A Possible Heat Island Effect on Bezuidenhout Valley Air Circulation and Temperature Distribution
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in South African Geographical Journal
- Vol. 61 (2) , 123-127
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.1979.10559612
Abstract
Wind and temperature recordings made in Bezuidenhout Valley and vicinity, Johannesburg, suggest that the relatively high temperatures measured in the valley are related to the city centre urban heat island situated at the head of the valley.Keywords
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- Influence of Topography on Johannesburg’s Temperature DistributionSouth African Geographical Journal, 1971