[Grass pollen in Munich air. Preparations for a forecast (author's transl)]

To forecast pollen concentrations of the air of a particular place the following data of the area in question should be known: The basic grass pollen content of the air from volumetric measurements made during several years and its mean seasonal changes; the mean daily grass pollen content of 1 m3 of air and its changes, especially at the beginning of the main grass pollen season; the influence of temperature, humidity, precipitation and wind speed on the grass pollen content; weather forecast of the day for which the pollen forecast is to be made and the grass pollen content of the previous day; the composition of the grass flora in the surroundings and the state of flowering of the main components of the grass flora. These data for the city of Munich are presented and discussed. In addition the grass pollen content in the air during the summers of 1975 and 1976 is compared with allergic complaints of 96 and 45 persons respectively.