CLIMATOPE AS A CLIMATIC MARKER OF URBANIZED AREAS

Abstract

The relevance of this research topic stems from the need to implement advanced urban planning solutions to create a comfortable and safe urban environment. The aim of this study is to investigate the climatopes of a modern metropolis. It is demonstrated that "thermal listening" of cities based on optical remote sensing of the Earth's surface is an effective non-destructive testing method. This method produces highly visual, high-resolution, general and detailed thermal images that can be used to identify heat islands and assess the thermal quality of the urban environment. Relative temperature is proposed as a thermal marker, convenient for assessing climatopes of urbanized areas. The climatopes of a modern metropolis are scientifically substantiated and studied within the boundaries of territorial zones and the entire city. The study results show that most climatopes have a moderate urban heat island; the thermal quality of the urban environment is moderate. The city's location by the river creates coastal breeze zones, which improves environmental comfort due to the creation of "cold islands." The results obtained can be used in the development of specific proposals for the implementation of advanced urban planning solutions to create a comfortable and safe urban environment.