Third International Conference on

Countermeasures to Urban Heat Island

Venice, October 13-15, 2014

INCIHUSA EFFICIENT STRUCTURES OF FORESTED LAVH

CONICET CANYON IN AN ARID CITY TO MITIGATE

THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND
M. Angélica Ruiz, M. Belén Sosa, Erica Correa Cantaloube, M. Alicia Cantón
INCIHUSA - LAHV, Instituto Ciencias Humanas Sociales y Ambientales, Laboratorio de Ambiente Humano y Vivienda - CCT-
Mendoza - CONICET (Argentina)

Introduction and Justification (a) daytime (b) nighttime

Urban canyons of 16 m wide H/W = 0.20
35 28
No trees

•Urban heat island (UHI) is a very important phenomenon 33 20 trees 26

MDTair (ºC)

NTair (ºC)
40 trees
that affects residential energy consumption, air quality and 31 24
No trees
the degree of occupation of outdoor spaces, among others. 29 22 0,15 T/m

•This work focuses in the semi-arid city of Mendoza which 27 20

0,20 T/m

is defined by its wide and tree-lined streets. 0.15 0.35

Soil albedo
0.55 0.30 0.50 0.70
Building's albedo
Urban canyons of 20 m wide
•Taking into account characteristics of the city is important 35 28
H/W = 0.50
No trees
to investigate deeply consequences of planning decisions 33 20 trees 26
MDTair (ºC)

implemented on urban climate. 40 trees

NTair (ºC)
31 24
•In this context, this research aims to define which urban No trees
29 22
variables significantly determine urban air temperature 0,15 T/m

27 20 0,20 T/m
both during the day and night, and quantify the extent they 0.15 0.35 0.55 0.30 0.50 0.70
Soil albedo Building's albedo
do. Urban canyons of 30 m wide H/W = 1.00
35 28
No trees

33 20 trees 26
MDTair (ºC)

40 trees NTair (ºC)

31 24
No trees
29 22 0,15 T/m

27 0,20 T/m
20
0.15 0.35 0.55 0.30 0.50 0.70
Soil albedo Building's albedo

City of Mendoza. Aerial picture and forested urban canyon. Nomograms of daytime and nighttime air temperature

Methodology Results

•A field survey and a measure campaign were conducted in
19 representative urban canyons.
•In addition, we have registered microclimatic variables
during summer 2009-2010.
•The obtained data were processed by Principal
Component Analysis and Multiple Linear Regressions.
•The results show that daytime air temperature is more
sensitive to changes of urban variables than nighttime air
temperature.
•Configurations without trees are the warmest ones both
during day and night.
•High density schemes are warmer than low density ones.
•A greater openness of the urban canyon toward the sky
possibilities the nocturnal cooling by radiative exchange.

(a) Daytime (b) Nighttime

Biplots of observations (blue squares) and variables (red circles). The coolest scheme The warmest scheme