Análisis de las noches tropicales en la fachada atlántica de la península ibérica. Una propuesta metodológica

  1. Dominic Royé 1
  2. Martí Ezpeleta, Alberto 1
  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Journal:
Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles

ISSN: 0212-9426

Year of publication: 2015

Issue: 69

Pages: 351-368

Type: Article

DOI: 10.21138/BAGE.1900 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles

Abstract

This paper presents a new methodology for the study of warm nights, also called «tropical», in Galicia and Portugal in order to identify those nights where people can be affected by heat stress. The use of two indicators obtained through half-hourly data has allowed us to define in more detail the thermal characteristics of the nights between May and October, the- reby being able to more accurately assess the risk to the health and well-being of the population. There is a significant increase in the frequency of tropical nights and warm nights on the Atlantic coast, from the north of Galicia to the south of Portugal. The lower latitude and proximity to the coastline are associated with greater persistence of heat and thermal stress during these nights. In inland areas the persistence is less. The warmest nights are more frequent and intense in centres of the cities, due to the effect of the urban heat island.

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