[PDF][PDF] Cloud cover changes driven by atmospheric circulation in Europe during the last decades

L Sfica, C Beck, AI Nita, M Voiculescu… - International Journal …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Due to its complex role within the radiation budget of the Earth, cloud cover plays an
important role in climate variability at local, regional or continental scale. Consequently …

Investigation of June 2020 giant Saharan dust storm using remote sensing observations and model reanalysis

A Asutosh, V Vinoj, N Murukesh, R Ramisetty… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This paper investigates the characteristics and impact of a major Saharan dust storm during
June 14th–19th 2020 on atmospheric radiative and thermodynamics properties over the …

Drought extent and severity on arable lands in Romania derived from normalized difference drought index (2001–2020)

RV Dobri, L Sfîcă, VA Amihăesei, L Apostol, S Țîmpu - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency and severity of drought over the arable
lands of Romania using the Normalized Difference Drought Index (NDDI). This index was …

Climate change in the provenance regions of Romania over the last 70 years: Implications for forest management

G Mihai, AM Alexandru, IA Nita, MV Birsan - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent climate change scenarios show significant increases in temperature and extreme
drought events in Southern and Eastern Europe by the end of the 21st century, which will …

Maximum winter temperature over Romania in connection to atmospheric circulation

C Necula, S Stefan, MV Birsan, N Barbu… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the dominant large-scale air circulations that control the winter
maximum temperature distributions over Romania. We focus on the winter frequency of …

Air quality integrated assessment: Environmental impacts, risks and human health hazards

I Tanasa, M Cazacu, B Sluser - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The monitoring and evaluation of air quality is a topic of great global interest as, with the
decline of air quality, there are negative effects on human health and ecosystems. Thus, the …

Comparative Analysis of Land and Air Temperature in Romania since AD 1961

A Manea, MV Birsan, V Dima, LE Havriș - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Daily time series with continuous records of mean air and soil temperature from 127
meteorological stations—fairly distributed over the country—were used to compute monthly …

[PDF][PDF] Frequency of atmospheric circulation types over Romania according to Jenkinson-Collison method based on two long-term reanalysis datasets

IA Nita, L Apostol, C Patriche, L Sfica, R Bojariu… - Rom. J. Phys, 2022 - rjp.nipne.ro
In this study, we used the Jenkinson-Collison objective method to classify the atmospheric
circulations over Romania's territory. Two long-term climatic reanalysis datasets are used …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of PM10 Levels in Three of the Most Polluted Cities in Romania over the Periods Related to Lower Traffic—Implications for Human Health

GB Burghelea, L Mărmureanu, G Iorga, B Antonescu - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to examine the impact of reduced
human activity on air quality. This study assesses the levels of particulate matter (PM10) in …

Study of the aerosol optical characteristics over the Romanian Black Sea Coast using AERONET data

S Stefan, S Voinea, G Iorga - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Present study is focused on the analysis of the similarities and differences in the aerosol
properties retrieved from the sun-photometers operating at two sites in Western part of Black …