Estudo Comparativo entre dois pontos representativos das Condições Microclimáticas Urbanas da cidade de João Pessoa/PB

Abstract

The environmental quality of urban space is determined by the interaction between the natural elements and man-made artificial changes in the adaptation of means to their physical, social and economic. In the city, the use of vegetation sets up an important strategy for ameliorating local climate, but need to study the best ways to assess your application, according to the morphology of green space and urban space and features local climate (Raphael, 2011). Thus, it is within this context that this work fits, checking temperature variations between two areas representing different microclimatic conditions within the city of João Pessoa \ PB: The biological reserve of the Atlantic Forest (Mata Buraquinho) and the Meteorological Station INMET located along the BR 230. The research also analyzes the Thermal Comfort Index of monitored areas and their relation to the use and land cover. For the research were used meteorological data from the weather station temperature INMET and point located at the Mata Buraquinho. Measurements of air temperature were carried out from 17 February 2012 to 19 June 2012. Data were acquired through the series of climatological INMET and the use of thermo-hygrometer installed in the Forest of Buraquinho during the monitoring period. The survey results show that vegetation plays a key role in ameliorating local climate, directly influencing the thermal comfort conditions site.