The Effect of Urbanization on Temperature Indices in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Manalo, John A, Matsumoto, Jun, Takahashi, Hiroshi G, Villafuerte, Marcelino Q, II, Olaguera, Lyndon Mark P, Ren, Guoyu, Cinco, Thelma
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: extreme temperature indices; satellite night-light; surface air temperature; urbanization; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/98; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&context=physics-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the effect of urbanization on the surface air temperature (SAT) from 1951 to 2018 in the Philippines. The daily minimum temperature (Tmin) and daily maximum temperature (Tmax) records from 34 meteorological stations were used to derive extreme temperat...