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Figure 7.5 Seasonal Cycles of Minimum and Maximum Temperatures for
the Urban and Rural Tiles Associated with Each of the Four Cities Athens,
Cairo, London, and Moscow
Source: Authors.
Note: The UHI is the temperature difference between the urban and rural tiles.
TminUrban TmaxUrban
temperature/°C
JFMAMJJASOND
month month
TminRural
temperature/°C
month month
TminUHI
temperature/°C
4
3
2
1
0
JFMAMJJASOND JFMAMJJASOND
month month
London
Cairo Moscow
Athens
40
30
20
10
0
–10
–20
40
30
20
10
0
–10
–20
40
30
20
10
0
–10
–20
temperature/°C
40
30
20
10
0
–10
–20
J F MAMJ J ASOND
TmaxRural
temperature/°C
JFMAMJJASOND JFMAMJJASOND
TmaxUHI
temperature/°C
4
3
2
1
0