Historical analysis of long-term climatic data to study urban heat islands in Singapore.

From: Architectural Science Review | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Urban Heat Island is a phenomenon where the temperatures in the urban space are higher than those of the suburban rural areas. The purpose of this study is to examine regional climate change and identify the urban effects on climates of various regions in Singapore. Dry-bulb temperature and relative humidity records of four meteorological stations are analyzed to study regional climate change. Statistically significant upward trends are found in the mean, maximum and minimum temperatures of one station (Changi), whose predominant land use for the past two decades (1982-2001) has ...

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