Microclimate Evaluation of the Hradec Králové City using HUMIDEX

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62156489:43510/17:43913216

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/congeo-2017-0012" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1515/congeo-2017-0012</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/congeo-2017-0012" target="_blank" >10.1515/congeo-2017-0012</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Microclimate Evaluation of the Hradec Králové City using HUMIDEX

Original language description

Urban environment differs from the surrounding landscape in terms of the values of meteorological parameters. This is often referred to as the urban heat island (UHI), which in simple terms means higher air temperatures in cities. The cause of these changes lies in the different active surfaces in cities, which subsequently results in a different radiation balance. The higher temperatures, however, also affect the living conditions in the city and during very high temperature periods can have negative effects on the health of the city inhabitants. The results presented in this paper are based on measurements taken over several years at locations near Hradec Králové, which is surrounded by different surface areas. Environment analysis was performed using the Humidex index. The obtained results show that replacing green areas with built-up areas affects temperatures in the city, when air temperatures are very high they significantly increase the discomfort of the inhabitants. Differences in the frequency of discomfort levels are observed especially during periods of high temperatures, at lower temperatures these differences are not significant. Higher frequencies of discomfort are observed at locations with artificial surfaces (asphalt, cobblestones, concrete) and in closed spaces. In contrast, locations with lots of green areas almost always have the value of this index lower or more balanced. The results should therefore be a valid argument for maintaining and extending green areas in cities.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy

ISSN

1335-2806

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

47

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

SK - SLOVAKIA

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

231-246

UT code for WoS article

000425656800003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85041490668