Numerical study of the effects of urban heat island on the characteristic features of the sea breeze circulation |
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| Authors: | Abhijit Sarkar R S Saraswat A Chandrasekar |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Physics and Meteorology, I.I. T, 721302 Kharagpur, India |
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| Abstract: | A two-dimensional numerical model is employed to study the effect of the coastal urban heat island on the sea breeze front
and the thermal internal boundary layer height. The temperature at the land surface is determined by solving an energy budget
equation. The effect of the urban heat island is studied by varying the width of the region and its intensity. During the
early afternoon, the presence of the urban heat island enhances the strength of convergence of the sea breeze front and also
reduces its inland penetration. The presence of the urban heat island causes increased thermal internal boundary layer height.
Larger urban width causes larger vertical velocity and higher thermal internal boundary layer. Stronger convergence and higher
thermal internal boundary layer are also obtained in case of larger heat island intensity. |
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| Keywords: | Heat island circulation urban heat island Sea Breeze Front Thermal Internal Boundary Layer |
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