Monitoring and Modeling Urban Heat Patterns in the State of Iowa, USA Utilizing Mobile Sensors and Geospatial Data
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Keywords: Urban Heat, Modeling Heat, Heat Pattern, UHI, Iowa
Abstract Type: Poster Abstract
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Clemir Abbeg Coproski, University of Northern Iowa
Bingqing Liang, University of Northern Iowa
John DeGroote, University of Northern Iowa
James Dietrich, University of Northern Iowa
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Abstract
With cities experiencing faster warming rates than their surroundings (Stone, 2007) and two thirds of the global population projected to be living in urban areas by 2050 (United Nations, 2019), studies on temperature patterns in the urban environment have the potential to address concerns regarding cities’ livability. While recent progress has been made in understanding urban heat spatial heterogeneity, more research in a variety of urban settings is necessary. While there have been studies conducted in the U.S. Midwest (Kunkel et.al, 1996; Rajasekar & Weng, 2009; and Gallo et.al, 1993), no studies have examined the pattern of temperature in urban areas using high spatial and temporal resolution methods across multiple different sized cities in the state of Iowa. The goal of this research is to understand the spatial pattern of temperature across multiple different sized cities in the state of Iowa utilizing mobile temperature sensors along with high spatial and temporal resolution methods that leverage geospatial data on morphometric and natural features. The study will also examine whether different socioeconomic groups can be disproportionately affected by high temperatures in the urban environment. Spatial statistical techniques are going to be used to measure which natural features and build-up structures have higher correlations with higher temperatures in the urban environment.
Monitoring and Modeling Urban Heat Patterns in the State of Iowa, USA Utilizing Mobile Sensors and Geospatial Data
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