THERMAL DIFFERENCES WITHIN BUCHAREST TOWN AREA CASE STUDY: 01.07.2006-31.03.2007
Journal Title: Present Environment and Sustainable Development - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
The thermal differences within the Bucharest town-area, as presented in a case study based on hourly measurements in seven fixed-site monitoring stations, made from 01.07.2006 to 31.03.2007, have clearly revealed the town’s thermal superiority over the open spaces around it, even if they are lying at similar or at lower altitudes. The town’s heat surplus, which is mainly due to the various building materials, the density and height of buildings, the orientation of main traffic avenues, the distribution of parks and lakes etc., gets more evident during the warm season. Besides, the thermometrical determinations that have been simultaneously performed at two different height levels (2 and 10 m-high above ground surface) of the seven fixed-site monitoring stations show clear differences of air heating processes, mostly due to the different interaction patterns between solar radiation and the underlying active layer.
Authors and Affiliations
Ionac Nicoleta, Grigore Elena
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