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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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Illyani, Abu Samah, Azizan, Fauzi, Rosmadi, Jaafar, Samsuddin
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Language:English
English
Published: 2015
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spelling iium-448652015-11-30T08:05:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/ In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area Ibrahim, Illyani Abu Samah, Azizan Fauzi, Rosmadi Jaafar, Samsuddin G Geography (General) GA Mathematical geography. Cartography GE Environmental Sciences 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. 2015-02-03 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/1/sabah_conf.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/44865/4/conf_program_kk2015_-illyani.pdf Ibrahim, Illyani and Abu Samah, Azizan and Fauzi, Rosmadi and Jaafar, Samsuddin (2015) In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area. In: The 6th International Conference on Green Technology, 9th-10th Jan. 2015, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. (Unpublished) http://greentech.uin-malang.ac.id/
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English
topic G Geography (General)
GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
GE Environmental Sciences
spellingShingle G Geography (General)
GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
GE Environmental Sciences
Ibrahim, Illyani
Abu Samah, Azizan
Fauzi, Rosmadi
Jaafar, Samsuddin
In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
description 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.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ibrahim, Illyani
Abu Samah, Azizan
Fauzi, Rosmadi
Jaafar, Samsuddin
author_facet Ibrahim, Illyani
Abu Samah, Azizan
Fauzi, Rosmadi
Jaafar, Samsuddin
author_sort Ibrahim, Illyani
title In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
title_short In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
title_full In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
title_fullStr In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
title_full_unstemmed In situ measurements of temperatures in Kuala Lumpur area
title_sort in situ measurements of temperatures in kuala lumpur area
publishDate 2015
url 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
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