Firstly, morphological and functional characteristics of the urban area are described. Next the collected data in the urban itineraries are analysed, and the existence of a moderate heatisland is verified, with 2'2° C of maximum intensity
Biodiversity ; Climatic change ; England ; Green space ; Habitat ; Heatisland ; London ; Town ; United Kingdom ; Urban climate ; Urban environment ; Urbanization
could be used by planners to counter climate-related threats to biodiversity, as well as to improve flood control and air quality, and reduce urban heatisland effects.
Climatology ; Heatisland ; Hungary ; Spatial distribution ; Temperature ; Urban settlement
This paper reports on investigations on the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of the urban heatisland (UHI) in Szeged (Southern Hungary). The research was carried out by using mobile measurements under different weather conditions. Among
Budapest ; Climatic change ; Heatisland ; Heat wave ; Human impact ; Hungary ; Regional model ; Urban climate
Since the groundbreaking survey of Budapest's urban climate in 1974, little has been done to reveal how the summer heatisland of the city has changed. During the last couple of decades, the impact of the anthropogenic heat release due
of Budapest shows a strongly growing frequency and persistence of severe heat waves plaguing city dwellers. Regional models predict rising temperatures with more pronounced summer warming until 2100 in the Carpathian Basin. Therefore, the cooler local climates
of the Danube islands and the Budai Hills should be appreciated as valuable environmental assets to be saved by more reasonable land use policies and stricter property development regulations. - (AM)
Heatisland ; Inner city ; Lodz ; Poland ; Rural area ; Solar radiation ; Temperature ; Thermal regime ; Urban area
In this paper urban-rural contrasts were examined for two urban sites in Lodz for the period 1997-1999. Both sites are located in the city but differ in the degree of the horizon obstruction. In the case of the well developed urban heatisland
in the nigght there are no qualitative differences between sites. Differences in the diurnal course of the urban-rural contrasts manifest during the day due to different solar heating of the stations. - (BJ)
Micrometeorological characteristics of a rubber plantation on Hainan Island, China
In this paper, the micrometeorological characteristics of rubber tree stands, heat balance, radiative and aerodynamic properties are analyzed with data for three years (April 1986 to March 1989).