The human bioclimate in southern Mexico's cities under a double atmospheric CO2 scenario

From the concept of effective temperature (ET), a scenario of bioclimatic conditions for eight southern cities of México is presented by using results from regional predictions of general circulation models for the scenario of doubling the global atmospheric CO2 concentration. Current and future bio...

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Autores: Tejeda Martínez, Adalberto, Rivas Camargo, David A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigaciones Geográficas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30413
Acceso en línea:https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/30413
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bioclima humano urbano
sur de México
escenario bioclimático
Urban human bioclimate
South of México
bioclimate scenario
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Sumario:From the concept of effective temperature (ET), a scenario of bioclimatic conditions for eight southern cities of México is presented by using results from regional predictions of general circulation models for the scenario of doubling the global atmospheric CO2 concentration. Current and future bioclimate graphs for the southern part of the country are presented. Despite the acclimatization process, the bioclimatic conditions will likely become warmer as a result of a greenhouse effect. By combining these results with population projections for the second half of the 21st century, cities with warm climates are esetimated to increase in five times the air conditioning requirements.