Heavy snow in Polish–German lowlands – Large-scale synoptic reasons and economic impacts

Abstract

Large-scale synoptic conditions and economic impact of heavy snow in Polish–German lowlands were analysed. During intense snowfalls, negative anomalies of sea level pressure (SLP) and 500hPa level appear over central Europe, resulting in a low pressure system. Snow cover persistence is possible under positive anomalies of SLP over the majority of the continent, except for its south western part where weak negative anomalies are observed.