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Urban heat island in southern Europe: The case study of Hania, Crete

Kolokotsa Dionysia, Psomas A. , Karapidakis Emmanuel

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/6627257B-D046-40BA-B550-00C363CAA04C
Year 2009
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation D. Kolokotsa, , A. Psomas, E. Karapidakis, "Urban heat island in southern Europe: The case study of Hania, Crete, " Solar Energy, vol. 83, no. 10, pp. 1871–1883, Oct. 2009. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.06.018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2009.06.018
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The aim of the present paper is to analyze the results of the urban heat island research for a coastal densely built small Mediterranean town namely Hania, Crete, Greece. The specific research targets to verify the existence, the intensity, the size and the form of the urban heat island phenomenon in the specific region as well as to understand its correlation with the local weather conditions. Nine urban and three rural meteorological stations are used for this study. Temperature and relative humidity measurements are collected from May 26, 2007 until October 24, 2007. In parallel, meteorological data including wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, sunlight and precipitation for the specific region are collected and elaborated for cross-correlation with the appearance of the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. During summer period, where the temperature is high, the UHI takes its maximum intensity, of about 8 °C. Also, the form of the UHI is strongly influenced from the wind speed and direction. The northern winds expand the UHI front, while the western winds contribute to the UHI reduction. Finally the Discomfort Index (DI) is calculated for the 2007 summer period to indicate the outdoor living conditions.

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