La isla de calor en Las Palmas de Gran Canariaintensidad, distribución y factores condicionantes
- Ruiz Flaño, Purificación 1
- Romero Martín, Lidia Esther 2
- Máyer Suárez, Pablo Lucas 2
- Hernández Cordero, Antonio 2
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Universidad de Valladolid
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Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España
ISSN: 0212-9426
Año de publicación: 2008
Número: 47
Páginas: 157-173
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: BAGE. Boletín de la Asociación Española de Geografía
Resumen
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.