La isla de calor en Las Palmas de Gran Canariaintensidad, distribución y factores condicionantes

  1. Ruiz Flaño, Purificación 1
  2. Romero Martín, Lidia Esther 2
  3. Máyer Suárez, Pablo Lucas 2
  4. Hernández Cordero, Antonio 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Valladolid
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    Universidad de Valladolid

    Valladolid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01fvbaw18

  2. 2 Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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    Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01teme464

Revue:
Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles

ISSN: 0212-9426

Année de publication: 2008

Número: 47

Pages: 157-173

Type: Article

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Résumé

This article presents an analysis of air temperatures in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. We have used urban transects to study the main patterns of the hygrothermal regime. The findings of this study show that the higher parts of the city (Ciudad Alta) act as a cool enclave, compared to the warmer temperatures registered in the lower districts of the city (Ciudad Baja). In these lower districts, a bifocal heat island of medium intensity (3.4ºC), registering its highest levels of intensity during winter months, has been identified. The factors that affect the spatial distribution of the temperatures can be established on two scales. On a low detail scale, the main control factor in the difference in temperature is altitude; on a higher detail scale, temperatures are determined by land use and traffic intensity.

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