Balon Widokowy – one of the most recognisable tourist attraction in Krakow turned into flying Atmospheric Laboratory, conducting research aimed at air pollution analysis.
Uniqness of our measurments consists of:
- probing pollution in vertical profiles, which allows to analyse particulate matter concentration on different levels. Maximum balloon attitude is 285m – that allows for example studying inversion layer over Krakow – which disallows polluted air weathering.
- High intesity of probing. During each viewing/tourist flight instruments inside balloon’s gondola measure air quality. We have already obtained thousands of air pollution vertical profiles.
Research results are binded to current meteorogical conditions, such as wind speed and direction, temperature and atmospheric pressure.
Below, we present information according aforementioned research.
Flying laboratories – Krakow and Paris balloons
On 29.09.2021 a group of scientists from AGH University of Science and Technology in `Krakow, Jagiellonian University and Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management presented results of the analysis of the samples of air collected from the Balloon during a press conference. The presentation was based on a new publication: “Measurement report: Effect of…
Scientists from Krakow’s AGH Univeristy of Science and Technology, investigate at what attitude one can breath clean air
Thanks to possibility of putting air pollution meassurment instruments on our balloon, researchers from Faculty of Physics and Applied IT have already collectend thousands of vertical air quality profiles. Their study complements knowledge on particles movement in the atmosphere. Below, you will find link to the article (only in Polish lang.), which was published on…
Prestigious publication in “Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics” – summarising results of the air pollution measurments made on our balloon.
Today the article summarising results of air pollution measurments that has been being taken on our balloon during every day flights, was published in prestigious, JCR listed magazine: “Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics”. Summary of the publication: Measurement report: Effect of wind shear on PM10 concentration vertical structure in the urban boundary layer in a complex…
Another CO2 measuring campaign during the night!
Our balloon team continues to cooperate with Environmental Physics researchers from AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow. According to the agreement between the university and our company, once every month, vertical profile of CO2 concentration is measured. It is common knowledge that carbon dioxide is one of the main greenhouse gases – produced…
February 2021 – PM10 concentration vertical profiles
The most representative profiles from February 2021 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
Krakow Balloon is now taking part in aeronautical measuring campaign, as part of European Copernicus Project
On the night of 10 to 11 March, Krakow Balloon crew accompanied by a team of scientists from AGH Krakow University of Science and Technology, performed a series of aeronautical measurements in the centre of Krakow. The balloon was equipped with instruments measuring atmosphere composition, as well as meteorological conditions. To name a few: Picarro…
January 2021 PM10 concentration vertical profiles
The most representative profiles from January 2021 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
December 2020 – PM10 concentration vertical profiles
The most representative profiles from December 2020 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
November 2020 – PM10 concentration vertical profiles
The most representative profiles from November 2020 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
October 2020 – PM10 concentration vertical profiles
The most representative profiles from October 2020 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
September 2020 – PM10 concentration vertical profiles
The most representative profiles from September 2020 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
Presentation of PM10 concentration vertical profiles: March 2020 – June 2020
The most representative profiles from March to June 2020 are presented. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
Presentation of PM10 concentration vertical profiles – February & March 2020
The most representative profiles from February and March 2020 are presented below. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
PM10 concentration vertical profiles presentation – January 2020
The most representative profiles from January 2020 are presented. Data presentation and coverage by:dr inż. Jakub Bartyzeldr hab. inż. Mirosław Zimnoch, prof. AGHEnvironmental Physics Team, WFiIS AGH
Presentation of PM10 concentration vertical profiles from November and December 2019
Vertical profiles of PM10 concentration have been masured by particulate matter sensor installed on Krakow Balloon’s gondola since the end of November 2019. Possibility of performing measurments is tied to possiblity of performing flights. Between 28.11 and 19.12 it was passible to obtain data on 10 different days. On 28.11, 12.12, 17.12 and 19.12 we…
First instrument installed
A light aerosols counter, created by scientists from AGH University of Science and Technology, which provides concentrations of PM10, PM2,5 and PM1 size classes was installed on the balloon last week. The instrument is capable of constant measuring air pollution during a flight vertically up to 285 m. Graph of sample measurements made on foggy…