Simplifying the process to perform air temperature and UHI measurements at large scales
Design of a new APP and low-cost Arduino device
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21229196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Romero Rodríguez (0000-0003-2440-4029, Universidad de Cádiz, corresponding author), José Sánchez Ramos (0000-0001-8958-7247, Universidad de Sevilla), Servando Álvarez Domínguez (0000-0003-0712-8755, Universidad de Sevilla) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Pages | 104614 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Cities and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-6707 • E-ISSN: 2210-6715 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scs.2023.104614 |
| OpenAlex | W4366779398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
The main purpose of Urban Heat Island (UHI) studies and the monitoring of ambient temperatures at large scales is to gather temperature information in a certain area, so as to understand temperature heterogeneity and its drivers or detect locations that lack thermal comfort. However, these studies originate mostly from some research projects, with sufficient budget and manpower to carry out the measurements and the necessary calculations. Thus, there is a scarcity of air temperature information, making it difficult to implement appropriate mitigation actions worldwide. The present work aims to greatly simplify the process to monitor air temperatures and carry out UHI estimations through mobile transects. This is done by introducing the design of a low-cost device and a new APP, which performs automatically most necessary UHI calculations. A web tool based on the Inverse Distance Weighting interpolation method is also included to obtain heat maps. The methodology is illustrated using case studies in Seville (Spain) and New York city (USA). By introducing a straightforward and reproducible methodology, we aim to open the path for a more widespread availability of ambient temperature data anywhere in the world, without the need for costly equipment and many hours of dedication by the researchers
Air temperature · Geography · Inverse distance weighting · Meteorology · Multivariate interpolation · Telecommunications · Transect · Urban heat island · Weighting · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Computer Science · Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock · Engineering · Environmental Science · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Mechanical Engineering
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |