Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons
Increasing heat will be a significant problem for Central European cities in the future. Shading devices are discussed as a method to mitigate heat stress on citizens. To analyze the physical processes, which are characteristic of shading in terms of urban human-biometeorology, experimental investig...
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| description | Increasing heat will be a significant problem for Central European cities in the future. Shading devices are discussed as a method to mitigate heat stress on citizens. To analyze the physical processes, which are characteristic of shading in terms of urban human-biometeorology, experimental investigations on the thermal effects of shading by a building and shading by tree canopies were conducted in Freiburg (Southwest Germany) during typical Central European summer weather. Urban human-biometeorology stands for the variables air temperature Ta, mean radiant temperature Tmrt, and physiologically equivalent temperature PET, that is the human-biometeorological concept to assess the thermal environment which was applied. The measuring setup consists of specific human-biometeorological stations, which enable the direct or indirect determination of Ta, Tmrt, and PET. With respect to both shading devices, the Ta reduction did not exceed 2°C, while PET as a measure for human heat stress was lowered by two thermal sensation steps according to the ASHRAE scale. As Tmrt has the role of a key variable for outdoor thermal comfort during Central European summer weather, all radiant flux densities relevant to the determination of Tmrt were directly measured and analyzed in detail. The results show the crucial significance of the horizontal radiant flux densities for Tmrt and consequently PET. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c006d488efa147a2988aefc255a162752025-02-03T06:00:57ZengWileyAdvances in Meteorology1687-93091687-93172013-01-01201310.1155/2013/312572312572Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street CanyonsHyunjung Lee0Jutta Holst1Helmut Mayer2Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Werthmannstraβe 10, 79098 Freiburg, GermanyDepartment of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, SwedenAlbert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Werthmannstraβe 10, 79098 Freiburg, GermanyIncreasing heat will be a significant problem for Central European cities in the future. Shading devices are discussed as a method to mitigate heat stress on citizens. To analyze the physical processes, which are characteristic of shading in terms of urban human-biometeorology, experimental investigations on the thermal effects of shading by a building and shading by tree canopies were conducted in Freiburg (Southwest Germany) during typical Central European summer weather. Urban human-biometeorology stands for the variables air temperature Ta, mean radiant temperature Tmrt, and physiologically equivalent temperature PET, that is the human-biometeorological concept to assess the thermal environment which was applied. The measuring setup consists of specific human-biometeorological stations, which enable the direct or indirect determination of Ta, Tmrt, and PET. With respect to both shading devices, the Ta reduction did not exceed 2°C, while PET as a measure for human heat stress was lowered by two thermal sensation steps according to the ASHRAE scale. As Tmrt has the role of a key variable for outdoor thermal comfort during Central European summer weather, all radiant flux densities relevant to the determination of Tmrt were directly measured and analyzed in detail. The results show the crucial significance of the horizontal radiant flux densities for Tmrt and consequently PET.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/312572 |
| spellingShingle | Hyunjung Lee Jutta Holst Helmut Mayer Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons Advances in Meteorology |
| title | Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons |
| title_full | Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons |
| title_fullStr | Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons |
| title_short | Modification of Human-Biometeorologically Significant Radiant Flux Densities by Shading as Local Method to Mitigate Heat Stress in Summer within Urban Street Canyons |
| title_sort | modification of human biometeorologically significant radiant flux densities by shading as local method to mitigate heat stress in summer within urban street canyons |
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