Investigation of the summer heat island in Yakutsk based on thermal microsensor data
https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9414.5.80.5.9
Abstract
The paper describes the results of a microclimatic experiment to study the thermal structure of the city of Yakutsk applying an independent deployed network of TZONE thermal sensors. The entire city was covered with a measuring infrastructure consisting of 18 sensors for a two-month period in the second half of the summer 2024. The data obtained clearly indicate the formation of a summer temperature anomaly in Yakutsk, which can be classified as a “summer heat island”. Its intensity at night, which is a diagnostic sign of a heat island, reaches 2,5–3,6°С. The average heat island value for the entire summer period can be estimated at 1,3–1,6°С. There is also significant diversity in the daily variation of temperature inside the city and within the background zone, which is most likely due to different heating regime of the surface air. The principal cause is the differential arrival of direct solar radiation because the “background” areas are more open to the sun’s rays.
Keywords
microclimate of a city,
polar regions,
Arctic cities,
experimental measurements,
regional climatic features
Supporting agencies: The work was financially supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project 23-27- 00254, https://rscf.ru/en/project/23-27-00254/).
About the Authors
P. I. Konstantinov
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Department of Meteorology and Climatology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
P.I. Konstantinov - Associate Professor, PhD. in Geography
A. A. Semenova
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography, Department of Meteorology and Climatology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A.A. Semenova - Post-graduate student
U. I. Antipina
A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
U.I. Antipina - Junior Scientifi c Researcher, post-graduate student
M. A. Timofeev
M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
M.A. Timofeev - Engineer-researcher
N. I. Tananaev
M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
N.I. Tananaev - Head of the Laboratory, Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Geography
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Konstantinov P.I., Semenova A.A., Antipina U.I., Timofeev M.A., Tananaev N.I. Investigation of the summer heat island in Yakutsk based on thermal microsensor data. Lomonosov Geography Journal. 2025;(5):119-130. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9414.5.80.5.9
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