Open AccessThe influence of anthropogenic heat fluxes on the temperature and wind regimes of the Moscow and St. Petersburg regions
Author(s) -
С. А. Докукин,
А. С. Гинзбург
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/606/1/012010
Subject(s) - st petersburg , urban heat island , environmental science , geography , physical geography , climatology , atmospheric sciences , russian federation , meteorology , geology , regional science
Anthropogenic heat fluxes (AHF) have a significant impact on the weather and climate characteristics of urbanized territories. AHF plays a crucial role in the formation of an urban heat island. The structure of the urban heat island is determined not only by the AHF distribution but also by the location of the city. Moscow and St. Petersburg are the two largest Russian cities located in significantly different climatic conditions with the highest value of the AHF. In this article we compare the influence of the AHF on the temperature and wind regimes in Moscow and St. Petersburg regions.