Analysis of the factors that affect superficial temperatures in the Metropolitan Area of Valparaiso, Chile

Authors

  • Pablo Sarricolea Espinoza
  • Hugo Romero Aravena

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5821/ace.v5i14.2507

Keywords:

Topoclimatology, reflectivity of the ground, surface urban heat island, models of multiple regression step by step.

Abstract

In this paper, using regression models, the geographical and urban characteristics that determine the distribution of the temperatures of superficial emission in the Metropolitan Area of Valparaíso are investigated. Among others, the factors considered are: proximity to ocean, altitude, slopes, ground humidity, greenery, and reflectivity of both buildings and ground. In summer, the factors behind the variation of temperatures are: humidity, reflectivity of ground, proximity to the sea and the distribution of green areas. On winter the main factors explaining temperature variation are: the reflectivity of the ground, the slopes, and population density.

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Year 5, issue 14 (Oct. 2010)

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