Microclimate Fieldwork @ HCI

Matthew Ng, Lorcan Murphy, Brendon Koh, Soo Yong Gene

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HypothesisThe slower the wind-speed, the higher the temperature of the location.

Data Collection

• 7 locations: Top floor of Multistorey carpark, Garden outside printing centre, Open space between canteen and Block C, Terraces, Field, Running Track and Fountain outside General Office

• Day 1: 22/1/14, 8.24am to 8.57am

• Day 2: 28/1/14, 8.03am to 8.36am

• Use of data logger for measuring temperature and wind speed

Graph

A: Top floor of Multi Storey carpark B: Garden outside printing centre C: Open space between canteen and Block C D: Terraces E: Field F: Running Track G: Fountain area outside General Office

Data Analysis

• Highest temperature: 26.6oC

• Lowest temperature: 25.75oC

• Highest wind speed: 1.9

• Lowest wind speed: 0.5

• Graph shows a decrease in temperature as wind speed increases, but the decrease is very minute (less than 0.1oC) and cannot be considered as significant

Problems Faced

• The wind is gone before we are able to measure both the temperature and the wind speed

• The temperature rose very quickly during the period of testing, leading to inaccurate statistics

ReflectionAll in all…

• The experience was fun

• It was interesting to work with the apparatus

• It was refreshing to learn Geography outside of the classroom and actually experience the fieldwork process of Geography.

Further Questions

1. Is the surrounding vegetation or building structure a key factor in affecting the temperature of the location.

2. Will the location have a higher temperature if it receives a greater amount of sunlight?

3. Will the temperature of the location be higher if there is more human traffic?

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