The cooling and humidifying effects of urban parks are an essential component of city ecosystems in terms of regulating microclimates or mitigating urban heat islands(UHIs).Air temperature and relative humidity are tw...The cooling and humidifying effects of urban parks are an essential component of city ecosystems in terms of regulating microclimates or mitigating urban heat islands(UHIs).Air temperature and relative humidity are two main factors of thermal environmental comfort and have a critical impact on the urban environmental quality of human settlements.We measured the 2-m height air temperature and relative humidity at the Beijing Olympic Park and a nearby building roof for more than 1 year to elucidate seasonal variations in air temperature and relative humidity,as well as to investigate the outdoor thermal comfort.The results showed that the lawn of the park could,on average,reduce the air temperature by(0.80±0.19)℃,and increase the relative humidity by(5.24±2.91)% relative to the values measured at the building roof during daytime.During the nighttime,the lawn of the park reduced the air temperature by(2.64±0.64)℃ and increased the relative humidity by(10.77±5.20)%.The park was cooler and more humid than surrounding building area,especially in night period(more pronounced cooling with 1.84℃).Additionally,the lawn of the park could improve outdoor thermal comfort through its cooling and humidifying effects.The level of thermal comfort in the park was higher than that around the building roof for a total of 11 days annually in which it was above one or more thermal comfort levels(average reduced human comfort index of 0.92)except during the winter.展开更多
Using hourly rainfall intensity, daily surface air temperature, humidity and low-level dew point depressions at55 stations in the southeast coast of China, and sea surface temperature from reanalysis in the coastal re...Using hourly rainfall intensity, daily surface air temperature, humidity and low-level dew point depressions at55 stations in the southeast coast of China, and sea surface temperature from reanalysis in the coastal region, this paper analyzes the connection between peak intensity of extreme afternoon short-duration rainfall(EASR) and humidity as well as surface air temperature. The dependency of extreme peak intensity of EASR on temperature has a significant transition. When daily highest surface temperature is below(above) 29°C, the peak rainfall intensity shows an ascending(descending) tendency with rising temperature. Having investigated the role of moisture condition in the variation of EASR and temperature, this paper discovered that the decrease of peak rainfall intensity with temperature rising is connected with the variation of relative humidity. At higher temperatures, the land surface relative humidity decreases dramatically as temperature further increases. During this process, the sea surface temperature maintains basically unchanged, resulting in indistinct variations of water vapor content at seas. As water vapor over land is mainly contributed by the quantitative moisture transport from adjacent seas, the decline of relative humidity over land will be consequently caused by the further rise of surface air temperature.展开更多
Due to the majority of time people spent indoors,indoor air quality is not only critical to people’s health,comfort,but can also significantly influence occupants perception on indoor environment.Air quality is close...Due to the majority of time people spent indoors,indoor air quality is not only critical to people’s health,comfort,but can also significantly influence occupants perception on indoor environment.Air quality is closely related to many factors including thermal parameters,pollutant concentrations,and ventilation performance.However,the current building indoor air quality evaluation method is based the objective measurement of indoor parameters,without considering occupants’subjective perception.This paper is aimed at summarizing a profound review on the PAQ evaluation method.Comparisons among various PAQ evaluating methods with advantages,similarities and differences were conducted.Analysis of literatures about indoor air quality in Chinese residential buildings field is also summarized,and discussion on the subjective influence of temperature and relative humidity,venti-lation performance,volatile organic compounds(VOCs)concentration,and particulate matters on perceived air quality is carried out.展开更多
In this study, the environmental indicators(including temperature, light, air relative humidity and CO_2 concentration) of facility watermelon in Beijing area were monitored with US350 environmental sensor during the ...In this study, the environmental indicators(including temperature, light, air relative humidity and CO_2 concentration) of facility watermelon in Beijing area were monitored with US350 environmental sensor during the whole growth period. The results showed that in the solar greenhouses in Beijing area, the average air temperature was in the range of 10.67-29.95 ℃ during the whole growth period of watermelon, the average soil temperature ranged from 16.92 to 35.10 ℃, the average light intensity changed from 268.37 to 13 842.60 lx, the average air relative humidity ranged from 52.40% to 94.26%, and the average CO_2 concentration was in the range of 455-631 ml/m^3; and in the spring greenhouses in Beijing area, the variation range of average air temperature was 14.05-29.84 ℃ during the whole growth period of watermelon, the average soil temperature ranged from17.47 to 28.12 ℃, the average light intensity was in the range of 55.80-12 858.64 lx, the average soil moisture content ranged from 18.19%-34.56%, the variation range of average air relative humidity was 20.72%-96.26%, and the average CO_2 concentration was in the range of 351-544 ml/m^3.展开更多
The synoptic circulation over Saudi Arabia is complicated and frequently governed by the effect of large-scale pressure systems. In this work, we used NCEP–NCAR global data to illustrate the relationship between clim...The synoptic circulation over Saudi Arabia is complicated and frequently governed by the effect of large-scale pressure systems. In this work, we used NCEP–NCAR global data to illustrate the relationship between climatic variables and the main pressure systems that affect the weather and climate of Saudi Arabia, and also to investigate the influence of these pressure systems on surface air temperature(SAT) and rainfall over the region in the winter season. It was found that there are two primary patterns of pressure that influence the weather and climate of Saudi Arabia. The first occurs in cases of a strengthening Subtropical High(Sub H), a weakening Siberian High(Sib H), a deepening of the Icelandic Low(Ice L), or a weakening of the Sudanese Low(Sud L). During this pattern, the Sub H combines with the Sib H and an obvious increase of sea level pressure(SLP) occurs over southern European, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East. This belt of high pressure prevents interaction between midlatitude and extratropical systems, which leads to a decrease in the SAT,relative humidity(RH) and rainfall over Saudi Arabia. The second pattern occurs in association with a weakening of the Sub H, a strengthening of the Sib H, a weakening of the Ice L, or a deepening of the Sud L. The pattern arising in this case leads to an interaction between two different air masses: the first(cold moist) air mass is associated with the Mediterranean depression travelling from west to east, while the second(warm moist) air mass is associated with the northward oscillation of the Sud L and its inverted V-shape trough. The interaction between these two air masses increases the SAT, RH and the probability of rainfall over Saudi Arabia, especially over the northwest and northeast regions.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41871343)Major Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41590842)Strategic Priority Research Program A of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA23100201)
文摘The cooling and humidifying effects of urban parks are an essential component of city ecosystems in terms of regulating microclimates or mitigating urban heat islands(UHIs).Air temperature and relative humidity are two main factors of thermal environmental comfort and have a critical impact on the urban environmental quality of human settlements.We measured the 2-m height air temperature and relative humidity at the Beijing Olympic Park and a nearby building roof for more than 1 year to elucidate seasonal variations in air temperature and relative humidity,as well as to investigate the outdoor thermal comfort.The results showed that the lawn of the park could,on average,reduce the air temperature by(0.80±0.19)℃,and increase the relative humidity by(5.24±2.91)% relative to the values measured at the building roof during daytime.During the nighttime,the lawn of the park reduced the air temperature by(2.64±0.64)℃ and increased the relative humidity by(10.77±5.20)%.The park was cooler and more humid than surrounding building area,especially in night period(more pronounced cooling with 1.84℃).Additionally,the lawn of the park could improve outdoor thermal comfort through its cooling and humidifying effects.The level of thermal comfort in the park was higher than that around the building roof for a total of 11 days annually in which it was above one or more thermal comfort levels(average reduced human comfort index of 0.92)except during the winter.
基金Major National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)on Global Change(2010CB951902)National Natural Science Foundation of China(41221064)China R&D Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry(Meteorology:GYHY201306068)
文摘Using hourly rainfall intensity, daily surface air temperature, humidity and low-level dew point depressions at55 stations in the southeast coast of China, and sea surface temperature from reanalysis in the coastal region, this paper analyzes the connection between peak intensity of extreme afternoon short-duration rainfall(EASR) and humidity as well as surface air temperature. The dependency of extreme peak intensity of EASR on temperature has a significant transition. When daily highest surface temperature is below(above) 29°C, the peak rainfall intensity shows an ascending(descending) tendency with rising temperature. Having investigated the role of moisture condition in the variation of EASR and temperature, this paper discovered that the decrease of peak rainfall intensity with temperature rising is connected with the variation of relative humidity. At higher temperatures, the land surface relative humidity decreases dramatically as temperature further increases. During this process, the sea surface temperature maintains basically unchanged, resulting in indistinct variations of water vapor content at seas. As water vapor over land is mainly contributed by the quantitative moisture transport from adjacent seas, the decline of relative humidity over land will be consequently caused by the further rise of surface air temperature.
文摘Due to the majority of time people spent indoors,indoor air quality is not only critical to people’s health,comfort,but can also significantly influence occupants perception on indoor environment.Air quality is closely related to many factors including thermal parameters,pollutant concentrations,and ventilation performance.However,the current building indoor air quality evaluation method is based the objective measurement of indoor parameters,without considering occupants’subjective perception.This paper is aimed at summarizing a profound review on the PAQ evaluation method.Comparisons among various PAQ evaluating methods with advantages,similarities and differences were conducted.Analysis of literatures about indoor air quality in Chinese residential buildings field is also summarized,and discussion on the subjective influence of temperature and relative humidity,venti-lation performance,volatile organic compounds(VOCs)concentration,and particulate matters on perceived air quality is carried out.
基金Supported by Industry Technology System of Watermelon and Melon in China(BAIC10-2017)
文摘In this study, the environmental indicators(including temperature, light, air relative humidity and CO_2 concentration) of facility watermelon in Beijing area were monitored with US350 environmental sensor during the whole growth period. The results showed that in the solar greenhouses in Beijing area, the average air temperature was in the range of 10.67-29.95 ℃ during the whole growth period of watermelon, the average soil temperature ranged from 16.92 to 35.10 ℃, the average light intensity changed from 268.37 to 13 842.60 lx, the average air relative humidity ranged from 52.40% to 94.26%, and the average CO_2 concentration was in the range of 455-631 ml/m^3; and in the spring greenhouses in Beijing area, the variation range of average air temperature was 14.05-29.84 ℃ during the whole growth period of watermelon, the average soil temperature ranged from17.47 to 28.12 ℃, the average light intensity was in the range of 55.80-12 858.64 lx, the average soil moisture content ranged from 18.19%-34.56%, the variation range of average air relative humidity was 20.72%-96.26%, and the average CO_2 concentration was in the range of 351-544 ml/m^3.
基金funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (Grant No. 155-003-D1433)the DSR for their technical and financial support
文摘The synoptic circulation over Saudi Arabia is complicated and frequently governed by the effect of large-scale pressure systems. In this work, we used NCEP–NCAR global data to illustrate the relationship between climatic variables and the main pressure systems that affect the weather and climate of Saudi Arabia, and also to investigate the influence of these pressure systems on surface air temperature(SAT) and rainfall over the region in the winter season. It was found that there are two primary patterns of pressure that influence the weather and climate of Saudi Arabia. The first occurs in cases of a strengthening Subtropical High(Sub H), a weakening Siberian High(Sib H), a deepening of the Icelandic Low(Ice L), or a weakening of the Sudanese Low(Sud L). During this pattern, the Sub H combines with the Sib H and an obvious increase of sea level pressure(SLP) occurs over southern European, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East. This belt of high pressure prevents interaction between midlatitude and extratropical systems, which leads to a decrease in the SAT,relative humidity(RH) and rainfall over Saudi Arabia. The second pattern occurs in association with a weakening of the Sub H, a strengthening of the Sib H, a weakening of the Ice L, or a deepening of the Sud L. The pattern arising in this case leads to an interaction between two different air masses: the first(cold moist) air mass is associated with the Mediterranean depression travelling from west to east, while the second(warm moist) air mass is associated with the northward oscillation of the Sud L and its inverted V-shape trough. The interaction between these two air masses increases the SAT, RH and the probability of rainfall over Saudi Arabia, especially over the northwest and northeast regions.