Heat waves and human well-being in Madrid (Spain)
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UAM. Departamento de GeografíaPublisher
MDPIDate
2019-05-22Citation
10.3390/atmos10050288
Atmosphere 10.5 (2019): 288
ISSN
2073-4433DOI
10.3390/atmos10050288Funded by
This research was funded by the research project number CGL2016-80154-R “Análisis y modelización de eventos climáticos extremos en Madrid: olas de calor e inversiones térmicas” funded by Convocatoria 2016 de Proyectos de I+D+I, correspondientes al programa estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, from the Spanish Ministry of EducationProject
Gobierno de España. CGL2016-80154-REditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10050288Subjects
heat waves; urban heat island; heat stress; air quality; Madrid; Spain; GeografíaRights
© 2019 by the authorsAbstract
Heat waves pose additional risks to urban spaces because of the additional heat provided
by urban heat islands (UHIs) as well as poorer air quality. Our study focuses on the analysis of
UHIs, human thermal comfort, and air quality for the city of Madrid, Spain during heat waves.
Heat wave periods are defined using the long-term records from the urban station Madrid-Retiro.
Two types of UHI were studied: the canopy layer UHI (CLUHI) was evaluated using air temperature
time-series from five meteorological stations; the surface UHI (SUHI) was derived from land surface
temperature (LST) images from MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) products.
To assess human thermal comfort, the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) index was applied.
Air quality was analyzed from the records of two air quality networks. More frequent and longer heat
waves have been observed since 1980; the nocturnal CLUHI and both the diurnal and nocturnal SUHI
experience an intensification, which have led to an increasing number of tropical nights. Conversely,
thermal stress is extreme by day in the city due to the lack of cooling by winds. Finally, air quality
during heat waves deteriorates because of the higher than normal amount of particles arriving from
Northern Africa
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Google Scholar:Rasilla, Domingo
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Allende Álvarez, Fernando
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Martilli, Alberto
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Fernández, Felipe
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