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 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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