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Microclimate Fieldwork @ HCI. Matthew Ng, Lorcan Murphy, Brendon Koh, Soo Yong Gene 2i1. Hypothesis. The slower the wind-speed, the higher the temperature of the location. Data Collection.
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Microclimate Fieldwork @ HCI Matthew Ng, Lorcan Murphy, Brendon Koh, Soo Yong Gene 2i1
Hypothesis The 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
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 Graph
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
Reflection All 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 • Is the surrounding vegetation or building structure a key factor in affecting the temperature of the location. • Will the location have a higher temperature if it receives a greater amount of sunlight? • Will the temperature of the location be higher if there is more human traffic?