Long term temperature monitoring and thermal processes prediction within mining dumps

The paper deals with the description and results of long-term monitoring of thermal processes within the old coal dumps in Ostrava region. It presents methods and means of temperature measurements by specially installed temperature probes, including further wireless data transfer to dispatching center. The paper also discusses the possibility of creating predictive algorithm to predict changes of thermal processes inside the dumps, particularly increasing or decreasing temperature gradients and direction of propagation.