IADO 05364
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Application of Open Source Electronics for Studying High Frequency Urban Heat Island.
Autor/es:
FERRELLI, F.; VITALE, A.J.; PICCOLO, M.C.
Revista:
ANUáRIO DO INSTITUTO DE GEOCIêNCIAS
Editorial:
Instituto de Geociencias
Referencias:
Año: 2015 vol. 38 p. 78 - 88
ISSN:
0101-9759
Resumen:
A new measurement system based on open source electronics (Arduino) was designed to obtain high frequencydata to study Urban Heat Island (UHI). The instrument registers geo-referenced information of air temperature, relativehumidity, barometric pressure and altitude above sea level in a moving vehicle. The device was designed to analyze theUHI in Bahia Blanca city, Argentina. Measurements were made with the method of urban transects during different daysof summer and winter. The spatial distribution of air temperature was associated with wind direction and speed. Relativehumidity was low in the downtown area and high in the periphery and the estuarine coast. In conclusion, the deviceallowed to study the Urban Heat Island in the city. Its use will be useful for urban planning because the measurements are very fast and accurate.
