In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
The current situation of environmental condition becomes an importance niche that is crucial to be understand by many researchers. This research attempts carried out an investigation on the temperature daytime measurement across different land cover areas. These land cover types were selected for...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/1/sabah_conf.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/4/conf_program_kk2015_-illyani.pdf |
| Summary: | The current situation of environmental condition becomes an importance niche that is
crucial to be understand by many researchers. This research attempts carried out an
investigation on the temperature daytime measurement across different land cover
areas. These land cover types were selected for interrogating the temperature varies in
different measurement that was conducted. The method used in this study by utilizing
vehicle equipped with a surface and air temperature sensor and a global positioning
system (GPS) receiver, and measuring temperature to the same location in a different
day period. The finding of this study is the playing field shows a hot pocket of
temperature compared to the other areas, including residential, roads and commercial.
Another finding is a consistency of the heat island areas was found; Sungei Wang Plaza
and Dataran Merdeka of POI (Point of Interest) as the main attraction area of people
and tourists. This study leads to the propose for the land use map in the urban planning
department not to include playing fields and golf course under green areas, as it does
not cool down the temperatures. |
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