Published 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Heat island and spatio-temporal changes of temperature in the city of Bogota

Description

The planet Earth, as a whole, has experienced a warming process caused principally by the accumulation of atmospheric greenhouse gases. Otherwise, it has been well demonstrated that thermic islands exist inside of cities, essentially as a result of the replacement of forest areas with urban materials such as asphalt, concrete, bricks, etc. Based on this foundation, this research evaluated the minimum, median and maximum temperature changes that occurred in the city of Bogota over the last 40 years. This research makes evident the presence of a heat island 3o Cover the periphery median temperature in most of the city. There were also periods with increases and decreases in city temperatures, not affected in its main tendency by the Nino Phenomena which in contrast affected the periphery.

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Original title (Spanish)
Isla de calor y cambios espacio-temporales de la temperatura en la ciudad de Bogota

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales
Journal Volume
34
Journal Issue
131
Journal Page Range
p. 173-183
ISSN
0370-3908