TY - GEN
T1 - Analysis of outdoor thermal comfort in warm and humid tropical climate
AU - Mathew, Mobi
AU - Siddhartha, null
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/10/19
Y1 - 2016/10/19
N2 - A phenomenal shift in human population towards town centers caused as a result of Urbanization affects standard of life and environmental quality in urban cities. High temperatures and humidity are the unique characteristics of tropical cities. As a result of which cities suffer to a large extent due to a phenomenon called urban heat island effect, which is caused due to urban population growth and increased impervious built infrastructures. Thus, the study of climate change in urban areas is extremely vital. The aim of the paper is to analyze the outdoor thermal trends of urban centers in a warm and humid tropical region. A case study of the thermal comfort conditions for a span of 10 years in warm and humid cities of Trivandrum, Mangalore and Mumbai is presented. Weather data was obtained from the weather stations of Indian Meteorological department located at Trivandrum, Mangalore and Mumbai. Thermal comfort trends in these cities are analyzed using emperical and analytical indices. Seasonal study is conducted and it revealed thermal discomfort during summer season in this climate.
AB - A phenomenal shift in human population towards town centers caused as a result of Urbanization affects standard of life and environmental quality in urban cities. High temperatures and humidity are the unique characteristics of tropical cities. As a result of which cities suffer to a large extent due to a phenomenon called urban heat island effect, which is caused due to urban population growth and increased impervious built infrastructures. Thus, the study of climate change in urban areas is extremely vital. The aim of the paper is to analyze the outdoor thermal trends of urban centers in a warm and humid tropical region. A case study of the thermal comfort conditions for a span of 10 years in warm and humid cities of Trivandrum, Mangalore and Mumbai is presented. Weather data was obtained from the weather stations of Indian Meteorological department located at Trivandrum, Mangalore and Mumbai. Thermal comfort trends in these cities are analyzed using emperical and analytical indices. Seasonal study is conducted and it revealed thermal discomfort during summer season in this climate.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84997541911
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84997541911#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1109/ICETETS.2016.7603077
DO - 10.1109/ICETETS.2016.7603077
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84997541911
T3 - 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Technology and Science, ICETETS 2016 - Proceedings
BT - 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Technology and Science, ICETETS 2016 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Technology and Science, ICETETS 2016
Y2 - 24 February 2016 through 26 February 2016
ER -
