Analysis of the effect of land use patterns on the anthropogetic energy discharged from air conditioning and hot water supply using a modified CSU mesoscale model

Analysis of the effect of land use patterns on the anthropogetic energy discharged from air conditioning and hot water supply using a modified CSU mesoscale model

The heat island phenomenon results from many causes and they may be classified as two types, namely, land use change and anthropogenic energy. The land use change includes a decrease in green land cover, an increase in pavement, and increase in high-rise buildings and so forth. The anthropogenic ene...

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Published in:GeoJournal 2001, Vol.53 (4), p.385-390
Main Authors: Watanabe, Teruhisa, Okabe, Atsuyuki, Izumi, Takeki, Sadahiro, Yukio
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Air conditioning
Anthropogenesis
Cities
Computer based modeling
Economic activity
Energy
Energy consumption
Environment
Fluid dynamics
Geography
Heat
Heat islands
Land use
Modeling
Modelling
Public lands
Residential buildings
Simulation
Simulations
Studies
Transport phenomena
Urban areas
Water shortages
Water supply
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Summary:The heat island phenomenon results from many causes and they may be classified as two types, namely, land use change and anthropogenic energy. The land use change includes a decrease in green land cover, an increase in pavement, and increase in high-rise buildings and so forth. The anthropogenic energy includes exhaust heat form air conditioning, hot water supply, factories, cars, and so forth. The heat island phenomena could be diminished if those causes were removed, but such removal greatly restricts social and economic activities. Considering this trade-off, the paper examines whether or not there exists a land use pattern that diminishes heat island phenomena without restricting the present social and economic activities. The objective of this paper is to examine this question by using a 3-dimensional meteorological model, focusing on the anthropogenic energy of air conditioning and hot water supply. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0343-2521
1572-9893