Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A Mathematic Model for Calculating Urban Heat Island Intensity Using Mobile Survey Data

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 261))

  • 2787 Accesses

Abstract

Mobile survey is one of the significant and frequently used methods in the field measurement of urban heat island (UHI). In order to solve the synchronously modifying problem of calculating the UHI intensity and overcome the deficiency of mobile survey data, a mathematic model was proposed by designing a round-trip mobile survey route and analyzing the method of calculating UHI intensity in detail. This model can be used for calculating the heat island intensity at any time during the survey period. Associated with a mobile survey test of UHI carried out in Chongqing, the parameters of the mathematic model are explained, and the results are analyzed in this paper. The results indicate that this mathematic model can effectively solve the synchronously modifying problem generated during the process of calculating UHI intensity using mobile survey data.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Balchin WGV, Pye N (1947) A micro-climatological investigation of bath and the surrounding district. Quart J Roy Meteor Soc 73:297–323

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Oke TR (1982) The energetic basis of the urban heat island. Q J R Meteorol Soc 108:1–24

    Google Scholar 

  3. Parham AM, Fariborz H (2010) Approaches to study urban heat island—abilities and limitations. Build Environ 45:2192–2201

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Shuji Y (1996) Detailed structure of heat island phenomena from moving observations from electric tram-cars in metropolitan Tokyo. Atmos Environ 30:429–435

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Unger J, Sumeghy Z, Zoboki J (2001) Temperature cross section features in an urban area. Atmos Res 58:117–127

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Kuttler W, Andreas B, Frank R (1996) Study of the thermal structure of a town in a narrow valley. Atmos Environ 30:365–378

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Wong NH, Chen Y (2005) Study of green areas and urban heat island in a tropical city. Habitat Int 29:547–558

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Tso CP (1996) A survey of urban heat island studies in two tropical cities. Atmos Environ 30:507–519

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Liu JP, Lin XD, Liu YF, Sun ZY (2007) Survey on winter urban heat island in Xi’an. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 28:912–917

    Google Scholar 

  10. Wang ZH, Lu J, Yang K (2012) Study on heat island effect of Huayan new city in Chongqing in summer. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 33:953–957

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China

    Zhihao Wang

  2. Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China

    Jun Lu

Authors
  1. Zhihao Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jun Lu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhihao Wang .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, People's Republic of China

    Angui Li

  2. Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China

    Yingxin Zhu

  3. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

    Yuguo Li

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Wang, Z., Lu, J. (2014). A Mathematic Model for Calculating Urban Heat Island Intensity Using Mobile Survey Data. In: Li, A., Zhu, Y., Li, Y. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 261. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39584-0_63

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39584-0_63

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-39583-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-642-39584-0

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation