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      Mobile transect for identification of intra-urban heat islands in Uberlandia, Brazil Translated title: Transecto móvel para identificação de ilha de calor intra-urbana em Uberlândia, Brasil

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          Abstract The “heat island” phenomenon is one of many serious problems caused by rapid urban growth. This study therefore sought to characterize and quantify heat islands in Uberlandia, to evaluate the seasonality of these islands (winter-summer) and to identify the effect of surface coverage on their intensity. To identify intra-urban heat islands in Uberlandia, air temperature data were collected in two seasons (winter and summer) using mobile and fixed transects seasons. Transition measurements were recorded automatically every 0.5 seconds using a car-mounted thermos-hygrometer moving at an average of 40 km h-1. GPS was used to select approximately ten data points every 500 meters of each transect. Fixed weather stations measured air temperature at three sites in the region. Transect data analysis showed that the intra-urban heat islands were more intense in winter (ΔT = 2.2ºC) than in summer (ΔT = 1.2ºC) mainly because by reduction in atmospheric vapor in winter (dry season) and by higher rate of radiative cooling that is favored in permeable areas. The methodology used in the present study proved to be a quick and efficient way to carry out this type of monitoring.

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          Resumo O fenômeno da ilha do calor é um dos muitos problemas graves causados pelo rápido crescimento urbano. Assim, os objetivos deste estudo foram: caracterizar e quantificar ilhas de calor em Uberlândia, avaliar a sazonalidade destas ilhas (inverno-verão) e identificar o efeito da cobertura superficial na intensidade das mesmas. Para identificar as ilhas de calor intra-urbanas em Uberlândia, os dados de temperatura do ar foram coletados em duas estações (inverno e verão) usando transectos móveis e estações climáticas fixas. As medidas de transição foram gravadas automaticamente a cada 0,5 segundos usando um termo-higrometro montado em carro movendo-se a uma média de 40 km h-1. O GPS foi usado para selecionar aproximadamente dez pontos de dados a cada 500 metros de cada transecto. As estações meteorológicas fixas mediram a temperatura do ar em três locais da região. A análise dos dados mostrou que as ilhas de calor intra-urbana em Uberlândia foram mais intensas no inverno (ΔT = 2,2ºC) que no verão (ΔT = 1,2ºC) devido principalmente à redução no vapor de água atmosférico no inverno (estação seca) e pela taxa de resfriamento radiativo maior nas áreas permeáveis. A metodologia utilizada no presente estudo mostrou ser uma maneira rápida e eficiente de realizar esse tipo de monitoramento.

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                Journal
                ambiagua
                Revista Ambiente & Água
                Rev. Ambient. Água
                Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (Taubaté, SP, Brazil )
                1980-993X
                July 2018
                : 13
                : 4
                : e2187
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                [1] Uberlândia Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia orgdiv1Instituto de Geografia Brazil neyjosilva@ 123456hotmail.com
                [2] Uberlândia Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia orgdiv1Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Brazil claudio.ricardo@ 123456ufu.br
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                S1980-993X2018000400303
                10.4136/ambi-agua.2187
                ba553e94-1000-46db-9d14-350fadcaee29

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 26 September 2017
                : 04 May 2018
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                winter.,inverno,temperatura do ar.,air temperature,urban heat island,ilha de calor urbano

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