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- Title
LAS OSCILACIONES CLIMÁTICAS EN LA ATMOSFERA URBANA DE LA CIUDAD DE NATAL, BRASIL ATRAVÉS DE LAS SERIES LARGAS DE TEMPERATURAS DEL AIRE.
- Authors
Alexandre, M. J. O.; García, F. F.; Nunes, E.
- Abstract
This study aims at analyzing the urban heat island (UHI) and urban cool island (UCI) in the city of Natal (Brazil), by comparing the long series of air temperature maximum and minimum daily into two weather stations conventional representative, one in the urban area and the other in the rural area, during the fifteen years, from 1995 to 2010. The result shows the presence of thermal fluctuations from the temperature contrast between the urban area and its surroundings area and characterization of urban heat islands and urban cool island in the city of Natal.
- Subjects
NATAL (Brazil); URBAN heat islands; TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGICAL stations; CITIES &; towns
- Publication
HOLOS, 2013, Vol 29, Issue 5, p137
- ISSN
1807-1600
- Publication type
Article