microclimate hci matthew ng, lorcan murphy, brendon koh, soo yong gene 2i1
DESCRIPTION
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 speedTRANSCRIPT
Microclimate Fieldwork @ HCI
Matthew Ng, Lorcan Murphy, Brendon Koh, Soo Yong Gene
2i1
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 Questions1. 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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