title: Grouping and representativeness of monitoring stations based on wind speed and wind direction data in urban areas of Japan.
abstract: Data on wind speed and wind direction from 27 air pollution monitoring stations in an urban area of Japan were analyzed and studied for the future assessment of the urban heat island phenomenon. A cluster analysis clarified the regionality of the wind speed and wind direction. In the study area, land and sea breeze developed and controlled the wind direction. On the other hand, the mountain and valley wind should be studied to determine their typical behavior.
authors.affiliation: Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, 3-1-27 Yukihira-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 654-0037, Japan. Masahide_Aikawa@pref.hyogo.jp
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aikawa
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiraki
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eiho
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D002947:Cities; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D007564:Japan; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D013696:Temperature; D014919:Wind