Mobile Observation of Air Temperature and Humidity Distributions under Summer Sea Breezes in the Central Area of Osaka City
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Objective Area
2.2. Mobile and Stationary Observations
2.3. Data Corrections and Mapping
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Overview of Weather on the Observation Dates
3.2. Temperature and Humidity Distributions in the Objective Area
3.3. Characteristic of Upper Wind and River Surface Temperature
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Date | 1 July, 28 July, 31 August 2010 (3 days) |
Start Time | 0900, 1100, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000 LST (1 July and 31 August 2010) 0900, 1100. 1400, 1600, 1800 LST (28 July 2010) |
Duration | 30–40 min/run |
Instruments | Temperature-only; RTR-52A (T&D Co.) Thermistor type, Accuracy: ±0.3 °C Temperature/Relative humidity; RTR-53A (T&D Co.) Thermistor/Polymer type, Accuracy: ±0.3 °C/±5% Latitude and Longitude; eTrex H (Garmin Co.) GPS Accuracy: <10 m r.m.s. |
Record Interval | 1 s |
Date | 1 July, 28 July, 31 August 2010 (3 days) |
Time | 0900-2100 LST |
Height | 1.5 m AGL |
Instruments | Temperature/Relative humidity; HMT100 (Visala Co.) Pt/Polymer type in a double tube with a ventilation fan Accuracy: ±0.3 °C at 30 °C/±1.7% RH Wind; USA-1 (EKO Co.) Ultrasonic type, Accuracy: ±0.01 m/s Short- and Long-wave radiations; CNR1-10 (Field pro Co.) Accuracy: daily total ±10% |
Record Interval | 60 s |
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Yoshida, A.; Yasuda, R.; Kinoshita, S. Mobile Observation of Air Temperature and Humidity Distributions under Summer Sea Breezes in the Central Area of Osaka City. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11111234
Yoshida A, Yasuda R, Kinoshita S. Mobile Observation of Air Temperature and Humidity Distributions under Summer Sea Breezes in the Central Area of Osaka City. Atmosphere. 2020; 11(11):1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11111234
Chicago/Turabian StyleYoshida, Atsumasa, Ryusuke Yasuda, and Shinichi Kinoshita. 2020. "Mobile Observation of Air Temperature and Humidity Distributions under Summer Sea Breezes in the Central Area of Osaka City" Atmosphere 11, no. 11: 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11111234