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Analysis of the subsurface urban heat island in Oberhausen, Germany

2013; Inter-Research Science Center; Volume: 58; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/cr01195

1616-1572

Norbert Müller, Wilhelm Kuttler, AB Barlag,

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

CR Climate Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials CR 58:247-256 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01195 Analysis of the subsurface urban heat island in Oberhausen, Germany Nicole Müller*, Wilhelm Kuttler, Andreas-Bent Barlag Applied Climatology and Landscape Ecology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Schützenbahn 70, 45127 Essen, Germany *Corresponding author: nicole.mueller@uni-due.de ABSTRACT: Soil temperature (tB) was determined down to 2 m below ground level at 8 locations in the city of Oberhausen, Ruhr area, Germany, between August 2010 and July 2011 to investigate the subsurface urban heat island (SUHI) and its impact on drinking water quality. The soil temperatures obtained in Oberhausen demonstrate typical location-dependent behaviour. At the depth of drinking water pipes (1 to 2 m subsurface), the daily average soil temperature ranges from 3°C in the winter (at the coldest location) to 24°C in the summer (at the warmest location). A maximum SUHI (70 cm below ground level) of almost 9 K on hourly average was found between the city centre station and the open country station. Soil temperatures were measured to be >20°C at the drinking water pipeline level in the city centre over the course of 89 d, which could have an impact on drinking water quality. KEY WORDS: Urban climate · Subsurface urban heat island · SUHI · Urban heat island · UHI · Urban surface parameters · Soil temperature · Drinking water quality · Climate change Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Müller N, Kuttler W, Barlag AB (2014) Analysis of the subsurface urban heat island in Oberhausen, Germany. Clim Res 58:247-256. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01195 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in CR Vol. 58, No. 3. Online publication date: January 07, 2014 Print ISSN: 0936-577X; Online ISSN: 1616-1572 Copyright © 2014 Inter-Research.