@misc{10902/31236,
year = {2012},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/31236},
abstract = {This contribution evaluates the influence of a large city, Madrid, and their different land uses and urban structures on the regional bioclimatic conditions through the analysis of the spatial patterns of the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET). A clear climatic contrast exists between the urbanized areas and the regional rural background, being PET values of 0ºC (winter) and 34ºC (summer) the boundary between both areas. Within the city, significant differences between three areas have been found: the coolest corresponds to the green areas (PET lower than -2ºC in winter and 30ºC in summer); the central built-up areas,
densely urbanized, are the warmest (January PET values are above 0ºC, while summer values increase to 35ºC); finally, an intermediate area, whose boundaries are PET values of 0/-2ºC (January) and 30/35ºC (July), coincides with a less compact urban structure, characterized by wide streets and avenues, small gardens and a significant forestry cover between the buildings and the recreation surfaces.},
organization = {This contribution has been supported by the research project CGL2009-10057 “Clima urbano y confort térmico durante episodios de calor extremo en el área metropolitana de Madrid”, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. The Spanish Meteorological Agency (AeMet), Madrid´s City Council (Red de Vigilancia de la Calidad del Aire) and Madrid’s Regional Authority (Red de Calidad del Aire de la Comunidad de Madrid) are also acknowledged for providing meteorological data.},
publisher = {Nuevos aires en la Geografía Española del siglo XXI, Madrid, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 2012},
title = {Thermal Stress and urban influence in the Metropolitan Area of Madrid},
author = {Fernández García, Felipe and Rasilla, Domingo Fernando},
}