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Energy input and resultant surface temperatures for individual urban interfaces, selected latitudes and seasons

Energiezufuhr und daraus resultierende Temperaturen an charakteristischen Oberflächen in Städten in verschiedenen Breiten und Jahreszeiten

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Four basic urban structural neighborhoods were exposed to typical summer/winter weather scenarios spanning latitudes 10°N, 34°N, and 50°N. These scenarios included different human comfort levels for interior building temperatures. A numerical urban model (URBAN 3) was used to describe and analyze the systems' energy budgets and the resultant surface temperatures of streets, walls, and roof tops. The examined surface temperature histories are believed to be representative of the more complex urban environments observed in real cities.

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Vier strukturell charakteristische Stadtgebiete waren typischen Sommer- und Winter-Witterungsformen in Breiten von 10°N, 34°N und 50°N ausgesetzt. Diese Witterungsformen umfaßten verschiedene Behaglichkeitsstufen für Innentemperaturen von Gebäuden. Ein numerisches Stadtmodell (URBAN 3) wurde zur Beschreibung und Analyse des Energiehaushaltes der Systeme und der daraus resultierenden Oberflächentemperaturen von Straßen, Wänden und Flachdächern verwendet. Es wird angenommen, daß die behandelten Entwicklungen der Oberflächentemperaturen für komplexere Teilgebiete in wirklichen Städten repräsentativ sind.

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  1. Department of Geography, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    W. H. Terjung

  2. Department of Geography, California State University, Northridge, Calif., USA

    Patricia A. O'Rourke

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Terjung, W.H., O'Rourke, P.A. Energy input and resultant surface temperatures for individual urban interfaces, selected latitudes and seasons. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 29, 1–22 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02278186

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