Specification of the Climate Character in the Study Area of Projected Hydric Reclamation

Abstract

Hydrical reclamation of the residual pit of Most-Ležáky is part of the comprehensive revitalisation of the land affected in the past by
mining activity with an area of 1264 ha. Thus, in terms of remediation and reclamation, the most appropriate way to reclaim the
residual pit, as one of the final stages of the long-term reclamation activities that have been going on in the area for more than half a
century, occurs under the given conditions. The Lake Most, our study area, was planned and created as a hydric recultivation of the
former surface Most-Ležáky mine located near the town of Most, in the foothills of the Ore Mountains, approximately 80 kilometers
northwest of the capital of the Czech Republic - Prague. The Lake Most represents extensive hydric reclamation, which is unique in the
sense that it does not have a natural inflow and runoff, therefore an artificial feeder from the Ohře River had to be built. The main goal
of the ongoing research is to construct a mathematical model predicting the water balance of Lake Most. Therefore, it is important to
separate amount of water that is lost by the evaporation and amount of water that is lost into the subsoil. If we do not wish to use only
temperature equations but more complex methods and equations to calculate evaporation instead, we need to have relative humidity,
atmospheric pressure, wind speed, and daylight length values. In addition to the climatic data needed to calculate the evaporation,
the amount of precipitation is needed to construct the balance equation of the area. An important objective in planning all hydric
reclamations is to ensure their long-term sustainability, which is based on a detailed description of the study area's climate and local
hydrological conditions. In our article we focus on assessing the evolution of climate in the area of this hydric reclamation. We have
processed a long-term series of measurements in monthly averages from the Kopisty meteostation data provided by the Institute of
Atmospheric Physics of the CAS.