Alisha Chowdhury
ABSTRACT
Trees mediate a cooling effect on ambient temperatures, due to which they alter the local microclimate. However, quantitative descriptions relating the physical characteristics of trees to their cooling potential are currently lacking. In this article, we have studied the impact of the physical characteristics of street trees on their cooling potential. The study was conducted in Kharagpur, a city in the Indian state of West Bengal.
A suitable site was selected for primary data collection through instrument survey. The relation between different geometrical parameters, i.e., the parameters relating to the physical characteristics of trees, was quantified through numerical simulations. The combination of data collection and analysis yielded a set of equations which quantitatively describe the relationships between tree physical characteristics and their effects on ambient temperature.
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- Quantitative Relations between the Physical Characteristics of Street Trees and Their Cooling Potential A Case Study of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
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