The urban heat island dynamics related to the use of solar energy

Author

Borghi, Sergio ; Gottardi, Roberto ; Favaron, Maurizio

Author_Institution

OMD - Oss. Meteorologico di Milano Duomo, Milan, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

25-25 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

39

Lastpage

42

Abstract

In a wide urban area, if the atmospheric circulation is absent or very feeble, air fluxes are driven by the thermal conditions, mainly due to diurnal heating. The warmer area surrounding the centre of the town, the urban heat island, has been studied for Milano, Italy. Taking into account the kind of results obtained, some criteria are suggested to evaluate from a climatological and energetic point of view the interrelation between the heat island and a significant presence of photovoltaic panels installed to produce electrical energy.

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric movements; atmospheric radiation; solar cells; AD 2002 05 29 to 06 01; Europe; Italy; Milano; air fluxes; atmospheric circulation; electrical energy; photovoltaic panels; solar energy; thermal conditions; urban heat island dynamics; urban micrometeorology; Atmospheric modeling; Cities and towns; Humidity; Meteorology; Soil; Solar energy; Solar heating; Temperature; Thermal pollution; Urban areas; micrometeorological modelling; photovoltaic panels; urban climate; urban heat island; urban micrometeorology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems, 2009. EESMS 2009. IEEE Workshop on

Conference_Location

Crema

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4847-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4848-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EESMS.2009.5341319

Filename

5341319