Analysis of Surface Temperature Modified by Atypical Mobility in Mexican Coastal Cities with Warm Climates
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Abstract
This study takes a unique approach, using satellite remote sensing to analyze the land surface temperature (LST) in seven coastal cities located at latitudes between 18° and 22° and longitudes between 106° and 91°. The methodology consists of obtaining the LST on two selected days, one in July 2019 and one in July 2020, to determine how the temperature was modified by the atypical mobility caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and social distancing. Using these data, we determine the representative surface temperature that tended to rise (RHST) and the representative surface temperature that tended to decrease (RLST), depending on the affected area. This approach allows us to comprehensively compare how mobility modified the four variables studied: territorial extension, population, types of soil (paving), and vegetation. We concluded that, among the factors analyzed, the types of paving and vegetation were those that generated a more significant decrease in temperature; the variables of territorial extension and the number of inhabitants had a smaller impact. This study paves the way for a discussion of the significant influence of mobility on the behavior of the LST.
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OpenAlex topics: Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Noise Effects and Management
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Affiliations
Faculty of Construction and Habitat Engineering, Universidad Veracruzana, Boca del Río 94294, Mexico
Civil Engineering School, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia 58040, Mexico
Institute of Engineering, Universidad Veracruzana, Boca del Río 94294, Mexico
Funding
National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (CONAHCYT) · Basic and Frontier Science Project Consolidated Researchers · Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation of the State of Michoacán · Ing Luis Silva Ruelas Laboratory of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UMSNH
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