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This document provides an overview and introduction to the topic of climatology. It begins by defining key terms like climate, weather, macroclimate, microclimate, and urban climate. It then outlines and describes the main climatic factors that are studied in climatology, including solar radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, precipitation, and sky conditions. The document provides examples and links to further explain these climatic elements and their impact on the climate of an area. It signals that student participation will be required to discuss other climatic factors in more detail.

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Building Science

This document provides an overview and introduction to the topic of climatology. It begins by defining key terms like climate, weather, macroclimate, microclimate, and urban climate. It then outlines and describes the main climatic factors that are studied in climatology, including solar radiation, wind, temperature, humidity, precipitation, and sky conditions. The document provides examples and links to further explain these climatic elements and their impact on the climate of an area. It signals that student participation will be required to discuss other climatic factors in more detail.

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LECTURE- 2

SAMPURNA MAHARJAN

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
THAPATHALI CAMPUS
2072-8-21
Preview
• What is building?
• What is science?
• What is building science?
• Syllabus
• Introduction to Climatology
• Discussion
Overview Chapter-1
Climatology

• Introduction and objectives of Climatology


• Climate and weather
• Micro and Macro Climate, Urban Climate
• Climatic Factors
– Solar radiation
– Wind
– Temperature
– Humidity
– Precipitation
– Sky condition
What is building?
• Enclosure
• Safety
• Privacy
• Identity (Architecture)
What is science?
• Logic
• Justification with theories
What is building science?
Knowledge of building science can
help improve the performance of homes.

solutions to make buildings more energy


efficient, more comfortable to live and
work in.
http://www.buildingsciencesllc.com/
scientific approach to
understand cause and effect between the
elements of a house
http://www.toolbase.org/pdf/designguides/mdl_2_%20buildingsciencebasics.pdf
The study of the interaction between
• Occupants
• Building components/system
• Environment
Climatology

30 years Before
Climatology

Human Intervention
(Development ???)

At present
Climatology
Climate change???

Study of
climate and
its relation
to life on
earth.
Climatology

The scientific study of climates, including the causes


and long-term effects of variation in regional and
global climates.

Climatology also studies how climate changes over


time and is affected by human actions.
Climatology and its objectives

…………………………..
Climate and weather
Climate: average weather conditions of a certain region,
including temperature, rainfall, and wind.
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/climate)

The pattern or cycle of weather conditions such as


temperature, wind, rain, snowfall, humidity, clouds,
including extreme or occasional ones, over a large area,
averaged over many years.

climate, average condition of the atmosphere near the


earth's surface over a long period of time, taking into
account temperature, precipitation , humidity, wind,
barometric pressure, and other phenomena. Encyclopedia
Climate and weather
Climate is the integration of weather condition of certain region
for certain duration of time.

Atmospheric condition = Physical state of air.


Temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation and solar
radiation.

Weather is the instant (very short duration) physical state of air.

Climate of Kathmandu ?

Todays weather forcast?

Why not climate forcast?


Micro and Macro Climate

Area is the major factor to understand these climatic types.

Larger area for example, Kathmandu, Nepal or some other.


------- understood as macro climate.

Smaller area for example building site.


-------- understood as micro climate.

http://www.boeingconsult.com/tafe/bcg5013/MacroMicroClimate.htm
Macro climate
• Macroclimate is climate of certain town, village or
settlement.

• Climate records published by observatory station


Micro climate
• Synonymous term for site-climate

• It is the climate of the large area, independent of the


scale.
Urban Climate
Urban Climate
Urban Climate

Buildings
Automobiles
Population density
Land coverings
Industry
Pollution etc…
Urban Climate

What comes in?


What goes out?

Balance ????? (I don’t know)


Urban Climate
Climatic factors

temperature
humidity
wind movement
precipitation
Sky condition etc.
Urban Climate

Students participation required: situation of other climatic factors.


Climatic Factors
Urban Climate

Solar radiation
Wind
Temperature
Humidity
Precipitation
Sky condition
Climatic Factors
Climatic elements
Solar Radiation
Solar-radiation

• Radiation quantity:
Radiation reaching at the upper surface of atmosphere is
1395 W/m2. Also called as solar constant.

• Radiation reaching at earth surface depends upon:


The cosine law
Atmospheric depletion
Duration of sunshine
http://nepjol.info/index.php/JIE/article/view/5944
Climatic elements
• Radiation reaching at earth surface depends upon:
The cosine law

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/myst
eries/seasons.html
• Radiation reaching at earth surface depends upon:
The cosine law
Atmospheric depletion
• Radiation reaching at earth surface depends upon:
The cosine law
Atmospheric depletion
Duration of sunshine

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