The impact of wind on air temperature distribution in Athens and in Santorini

Research studies of thermal comfort in buildings aim mostly at maintaining air temperature, especially during summer period, within the acceptable comfort conditions and with the minimum energy consumption. The contribution of wind is known to be an important parameter for natural ventilation and passive cooling of buildings. In the present work the correlation between the variation of wind and air temperature is studied for two different meteorological stations in major Athens area, where the heat island effect exists. The same study is also performed for another station in Santorini island and a comparison analysis between the two regions is made, since Santorini is not exposed at the urban environment and furthermore it is directly affected by the etesian winds and the vicinity of the sea.