurement tower on the roof of WFiIS AGH
AGH Campus 20m Tower (Kraków)

Jasek-Kamińska et al. 2024 (Quart. J.Royal Meteorol. Soc. 150): "Carbon dioxide and evapotranspiration fluxes in an urban area of Krakow, Poland"

Różański et al. 2016 (Papers on Global Change 23): " Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases in the Atmosphere – A Polish Perspective "

Hydrological and hydrogeological tools in the water
Hydrological and hydrogeological studies

Zięba & Wachniew 2021 (Water 13): "Phosphorus Transport in a Lowland Stream Derived from a Tracer Test with 32P"

Wachniew 2006 (Chem. Geol. 233): "Isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon in a large polluted river: The Vistula, Poland"

BIK Tower
Measurements at the 300-m BIK tower in North-East Poland

Ramonet et al. 2020 (Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 375): "The fingerprint of the summer 2018 drought in Europe on ground-based atmospheric CO2 measurements"

flying drone in the background of the city
UAV-borne hydrological and meteorological observations

Szostak et al. 2024 (Remote Sensing 16): "Estimation of Small-Stream Water Surface Elevation Using UAV Photogrammetry and Deep Learning"

Sekuła et al. 2021 (Sensors 21): "Ultra-Light Airborne Measurement System for Investigation of Urban Boundary Layer Dynamics"

Balloon against the backdrop of the setting sun
Meteo and air-quality profiling from a tethered balloon in Kraków

Sekuła et al. 2021 (Atmos. Chem. Phys. 21): "Measurement report: Effect of wind shear on PM10 concentration vertical structure in the urban boundary layer in a complex terrain"

Underground measurements in mines
Underground measurements in mines

Bezyk et al. 2024: "Isotope tracing the coalbed methane migration from the underground longwall coal face to the surface of mining area"

Duliński, Gorczyca, Marzec, Czub, et al. 2019 (Geologos 25): "Radiocarbon dating of groundwater from a PZ-2 piezometer located in the foreground of Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland"

Pictured is the research team on the glacier
Cryosphere research

Łokas, Wachniew et al. 2022: "Unveiling the extreme environmental radioactivity of cryoconite from a Norwegian glacier"

Pictured on the right is the measuring equipment. On the left, a black car
Field measurements of methane emissions and micrometeorological analyses

Vogel, Ars, ...Nęcki, Bartyzel, Jagoda, ... et al. 2016 (Environ. Sci. Technol. 58): "Ground-Based Mobile Measurements to Track Urban Methane Emissions from Natural Gas in 12 Cities across Eight CountriesClick to copy article link"

Pictured are umbrellas. It's raining.
Analyses of the isotopic composition of meteoric water

Duliński, Różański, et al. 2019 (Acta Geophys. 67): "Isotopic composition of precipitation in Poland: a 44-year record"