Intra-urban nocturnal temperature differences: a multivariate approach

CR Climate Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials CR 07:21-30 (1996) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/cr007021 Intra-urban nocturnal temperature differences: a multivariate approach Eliasson I The possibility of predicting nocturnal intra-urban air temperature differences on the basis of meteorological data from climatic stations was analysed. Three years of recording at an urban canyon and a nearby open area in the city of Göteborg, Sweden, formed the basis of the analyses. The urban canyon-urban open area temperature differences (DeltaTc-o) were best estimated when the data was first classified with reference to the amount of cloud cover and then fitted to a non-linear regression equation which included the wind speed at the urban open area (10 m level). The study shows that the degree of intra-urban temperature variations can be predicted using a fairly simple methodology. The methodology and the general pattern of the model could be helpful as a complementary tool in urban land use planning for cities with a structure similar to Göteborg. City climate · Urban canyon · Air temperature · Street geometry · Applied climatology · Urban planning Full text in pdf format PreviousNextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in CR Vol. 07, No. 1. Publication date: August 22, 1996 Print ISSN: 0936-577X; Online ISSN: 1616-1572 Copyright © 1996 Inter-Research.