Determination of persistence effects in spatio-temporal patterns of upward long-wave radiation flux density from an urban courtyard by means of Time-Sequential Thermography

REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

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Article

Meier, Fred¹  Scherer, Dieter¹  Richters, Jochen¹ 

[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Dept Ecol, Chair Climatol, D-12165 Berlin, Germany

关键词: Time-Sequential Thermography;    Persistence;    Upward long-wave radiation;    Shadow;    Urban courtyard;    Thermal admittance;    Ground-based remote sensing;    Spatio-temporal patterns;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rse.2009.08.002

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This research analyses upward long-wave radiation flux density from urban surfaces using a high-resolution thermal-infrared (TIR) camera and meteorological measurements in the city of Berlin, Germany. We report spatio-temporal patterns of the difference between upward long-wave radiation flux density from courtyard surfaces and the roof. For temporal analysis, the TIR camera recorded one TIR image per minute over a period of two days from 3rd to 5th May 2007. Three-hourly averaged thermal patterns show persistence effects due to shadow, sky-view factor (SVF) distribution in the courtyard, thermal properties of the surface materials, human activities and turbulence characteristics of the surface-atmosphere interface. The history of shadow influences the 24-hourly mean pattern. Shadow caused by temporarily parked cars results in a lower upward long-wave radiation flux density compared to the non-shadowed surface close to it. Immediately after car departure, this difference decreases. We propose a method to derive the thermal admittance of a concrete surface based on TIR data from this attenuation process. This study shows that ground-based high-resolution TIR imagery is highly suitable to investigate surface thermal properties and dynamic processes controlling thermal patterns within a complex three-dimensional (3D) urban structure. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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