Tropical urban heat island simulation using the Topographic Vorticity Mesoscale (TVM) model

Authors

  • Rodrigo M. M. Cardoso
  • Hugo A. Karam
  • Edson P. Marques Filho
  • José Paulo S. Azevedo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X9572

Abstract

In this work, a numerical simulation of the Urban Heat Island(UHI) of Rio de Janeiro City is set up using the Topographic VorticityMesoscale (TVM) model. At noon, the resulting surface potentialtemperature presents a strong UHI core across the Fluminense Lowlands(Baixada Fluminense), whereas the specific humidity reaches its lowestvalues.

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Published

2009-11-19

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