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AuthorFerwati S.
AuthorSkelhorn C.
AuthorShandas V.
AuthorVoelkel J.
AuthorShawish A.
AuthorGhanim M.
Available date2019-09-30T07:43:37Z
Publication Date2018
Publication NameUrban Climate
ResourceScopus
ISSN2212-0955
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2017.08.008
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/11970
AbstractDoha, Qatar is one of the arid coastal cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Like similar cities, temperatures can vary widely throughout, with rapid and extensive development that has contributed to micro-climate changes. While numerous studies since the 1950s have assessed urban micro-climates, few have offered insights into urban corridor environments. This research is one of few projects to examine temperature records along two major roadways and identify factors that explain variation. The research uses vehicle-based air temperature traverses during late spring and summer 2016 using a Type T fine gauge thermocouple mounted in a white plastic tube and supported above the vehicle on the passenger-side window. The data were assessed in terms of four factors that may impact temperature along the corridors, including: distance from the coast, traffic volume, vegetation density, and building volume density from 50 m up to 400 m (in 50 m intervals) from the centerline of the traverse. Results indicated that the two most critical variables that predict air temperature patterns along the corridors are the distance to the coast and the traffic volume. This knowledge can be incorporated into urban planning and design practice for extreme arid environments to maintain temperatures that reduce heat-related stress.
SponsorThis paper was made possible by NPRP grant # NPRP 5-074-5-015 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation).
Languageen
PublisherElsevier B.V.
SubjectArid cities
Built environment
Corridor environment
Qatar
Thermal comfort
UHI index
TitleAnalysis of urban heat in a corridor environment – The case of Doha, Qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination692-702
Volume Number24
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