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The effect of an urban park on the microclimate in its vicinity: a case study for Antwerp, Belgium
Author(s) -
Toparlar Y.,
Blocken B.,
Maiheu B.,
van Heijst G. J. F.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of climatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.58
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-0088
pISSN - 0899-8418
DOI - 10.1002/joc.5371
Subject(s) - environmental science , microclimate , radiative cooling , urban heat island , meteorology , heat transfer , daytime , computational fluid dynamics , atmospheric sciences , wind speed , intensity (physics) , range (aeronautics) , climatology , mechanics , geography , geology , materials science , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , composite material
The cooling effect from an urban park located in Antwerp, Belgium is analysed with computational fluid dynamics simulations. The analysis is based on three cases: (1) base case with the park, (2) a case where the park is replaced by a square and (3) a case where the park is replaced by representative buildings. According to the results, the cooling effect reaches a maximum of 3.4 °C in the park vicinity and remains noticeable to a maximum range of 498 m in line with the prevailing wind direction.