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ClimateChangeResearchInitiative(CCRI)RoundtableI
HowSurfacesAffectAirTemperatures:AStudyofUrbanLandscapesandTheirEffectsonHeat
ElizabethSebastianCCRIEducator- FusionAcademy
AlexGittelsonCCRIGraduateIntern- ColumbiaUniversity
Dr.StuartGaffinCCRINASAMentor
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IntroductionsandRoles
Alex“Alexei”GittelsonMPACandidateinEnvironmentalScienceandPolicy,ColumbiaUniversityRole:Research
ElizabethSebastianScienceandMathDepartmentHead,FusionAcademyRole:Educator
Dr.StuartGaffinResearchScientist,NASAGISSandColumbiaUniversityRole:ResearchLeader,Mentor,Advisor
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ResearchObjectives
• Howsurfacetemperatureaffectsairtemperature
• Howdifferentsurfacesreflectsunheat– controlledversusoutdoorenvironments
• Whyandhowurbanenvironmentsaregenerallyhotter– roadsversusbuildingsversusnature
• Howcitiesaffectclimatechangeandwhatcanbedone
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EducationalObjectives
• Createaunitandpossiblyseveralunitson:– WhatistheUrbanHeatIslandEffect– Howdoesitdirectlyaffectus– Howtocollectdataofsurfaceandabovesurfaceair
temperaturesusingFLIRphoneattachments(experiment;possiblylongterm)
– Howtouseresultstocreatenewdesignstoreduceheatislandeffect
– Explorehowreducingheatislandeffectwillhelpglobally
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GeneralConcepts
Air temperature versus surface temperatureUrban Heat Island (UHI) EffectInfrared radiationEmissivityAlbedoGreen/Gray Infrastructure
General Concepts
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BigQuestions- StillUnanswered• HowmuchcanwecoolNYCclimatewithmassiveGreenInfrastructure(GI)?(1– 2o C?)
• WhatcombinationofalbedoandGIstrategiesworkbest?• Arethereotherapproaches&newmaterials?• Whataboutpavements?(roofsareonly10-20%urbanhorizontal
surfaces)• Verticalfacades:canwereduceheatinspacesbetweenbuildings(urban
canyonheating)?
Big Questions - Still Unanswered
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Urban Heat Island: GI and Albedo?
Surface Types Measured Over Time
Con Edison Test Site, Gaffin et al, 2010
Rosenzweig et al, 2009
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WealreadyknowplentyaboutcommonurbansurfacetemperaturesandhowGIreducesthem
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However,weknowmuchlessaboutairtemperaturesabove thesesurfaces.
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Experiencewith‘offtheshelf’airtempprobeshasgenerallybeeninconclusive
EventhelargestGI(CentralPark)waschallenging– tookmanyattempts
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FLIRthermalinfrared(IR)camerasareextremelypowerfulandprecise:(i)Measureswithin0.1degreesinCelcius orFahrenheit(CLARIFY)
(ii)Eliminatescross-calibrationanddriftissues
(iii)Vastdatacollection
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HowtotestAnair tempproxyforcamerawouldbeanimportantmethodologicaladvance.
Candidatesinclude:• Heavyandcopypaper(tested)• Foam(tested)• Metallicfoils(notyettested)
• Measuretemperatureofsurfaces• Determineshortwave(SW)andlongwave(LW)
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Proxiesideallyneedtoreflect bothVisible(SW)andIR(LW)backgroundradiation
SW
WhitePaper
LW SW
MetallicFoil?
LW
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Whitesheetairtempproxies
FoamCore Heavy
Simple
Copy
FoamCore Heavy
SimpleCopy
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KeyCentralParkWeatherStationExperiment
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6o Cdropistoomuch
Whythefindingsarestillinconclusive
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Discussion
• Theidealairtempproxyis‘white’inbothvisibleand IRspectrums
• Whitecopypaperisnot‘white’intheIR
• HoweverpapermaybeagoodproxyforhumanthermalcomfortasourbodiesabsorbbackgroundIRaswell
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Going forward
● Metallicfoils(i.e.aluminum)arereflectiveinSWandLWbecauseemissivity islow=>infraredreflectivityhigh
● Needtotestmetallicfoilsnextandmoreonwhitesheets
● ControlledversusOutdoor