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Analysis of the Correlation between Urban High Temperature Phenomenon and Air Pollution during Summer in Daegu

  • An, Eun-Ji;Kim, Hae-Dong
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.28 no.10
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    • pp.831-840
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    • 2019
  • Recently, summer high temperature events caused by climate change and urban heat island phenomenon have become a serious social problem around the world. Urban areas have low albedo and huge heat storage, resulting in higher temperatures and longer lasting characteristics. To effectively consider the urban heat island measures, it is important to quantitatively grasp the impact of urban high temperatures on the society. Until now, the study of urban heat island phenomenon had been carried out focusing only on the effects of urban high temperature on human health (such as heat stroke and sleep disturbance). In this study, we focus on the effect of urban heat island phenomenon on air pollution. In particular, the relationship between high temperature phenomena in urban areas during summer and the concentration of photochemical oxidant is investigated. High concentrations of ozone during summer are confirmed to coincide with a day when the causative substances (NO2,VOCs) are high in urban areas during the early morning hours. Further, it is noted that the night urban heat island intensity is large.. Finally, although the concentration of other air pollutants has been decreasing in the long term, the concentration of photochemical oxidant gradually increases in Daegu.

Study on Thermal Property in Urban Area - Quantitative Estimation of Heat Island in Urban area using the Simple Urban Canopy Model - (도심지의 온열성상에 관한 연구 - 공조배열량의 감소에 따른 도심지 온열환경의 변화 -)

  • Son Won-Tug;Lee Sung
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.1190-1196
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    • 2004
  • Significant air temperature increases in urban areas are known as the heat island phenomenon in a global scale. Therefore, we propose numerical model in order to analyze quantitative effects of building environmental factors on the heat island phenomenon in urban area. In this paper, we propose a predicting model to analyze the heat island phenomenon quantitatively. Using this model, numerical simulation is performed in order to analyze quantitative effects of many factor on the heat island phenomenon.

Effect of the Geothermal Heat-pump on alleviation of the Urban Heat Island (지열히트펌프의 도심 열섬 저감 효과의 검토)

  • Son, Won-Tug
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2016
  • Remarkable air temperature increases in urban areas are known as heat island phenomenon. In this study, we analyzed the effects of renewable energy on the heat island phenomenon in urban area by numerical method. The results showed that the use of renewable energy reduces the building energy use in urban area and contributes the alleviation of the Urban Heat Island Effects.

A Study on the Effects of prevention of the Urban Heat Island by Using New & Renewable Energy (신재생에너지 사용이 도시열섬방지에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구)

  • Son, Won-Tug;Choi, Young-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.157-162
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    • 2009
  • Significant air temperature increases in urban areas are known as the heat island phenomenon in a global scale. Therefore, we use numerical model in order to analyze quantitative effects by using new & renewable energy on the heat island phenomenon in urban area. The present study quantitatively analyzes the Urban Heat Island Effects, Energy-Saving Effects, and Environmental Load Decrease Effect along New and Renewable Energy Application which is 10% of the Building Energy Consumption.

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An Analysis of Thermal Environment Change according to Green Roof System (옥상녹화 조성에 따른 열환경 변화분석)

  • Park, Ji-Young;Jung, Eung-Ho;Kim, Dae-Wuk;Cha, Jae-Gyu;Shimizu, Aki
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.100-103
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    • 2009
  • The impermeable area on the surface of city has been increased as buildings and artificial landcover have continually been increased. Urban development has gradually decreased the green zone in downtown and alienated the city from the natural environment on outskirt area devastating the natural eco system. There arise the environmental problems peculiar to city including urban heat island phenomenon, urban flood, air pollution and urban desertification. As one of urban plans to solve such problems, green roof system is attracting attentions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the heat reduction effect according to the development of green roof system and to quantify the heat reduction effect by analyzing through simulation the heat environment before and after green roof system. For thermal environment analysis, Thermo-Render 3.0 was used that was developed by Tokyo Industrial College to simulate. The simulation showed that the heat island index before and after the development of tree-planting on rooftop changed maximum $0.86^{\circ}C$ and the surface temperature changed about $20^{\circ}C$. Only with lawn planting, heat reduction effect was great and it means that the green roof system in low-management-light-weight type is enough to see effect. The simulation identified that only lawn planting for green rooftop brought such difference and could lower the heat island index at a narrow area. It is judged that application of green roof system to wider areas might relieve urban heat island phenomenon positively.

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Relationship between the Spatial Allocation of Developed Area and the Heat Wave Phenomenon: The Case of Five Metropolitan Cities (시가화지역 공간상 위치분배와 폭염현상과의 관계성: 5개 광역시 사례)

  • Kang, Sangjun
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.175-185
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    • 2021
  • To better understand the heat wave phenomenon in the urban areas, it is desirable to explore the relationship between spatial allocation of land use and the heat wave. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the ranking correlation between heat wave days and developed types, specifically, core and islet developments. The methods employed are morphological spatial pattern, spatial autocorrelation, and spearman ranking correlation analyses by using the 30-year annual heat wave day records forthe five metropolitans. This research indicates that a fragmented development pattern including islets has mostly negative effects to the urban heat wave phenomenon. It means there is a relation between development pattern and heat wave.

Study on Thermal Property in Urban Area - Part 1 : Experimental Analysis for Predicting Methodology of Thermal Property in Urban Area - (도심지의 온열성상에 관한 연구 -제1보 도심지 온열환경 예측모델을 위한 실측조사-)

  • Son Won-Tug;Lee Sung
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.16 no.10
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    • pp.984-989
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    • 2004
  • Significant air temperature increases in urban areas is well known as the heat island phenomenon in a global scale. Therefore, we propose numerical model in order to analyze quantitative effects of building environmental factors on the heat island phenomenon in urban area. In this paper, thermal property of upper atmosphere is experimentally investigated for Sakae, Nagoya Japan. In conclusion, it was confirmed that the boundary layer of a urban canopy existed near the altitude of 139 m.

Impact of Vegetation in Reducing Heat Island Phenomenon of Fukuoka City By Applying Remote Sensing Technique

  • Shibata Satoshi;Gotoh Keinosuke;Tachiiri Kaoru
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.541-544
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    • 2004
  • Recently, the heat island phenomenon in which the temperature of a city part rises from the circumference ground has developed into a big problem. In this study, we aimed at examining the impact of increasing vegetation in urban areas to reduce the heat island phenomenon by taking the Fukuoka City of Japan as a case. In order to discuss the relation between vegetation environment and the heat island phenomenon, we have calculated Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and mapped the spatial vegetation distribution. These are then compared with the heat island phenomenon investigations in Fukuoka City. The results of the study revealed that the areas showing comparatively lesser heat island phenomenon are those having increased vegetation.

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A Study on Quantitative Estimation for prevention of Heat Island by Using New & Renewable Energy (신재생에너지 적용이 도시열섬방지에 미치는 기여도 분석)

  • Son, Won-Tug;Park, Jung-Han;Park, Kyung-Soon
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.508-513
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    • 2009
  • Significant air temperature increases in urban areas are known as the heat island phenomenon in a global scale. Therefore, we use numerical model in order to analyze quantitative effects by using new & renewable energy on the heat island phenomenon in urban area. The present study quantitatively analyzes the Urban Heat Island Effects, Energy-Saving Effects, and Environmental Load Decrease Effect along New and Renewable Energy Application which is 10% of the Building Energy Consumption.

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Analysis of the Surface Urban Heat Island Changes according to Urbanization in Sejong City Using Landsat Imagery (Landsat영상을 이용한 토지피복 변화에 따른 행정중심복합도시의 표면 열섬현상 변화분석)

  • Lee, Kyungil;Lim, Chul-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.225-236
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    • 2022
  • Urbanization due to population growth and regional development can cause various environmental problems, such as the urban heat island phenomenon. A planned city is considered an appropriate study site to analyze changes in urban climate caused by rapid urbanization in a short-term period. In this study, changes in land cover and surface heat island phenomenon were analyzed according to the development plan in Sejong City from 2013 to 2020 using Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager/Thermal Infrared Sensor (OLI/TIRS) satellite imagery. The surface temperature was calculated in consideration of the thermal infrared band value provided by the satellite image and the emissivity, and based on this the surface heat island effect intensity and Urban Thermal Field Variance Index (UTFVI) change analysis were performed. The level-2 land cover map provided by the Ministry of Environment was used to confirm the change in land cover as the development progressed and the difference in the surface heat island intensity by each land cover. As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that the urbanized area increased by 15% and the vegetation decreased by more than 28%. Expansion and intensification of the heat island phenomenon due to urban development were observed, and it was confirmed that the ecological level of the area where the heat island phenomenon occurred was very low. Therefore, It can suggest the need for a policy to improve the residential environment according to the quantitative change of the thermal environment due to rapid urbanization.