Status:
Completed
Title
Urban-Rural Temperature Data-relation between land-cover and the Urban Heat Island in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Abstract:
Our objective in this study is to quantify the UHI created by the San Juan Metropolitan Area over space and time using temperature data collected by mobile and fixed-station measurements. We used the fixed-station measurements to examine the relation between average temperature at a given location and the density of vegetation located upwind. We then regressed temperatures against regional land-cover to predict future temperature with projected land-cover change. Our data show the existence of a nocturnal UHI, with average nighttime urban-rural temperature differences (ΔTU-R) of up to 3.02°C.
Each of the stations listed in this excel file were used to calculate the urban heat island created by the San Juan Metropolitan Area.
Additional Project roles:
Name: Miguel C Leon Role: Data Manager
Status:
Completed
Time Period:
Short-Term
EML is valid:
Yes
EML Link:
Variables Descriptions | Data File |
Date Range![]() |
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Summer temperature data |
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2006-06-26 to 2006-07-05 |