"Meteo.BN" project: a scientific approach to local climate change using PWS network in Bistrița-Năsăud County

Abstract

"Meteo.BN" is a meteorological project based in Bistrita-Năsăud County that aims to deliver to local people, all the information needed to better understand the exact image of the local weather. The project uses a network of 23 Personal Weather Stations, installed starting in June 2021, which cover the area of the entire county, at different altitudes. Using the data collected by these weather stations our goal is to analyze the impact of climate change at the spatial scale of the county, the differences which occur in terms of the seasonal weather and their social impact. Since the first station was installed, in August 2019, in Bistrița, we have already observed an increasing gap between the historical weather data records and what we are recording today. The shifts are documented in terms of the temperature regime, the amounts of precipitation, and, most importantly, a certain “migration” of the seasons. These analyses will further be used for mapping local areas of meteorological risks, particularly floods, drought and fires.