Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia

This report present results of observations of temperature and humidity on two relatively cloudy days in Kuala Lumpur. The results show that first, the city-core is generally warmer and drier than the countryside and large open areas; second, the highest daily temperatures are recorded in the city-...

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Main Author: Sham Sani
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1972
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description This report present results of observations of temperature and humidity on two relatively cloudy days in Kuala Lumpur. The results show that first, the city-core is generally warmer and drier than the countryside and large open areas; second, the highest daily temperatures are recorded in the city-core; third, the minimum temperatures everywhere are reached round about 0500-0600 hours and fourth, the physiological temperatures follow closely the patterns of the air temperatures and reach their highest values in the city streets.
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spelling my-ukm.journal-40102012-04-03T02:08:39Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4010/ Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia Sham Sani, This report present results of observations of temperature and humidity on two relatively cloudy days in Kuala Lumpur. The results show that first, the city-core is generally warmer and drier than the countryside and large open areas; second, the highest daily temperatures are recorded in the city-core; third, the minimum temperatures everywhere are reached round about 0500-0600 hours and fourth, the physiological temperatures follow closely the patterns of the air temperatures and reach their highest values in the city streets. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1972 Article PeerReviewed Sham Sani, (1972) Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia. AKADEMIKA, 1 . pp. 85-94. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem1-5.html
spellingShingle Sham Sani,
Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia
title Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia
title_full Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia
title_fullStr Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia
title_short Some aspects of urban micro-climate in Kuala Lumpur West Malaysia
title_sort some aspects of urban micro-climate in kuala lumpur west malaysia
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