Articles | Volume 18, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17573-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17573-2018
Research article
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12 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 12 Dec 2018

Anthropogenic and natural drivers of a strong winter urban heat island in a typical Arctic city

Mikhail Varentsov, Pavel Konstantinov, Alexander Baklanov, Igor Esau, Victoria Miles, and Richard Davy

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This study reports on the urban heat island (UHI) in a typical Arctic city in winter. Using in situ observations, remote sensing data and modeling, we show that the urban temperature anomaly reaches up to 11  K with a mean value of 1.9 K. At least 50 % of this anomaly is caused by the UHI effect, driven mostly by heating. The rest is created by natural microclimatic variability over the hilly terrain. This is a strong argument in support of energy efficiency measures in the Arctic cities.
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