Vertical Energy and Momentum Fluxes in the Centre of Athens, Greece During a Heatwave Period (Thermopolis 2009 Campaign)

S. Rapsomanikis; A. Trepekli; G. Loupa; C. Polyzou

doi:10.1007/s10546-014-9979-2

Vertical Energy and Momentum Fluxes in the Centre of Athens, Greece During a Heatwave Period (Thermopolis 2009 Campaign)

S. Rapsomanikis^*, A. Trepekli, G. Loupa, C. Polyzou

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The atmospheric energy budget in the centre of Athens, Greece was determined during the Thermopolis 2009 campaign in order to investigate the development of the urban heat island. Heatwaves during summer are a common occurrence in this large conurbation. Micrometeorological data from a tower were acquired in a densely built central district, and net all-wave radiation, sensible heat, latent heat and momentum flux densities were derived by the eddy-covariance method and also estimated using Monin–Obukhov similarity relationships. Under the prevailing hot and dry conditions, sensible heat-flux density was on average five times larger than the latent heat-flux density. The anthropogenic contribution to the energy budget was also determined on the basis of the acquired data.

Original language	English
Journal	Boundary-Layer Meteorology
Volume	154
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	497-512
Number of pages	16
ISSN	0006-8314
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-014-9979-2
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aerodynamic roughness length
Anthropogenic contributions
Eddy covariance
Energy budget
Monin–Obukhov similarity theory
Urban heat island

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Vertical Energy and Momentum Fluxes in the Centre of Athens, Greece During a Heatwave Period (Thermopolis 2009 Campaign)

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