Handout 1 Flashcards
Iceland, Greenland, Northern Russia, and China
Arctic
N.W Europe, Canada, and parts of North America
Cool Temperate
Mideterranean Countries
Warm Temperate
Middle East, Northern India, parts of turkey
Tropical and Sub-Tropical
Countries lying just above or below the equator, Southeast Asean Countries, Central Africa, and the Amazon Basin in South America
Equatorial
Concerned with countries where discomfort due to heat and humidity are the dominant provle,s
Tropical Design
Tropical design is applicable to
tropical and subtropical climates, and equatorial climates covering the southeast asian countries
Warm Humid -
Tropical Island
Hot Dry
Maritime Desert
Composite
Tropical uplands
Climate of a region and/or the entire country. Provides the basis upon which micro climate can be estimated
Macro Climate
Climate of a site and its immediate environs.
Microclimate
MicroClimate Phenomena
Land/Seabreeze, Courtyards, Evaporative cooling, Orientation, Slope of Land, Height in relation to air movement, rainfall and temperature
This is the measurement of the temperature of the air and as far as possible excludes any radiant temperature. Always measured in shade
Dry Bulb Temperature
Instrument for measuring dry bulb temperature
Silvered Thermometer
DBT is measured in
F or C (Farrenheit or celsius)
The amount of water in the air
Relative Humidity
Instrument for measuring Relative Humidity
Hygrometer
Wet bulb temperature is measured in
F or C (Farrenheit or celsius)
Relative Humidity is measured in
%
This is mainly rainfall but could also be dew
Precipitation
Instrument for precipitation
Rain gauge
Rain gauge (Precipitation) is measured in
Inches or centimeters
This could either be cloud cover measured in 1/8 or 1/10 or % of the sky covered.
Sky
Sky is measured in
hrs of sunshine
The direction, frequency and force of wind throughout the year
Wind
Instrument in measuring wind
Vane anemometer for high speed, kata thermometer for low speed
The range conditions under which most people feel comfortable
Comfort Zone
