Nocturnal heat island effect in urban residential developments of Hong Kong

Nocturnal heat island effect in urban residential developments of Hong Kong

In hot humid climate, mitigating summer time nocturnal Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is important in order to reduce the spaceconditioning cost. Case studies of Belchers, Wah Fu-1 and -2 reveal the maximum nocturnal UHI in the order of 1.3 8C within an estate, and 0.4 8C between estates. The variab...

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Main Authors: Renganathan Giridharan, S.S.Y. Lau, S. Ganesan
Format: Default Article
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Other built environment and design not elsewhere classified
Nocturnal urban heat island effect
Design variables
Urban geometry
Surface albedo
Sky view factor
Height-to-floor area ratio
High-rise and high density and Hong Kong
Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/5733
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