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© The Author(s) 2016
F. Musco (ed.), Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate
Change Scenario, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_2
Chapter 2
Urban Heat Island Gold Standard and Urban
Heat Island Atlas
Gold Standard for UHI Measurements and
Introduction of The Central-European Urban Heat
Island Atlas
Györgyi Baranka, L. Bozó, Rok Ciglič, and Blaž Komac
Abstract Choosing appropriate measurement sites for further investigation is one
of the crucial points in determining the UHI intensity. To obtain comparable values
among different cities we should use measurements obtained in similar circumstances. In the context of the deployment of an urban climate network, this guideline contains recommendations for meteorological measurement and data processing
for data users who are not professionals in the field of climate measurement in urban
environments. This paper presents a classification of urban measuring sites, lists
steps for choosing representative stations, and provides standardized methods
developed for urban climate stations and network design. Finally, these standardized approaches and guidelines are useful for making recommendations for the
future deployment of urban climate networks. The final parts include the new communication and data transmission techniques for urban observation networks.
Keywords Urban climate observation • Local Climate Zone • Urban site location •
Exposure of instruments • Metadata • Data management
G. Baranka (*) • L. Bozó
Hungarian Meteorological Service, Kitaibel u. 1, 1024 Budapest, Hungary
e-mail: baranka.gy@met.hu
R. Ciglič • B. Komac
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The original version of this chapter was revised. An erratum to this chapter can be found at
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_15
© The Author(s) 2016
F. Musco (ed.), Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate
Change Scenario, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_2
Chapter 2
Urban Heat Island Gold Standard and Urban
Heat Island Atlas
Gold Standard for UHI Measurements and
Introduction of The Central-European Urban Heat
Island Atlas
Györgyi Baranka, L. Bozó, Rok Ciglič, and Blaž Komac
Abstract Choosing appropriate measurement sites for further investigation is one
of the crucial points in determining the UHI intensity. To obtain comparable values
among different cities we should use measurements obtained in similar circumstances. In the context of the deployment of an urban climate network, this guideline contains recommendations for meteorological measurement and data processing
for data users who are not professionals in the field of climate measurement in urban
environments. This paper presents a classification of urban measuring sites, lists
steps for choosing representative stations, and provides standardized methods
developed for urban climate stations and network design. Finally, these standardized approaches and guidelines are useful for making recommendations for the
future deployment of urban climate networks. The final parts include the new communication and data transmission techniques for urban observation networks.
Keywords Urban climate observation • Local Climate Zone • Urban site location •
Exposure of instruments • Metadata • Data management
G. Baranka (*) • L. Bozó
Hungarian Meteorological Service, Kitaibel u. 1, 1024 Budapest, Hungary
e-mail: baranka.gy@met.hu
R. Ciglič • B. Komac
Anton Melik Geographical Institute, ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The original version of this chapter was revised. An erratum to this chapter can be found at
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10425-6_15