Comparison of surface energy balances between two Brazilian cities in tropical climate
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https://doi.org/10.46421/encacelacac.v18i1.7358Keywords:
Urban climate, Energy balance - analysis, Tropical metropolisesAbstract
The surface energy balance (SEB) is important for evaluating air quality conditions, energy flows and heat storage in the urban environment. The objective was to compare the SEB of two Brazilian metropolises (Manaus and Cuiabá) in the country's largest climatic domain (tropical). The fluxes data for comparison between the balances were organized into seasonal averages of the incident solar radiation period and the 24-hour period. The results in both cities indicate that convection (sensible heat flow) predominates over conduction (heat storage in the urban environment); there is a great influence of the water available for evaporation on this storage and, in terms of anthropogenic heat, the heat dissipated by vehicular traffic predominates. Such results are useful to support urban planning measures to adapt to climate change.
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