MIcroclimates
- Created by: Edwards
- Created on: 23-03-18 18:46
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- Microclimates/SNABS
- Surface
- light surfaces eg. ice/snow reflect heat which is called the albido effect
- Dark surfaces absorb heat eg. tarmac and light surfaces eg. ice/snow reflect heat
- Natural Features
- Natural Features include lakes, trees and forests
- Forests are cooler in the summer because the trees block the sun's rays and warmer in the winter because the cold winds are blocked
- Large bodies of water such as Lakes and seas give of heat during the winter and provides a coooling affect during the summer this is because bodies of water take a very long time to cool off/ heat up
- Aspect
- Aspect shows which way the building faces
- in the northern hemisphere south facing gardens/ buildings recive more direct sunlight that north facing gardens/ buildings
- therefore buildings with south facing gardens are more expencive than houses with north facing gardens
- in the northern hemisphere south facing gardens/ buildings recive more direct sunlight that north facing gardens/ buildings
- Aspect shows which way the building faces
- Buildings
- Buildings can either break up or funnel the wind depending on the direction of the building
- Buildings absorb heat during the day and give off heat during the night this creates the urban heat island effect
- Shelter
- Things such as hills, walls and valleys can provide shelter from things such as rain or wind
- prevailing winds blowing north would provide shelter in the south
- when it is raining hiding inside a bus station can shelter you from the rain
- Surface
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