<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The diversity of active surfaces in urban environment is an alarming element of microclimatic conditions at the time of positive energy balance. The accumulation of solar and reflected radiation are forming local climate - microclimate. Vegetation areas in the urban environment have the capability to eliminate extreme demostrations of local climate. The impact of transpiration causes an increase in the relative air humidity, reducing the effect of solar radiation. The result is the elimination of surface temperature in vegetation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potentiality of accumulation of solar radiation depending on the vegetation structure and the type of surface in research areas A1-B1-C1, A2-B2-C2 between intervals 6:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 12:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The legwork ran in summer period June-August 2013 in residential area Chrenova 1 in the city Nitra.</p></abstract>

The diversity of active surfaces in urban environment is an alarming element of microclimatic conditions at the time of positive energy balance. The accumulation of solar and reflected radiation are forming local climate - microclimate. Vegetation areas in the urban environment have the capability to eliminate extreme demostrations of local climate. The impact of transpiration causes an increase in the relative air humidity, reducing the effect of solar radiation. The result is the elimination of surface temperature in vegetation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potentiality of accumulation of solar radiation depending on the vegetation structure and the type of surface in research areas A1-B1-C1, A2-B2-C2 between intervals 6:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 12:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The legwork ran in summer period June-August 2013 in residential area Chrenova 1 in the city Nitra.

Accumulation of Solar Radiation Depending on Type of Surface in the Urban Environment of the City Nitra

Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Trieda A. Hlinku 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The diversity of active surfaces in urban environment is an alarming element of microclimatic conditions at the time of positive energy balance. The...

Accumulation of Solar Radiation Depending on Type of Surface in the Urban Environment of the City Nitra

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 392 - 402

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2015-0035

Keywords
microclimate, surface temperature, vegetation structure

© by Katarína Bahnová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Accumulation of Solar Radiation Depending on Type of Surface in the Urban Environment of the City Nitra

Published Online: Dec 05, 2015

Page range: 392 - 402

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2015-0035

Keywordsmicroclimate, surface temperature, vegetation structure

© by Katarína Bahnová

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
microclimate, surface temperature, vegetation structure