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Study of Impact of Urban Overland Features on Urban Temperature

Dhanya P., Meera Anil Kumar, Mohasena S., Reshma R. S., Sangeetha S. S., Mini M.

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The intensification of urbanization leads to a large installation of structures. Natural vegetation and undisturbed soil are replaced with concrete, asphalt, tiles and other impervious surfaces, which affects the temperature. In cities where there are less vegetation and exposed soil, most of the sun’s energy is absorbed by buildings and asphalt leading to higher surface temperature. This leads to the formation of urban heat island. In this project we study the impact of various land coverage on urban temperature. We noted down the temperature variations at various time interval at various locations using thermometers. The temperature variations are measured at ground level and 1meter above ground level. Area of surrounding features within 100 square meters was calculated using distomat. The temperature variations versus surrounding features at various places are plotted.


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