Weather and

Climate

Ervin Ong 2O213Su Wei Zhe 2O222

Choo Yi Xuan 2O209Ignatius Choong 2O210

Fieldwork – Microclimate Study @ HCI

Contents Pageo Overview

o Rating in Day 1

o Hypothesis

• Running Track

• Field

• Terraces

• Open space between canteen and Block C

• Top floor of Multistorey Carpark

• Garden outside printing centre

• Fountain area outside General Office

o Overall Results

o Conclusion

Overview During our field work, we conducted 2

microclimate studies at 7 different sites at HCI on 2 different days.

Day 1On the first day, we rated each of the 7 sites based on our feels. We then measured the temperature of the 7 sites with a Six’s Thermometer – once 15cm above ground and the other 1.5m above ground

Day 2On the second day, we measured the temperature of the 7 different sites with a Six’s Thermometer 1.5m above the ground

Ratings in Day 1Our legend for the rating is as such:

Hottest

Warm Coolest

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

A – Top floor of Multistorey CarparkB – Garden outside printing centreC – Open space between canteen and Block CD – TerracesE – FieldF – Running TrackG – Fountain area outside General Office

1 – Running Track 2 – Field 3 – Terraces 4 – Open space between canteen and

Block C 5 – Top floor of Multistorey Carpark 6 – Garden outside printing centre 7 – Fountain area outside General

Office

Ratings in Day 1Our rating is as such:

HypothesisBased on our ratings in Day 1, we have therefore constructed a hypothesis, which is that concrete areas are generally hotter than non-concrete areas

1:Running track

1:Running Track

Day 1Temperature measures 27.9 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures 27.8 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 2Temperature measures 31.5 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Ground is made of rubber and the site is directly under the Sun

2:Field

2:Field

Day 1 Temperature

measures 27.4 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures 28.7 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 2 Temperature

measures 31.9 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Full of vegetation and directly under the Sun

3:Terraces

3:Terraces

Day 1 Temperature

measures 28.6 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures 29.0 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 2 Temperature

measures 31.3 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Ground is made of concrete and the site is directly under the Sun

4:Open space

between canteen and Block C

4:Open space between canteen and Block C

Day 1 Temperature

measures 26.8 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures 26.9 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 2 Temperature

measures 30.4 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Ground is made of concrete and a small amount of breeze was present

5:Top floor of Multistorey

carpark

5:Top floor of Multistorey carpark

Day 1 Temperature

measures 26.1 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures 26.3 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 1 Temperature

measures 30.8 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Ground is made of concrete and the site is directly under the Sun, yet fairly windy

6.Garden outside printing room

6: Garden outside printing room

Day 1 Temperature

measures 26.2 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures 26.3 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 2 Temperature

measures 31.3 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Full of vegetation and is directly under the Sun

7: Fountain area outsideGeneral Office

7:Fountain area outside General Office

Day 1 Temperature measures

approximately 26.4 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Temperature measures approximately 26.9 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 15cm above ground

Day 2 Temperature

measures approximately 30.0 degrees Celsius when the thermometer is placed 1.5m above ground

Windy with water nearby, relatively cooling

Overall results

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

E F D B A C G

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

D F E C G B A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

F E D C A B G

Day 1 (based on feelings)

Day 1 (based on readings)

Day 2 (based on readings)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

F D E A C B G

Class average (based on feelings)

Conclusion

Therefore,o Our guessing of temperature based on our

feelings are considerably accurate o Surface type, cloud cover, time, proximity to

vegetation/water, humidity, wind and so on affect the climate of a site

o Our hypothesis is unreliable – a concreted area is not necessarily a warmer area than an area with no concrete

o Temperatures taken at 1.5m from the ground are usually cooler than that taken at 15cm from the ground

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