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Mapeando el calor urbano: desarrollo de cartografías térmicas abiertas en Zaragoza
Autores/as
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Samuel Barrao Simorte
Universidad de Zaragoza
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0285-4582
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Roberto Serrano Notivoli
Universidad de Zaragoza
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-1202
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Miguel Ángel Saz Sánchez
Universidad de Zaragoza
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-0253
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José María Cuadrat Prats
Universidad de Zaragoza
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-4350
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Resumen
Este artículo presenta un estudio detallado sobre la distribución térmica en la ciudad de Zaragoza, utilizando métodos avanzados de interpolación para generar mapas de temperatura a alta resolución a escala estacional. El análisis revela una clara diferencia entre las zonas urbanas y rurales, con una mayor concentración de calor en el entorno urbano. Se detectaron variaciones de hasta 1,8 °C en las temperaturas máximas y hasta 3,5 °C en las mínimas entre ambas zonas, destacando el efecto de la Isla de Calor Urbana (ICU), que llega a incrementar hasta más de 2 °C las temperaturas nocturnas en invierno en algunos sectores de la ciudad. El estudio proporciona una herramienta de gran utilidad para la gestión climática urbana, poniendo a disposición cartografías térmicas abiertas, es decir, mapas de libre acceso a través de un visor interactivo desarrollado por el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, que permite visualizar de manera accesible para toda la ciudadanía las áreas más afectadas por las variaciones térmicas. Esta investigación no solo aporta un diagnóstico preciso de la situación actual, sino que subraya la creciente relevancia de estudiar el clima urbano en un contexto de triple crisis planetaria y su impacto en la población urbana.
Palabras clave:
Cartografía , datos abiertos , isla de calor urbano , ZaragozaReferencias
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