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Assessing thermal risk in urban areas – an application for the urban agglomeration of Athens
Assessing thermal risk in urban areas, especially in the event of summer heat waves, is essential as it has major implications for human health and influences quality of life in urban areas. Such an assessment is promoted with the use of advanced very high resolution radiometer satellite data and by means of the evaluation of land surface temperature (LST), the estimation of the intensity of surface urban heat island (SUHI) and the variation of the discomfort index (DI), the latter reflecting the most common bioclimatic index used for outdoor thermal comfort applications. Calculations need to provide adequate spatial and temporal depictions of SUHI and DI, as these are correlated with parameters such as land cover/use, urban density, topography, etc. In this study, an assessment of thermal risk is made with the use of satellite data, for the urban agglomeration of Athens in the event of summer heat waves.
Assessing thermal risk in urban areas – an application for the urban agglomeration of Athens
Assessing thermal risk in urban areas, especially in the event of summer heat waves, is essential as it has major implications for human health and influences quality of life in urban areas. Such an assessment is promoted with the use of advanced very high resolution radiometer satellite data and by means of the evaluation of land surface temperature (LST), the estimation of the intensity of surface urban heat island (SUHI) and the variation of the discomfort index (DI), the latter reflecting the most common bioclimatic index used for outdoor thermal comfort applications. Calculations need to provide adequate spatial and temporal depictions of SUHI and DI, as these are correlated with parameters such as land cover/use, urban density, topography, etc. In this study, an assessment of thermal risk is made with the use of satellite data, for the urban agglomeration of Athens in the event of summer heat waves.
Assessing thermal risk in urban areas – an application for the urban agglomeration of Athens
Polydoros, A. (author) / Cartalis, C. (author)
Advances in Building Energy Research ; 8 ; 74-83
2014-01-02
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English