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Vasanthnagar Micro-Climate Study

The document discusses how the microclimate has changed in an area before and after a lake was filled in. Originally, dense vegetation near the lake cooled surrounding areas, while residential and traffic zones created urban heat islands. With the lake now filled and more buildings and traffic, temperatures have likely increased significantly in those zones. Wind and sun patterns are also shown to come primarily from the south and southwest.

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Vasanthnagar Micro-Climate Study

The document discusses how the microclimate has changed in an area before and after a lake was filled in. Originally, dense vegetation near the lake cooled surrounding areas, while residential and traffic zones created urban heat islands. With the lake now filled and more buildings and traffic, temperatures have likely increased significantly in those zones. Wind and sun patterns are also shown to come primarily from the south and southwest.

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Jahnavi Jayashankar
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Difference in the micro climate

before the lake was filled up

Variation in temperature due to


topography and vegetation
Assumed

The areas with dense vegetation influence


the micro climate, cooling the surroundings
whereas two of the major zones , the dense
residential area and the traffic zone on the
Cunningham road create urban heat islands

Inference

With the filling up of the lake and the


increase in the density of buildings and
traffic zones in the area, the temperature
might have significantly increased in these
areas.

Both the wind rose and the sun path show


that the high speed winds and the maximum
radiation is from S and SW

.vasanthnagar : an Urban Case Study Divya R


Jahnavi J
Micro-climate 0m 125m 250m

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