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The Case of Stuttgart
– Physiological equivalent temperature (PET) for different areas in Stuttgart,
The Case of Warszaw
– Border of the municipality of Warsaw,
– IGSO measurement points,
– UHI index,
– Universal Thermal Climate Index for Warsaw and various health resorts,
– Global solar radiation on the ground level (Mazovian Lowland),
– Reflected solar radiaton (Mazovian Lowland),
– Air temperature (Mazovian Lowland),
– Wind velocity (Mazovian Lowland),
– Subjective Temperature Index (STI) (Mazovian Lowland).
The Case of Prague
– Various climate data for precipitation and temperature.
The Case of Budapest
– Various climate data for precipitation, temperature, and global radiation.
For each UHI Project partner there is a location marked on the map and important
links provided.
2.11 Summary
In accordance the aims of the authors, this Manual for UHI assessment helps in
selecting measurement locations as well as in identifying sampling infrastructures
to be developed in the single urban areas. First of all, it is very important to determine the purpose of the station clearly: (i) to monitor the greatest impact of the city;
(ii) to collect data for a more representative or typical district; (iii) to characterize a
particular site, where climate problems are perceived to be or where future development is planned. In choosing a location and site for urban stations, there are three
scales of interest in urban area studies: macro, local, and micro on horizontal scales.
Horizontal and vertical representativeness of the stations should be also specified.
After that, the next essential step in selecting an urban station site is to evaluate the
physical nature of the urban surroundings and urban terrain (structure, cover, fabric,
metabolism).
It is also very important to measure not only UHI components and indicators, i.e.
urban and rural temperatures. For a better understanding of UHI phenomena, the
measurements of solar radiation, air humidity, wind speed, and precipitation can be
very useful. A wide range of technical parameters (such as time resolution, accuracy, range, uncertainty, and calibration requirements) of these meteorological measurements must be also mentioned in the development of UHI observation techniques
and evaluation processes.
G. Baranka et al.
The Case of Stuttgart
– Physiological equivalent temperature (PET) for different areas in Stuttgart,
The Case of Warszaw
– Border of the municipality of Warsaw,
– IGSO measurement points,
– UHI index,
– Universal Thermal Climate Index for Warsaw and various health resorts,
– Global solar radiation on the ground level (Mazovian Lowland),
– Reflected solar radiaton (Mazovian Lowland),
– Air temperature (Mazovian Lowland),
– Wind velocity (Mazovian Lowland),
– Subjective Temperature Index (STI) (Mazovian Lowland).
The Case of Prague
– Various climate data for precipitation and temperature.
The Case of Budapest
– Various climate data for precipitation, temperature, and global radiation.
For each UHI Project partner there is a location marked on the map and important
links provided.
2.11 Summary
In accordance the aims of the authors, this Manual for UHI assessment helps in
selecting measurement locations as well as in identifying sampling infrastructures
to be developed in the single urban areas. First of all, it is very important to determine the purpose of the station clearly: (i) to monitor the greatest impact of the city;
(ii) to collect data for a more representative or typical district; (iii) to characterize a
particular site, where climate problems are perceived to be or where future development is planned. In choosing a location and site for urban stations, there are three
scales of interest in urban area studies: macro, local, and micro on horizontal scales.
Horizontal and vertical representativeness of the stations should be also specified.
After that, the next essential step in selecting an urban station site is to evaluate the
physical nature of the urban surroundings and urban terrain (structure, cover, fabric,
metabolism).
It is also very important to measure not only UHI components and indicators, i.e.
urban and rural temperatures. For a better understanding of UHI phenomena, the
measurements of solar radiation, air humidity, wind speed, and precipitation can be
very useful. A wide range of technical parameters (such as time resolution, accuracy, range, uncertainty, and calibration requirements) of these meteorological measurements must be also mentioned in the development of UHI observation techniques
and evaluation processes.
G. Baranka et al.