ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE FOCUSSING ON THE SKY IN ROME INTERPRETED IN THE INTERACTION BETWEEN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

From the 18^th to 19^th century, the atmosphere in Rome was observed by several artists from abroad. J. M. W. Turner, English painter left many sketches and paintings of landscape. When we see the sky, the color effect for optical view is composed of the layer of whole atmosphere and the outer space. For the purpose to analyze the relationship between optical sky and character of atmospheric environment in Rome, global and regional environment were observed. This paper aims to elucidate the main factor of vertical atmospheric layers using the photographs of sky and surface climatic data collected from 6^th to 11^th September 1999. In this research period, the sky showed varied phenomena of the climate transition from the typical dry summer to wet Autumn season. A distinctive feature was the influence of wind direction on diurnal range of temperature and humidity. Also it could be possible to define the transportation of desert dust mass originated in Sahara desert over Mediterranean basin is a stable element of atmosphere in Rome. The analysis of environmental character conduces to understand “the idea of the space and place” which inspires the human imagination.