The Effects of Roadside Woody Vegetation on the Surface Temperature of Cycle Paths
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F21%3A43919714" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/21:43919714 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/land10050483" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/land10050483</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10050483" target="_blank" >10.3390/land10050483</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Effects of Roadside Woody Vegetation on the Surface Temperature of Cycle Paths
Original language description
The article is on the effects of woody vegetation growing on the roadside on the temperature of the surface of cycle paths. The main hypothesis of the study is that vegetation has the effect of lowering the temperature of the surroundings in its shadow and thus improves the comfort of users of cycle paths in the summer months. The second hypothesis is to find out which type of road surface is most suitable for the thermal well-being of users. This goal was achieved by measuring the temperature of selected locations on cycle paths with different types of construction surfaces with nearby woody vegetation using a contactless thermometer over several days at regular intervals. The positions of the selected locations were measured using GNSS and the whole locality of interest was photographed using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, and subsequently a digital surface model (DSM) of the area was created using a Structure from Motion (SfM) algorithm. This model served for the calculation of incident solar radiation during the selected days using the Solar Area Graphics tool with ArcGIS software. Subsequently, the effect of the shade of the surrounding vegetation on the temperature during the day was analysed and statistically evaluated. The results are presented in many graphs and their interpretation used to evaluate the effects of nearby woody vegetation and the type of road surface on the surrounding air temperature and the comfort of users of these routes. The results demonstrate the benefits of using UAVs for the purpose of modelling the course of solar radiation during the day, showing the effect of roadside vegetation on reducing the surface temperature of the earth's surface and thus confirming the need for planting and maintaining such vegetation.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10508 - Physical geography
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Land
ISSN
2073-445X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
483
UT code for WoS article
000654212900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85105962068