Mobile transect for identification of intra-urban heat islands in Uberlandia, Brazil

The “heat island” phenomenon is one of many serious problems caused by rapid urban growth. This study therefore sought to characterize and quantify heat islands in Uberlandia, to evaluate the seasonality of these islands (winter-summer) and to identify the effect of surface coverage on their intensi...

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Main Authors: Valdiney José da Silva, Cláudio Ricardo da Silva, Leandro da Silva Almeida, Claudionor Ribeiro da Silva, Hudson de Paula Carvalho, Reginaldo de Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2018-08-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2018000400303&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en