Geographia Polonica (1972) vol. 21

Karol Bromek, Jagellonian University
Ireneusz Kwiecień, Jagellonian University

Jerzy Grzeszczak, Institut de Géographie Académie Polonaise des Sciences, Varsovie.

Abstract

Apart from natural source of heat which is solar radiation, heat emission from man-made sources is becoming an important term in the energy balance of the earth surface.The combustion of fuels for industrial and transportation purposes constitute the main sources of artificial heat which is emitted into the ambient air. This com-ponent of the heat balance equation value, and its comparison with the solar ra-diation over the Poland's territory is the object of this investigation.This aims of the study are:

1. to calculate the amount of heat emitted by the combustion of fuel all over Poland in various branches of economic life;
2. to estimate its share in the heat balance on the interface earth-atmosphere;3) to investigate the spatial distribution of this component of heat balance.

Maria W. Kraujalis, Institute of Geography PAN, Warsaw

Alicja Krzymówska-Kostrowicka, University of Warsaw

Lech Ratajski, Warsaw University

Jerzy Zaleski, Gdańsk University

Jan Żurkowski, Institute of Planning, Warsaw

Leszek Starkel [starkel@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland