Urban heat island in southern Europe

dc.contributor.author	Κολοκότσα, Δ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ψωμάς, Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Καραπιδάκης, Ε.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-28T14:00:14Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-28T14:00:14Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/19988
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com	en
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	Κρήτη
dc.subject	Άνοδος της θερμοκρασίας
dc.title	Urban heat island in southern Europe	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	the case study of Hania, Crete	en
heal.classification	Energy
heal.classification	Renewable energy sources
heal.classification	Ενέργεια
heal.classification	Ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42028321
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112837
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.publicationDate	2009-10
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kolokotsa, D., Psomas, A. and Karapidakis, E. (2009) Urban heat island in southern Europe: The case study of Hania, Crete. "Solar Energy" 83 (10), p.1871–1883	en
heal.abstract	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.	en
heal.journalName	Solar Energy	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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