The urban environment is one of the most studied fields in the atmospheric boundary layer (Roth 2000). Yet, due to its special complexities, such as the large size of roughness elements and the local spatial variability in wind field, it is still treated mainly on a semi-empirical basis. As a result, there is still a great demand for directly measured, high quality data both in the urban area and as a comparison to open area. We present results of wind, temperature and turbulent fluxes from a field experiment that included measurement on two roofs and in a street between them, deep within an urban fetch of a coastal city in Israel during the summer. The wind conditions that prevail are those of the breeze cycle. The city is east of the seashore, giving rise to a western sea breeze during daytime.
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