Development of a model for urban heat island prediction using neural network techniques

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-115

  Gobakis, K ^a   Kolokotsa, D ^c   Synnefa, A ^b   Saliari, M ^b   Giannopoulou, K ^b   Santamouris, M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Prediction of urban heat island; Urban heat island phenomenon

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959878566     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. H. Akbari, S. Konopacki, and M. Pomerantz Cooling energy savings potential of reflective roofs for residential and commercial buildings in the United States Energy 24 1999 391 407
2. C. Cartalis, A. Synodinou, M. Proedrou, A. Tsangrassoulis, and M. Santamouris Modifications in Energy Demand in urban areas as a result of climate changes: An assessment for the southeast Mediterranean region Energy Conversion and Management 42 14 2001 1647 1656 (Pubitemid 32536010)
3. P. Crutzen New directions: The growing urban heat and pollution 'island' effect - Impact on chemistry and climate Atmospheric Environment 38 2004 3539 3540 (Pubitemid 38648823)
4. V. Geros, M. Santamouris, S. Karatasou, A. Tsangrassoulis, and N. Papanikolaou On the cooling potential of night ventilation techniques in the urban environment Energy and Buildings 37 3 2005 243 257
5. S. Hassid, M. Santamouris, N. Papanikolaou, A. Linardi, N. Klitsikas, and C. Georgakis The effect of the Athens heat island on air conditioning load Energy and Buildings 32 2000 131 141
6. A. Hedayat, H. Davilu, A.A. Barfrosh, and K. Sepanloo Estimation of research reactor core parameters using cascade feed forward artificial neural networks Progress in Nuclear Energy 51 6 2009 709 718
7. D. Jiang, Y. Zhang, X. Hu, Y. Zeng, J. Tan, and D. Shao Progress in developing an ANN model for air pollution index forecast Atmospheric Environment 38 40 SPEC.ISS. 2004 7055 7064 (Pubitemid 39572391)
8. M. Kolokotroni, M. Davies, B. Croxford, S. Bhuiyan, and A. Mavrogianni A validated methodology for the prediction of heating and cooling energy demand for buildings within the urban heat island: Case-study of London Solar Energy 84 12 2010 2246 2255
9. M. Kolokotroni, I. Giannitsaris, and R. Watkins The effect of the London urban heat island on building summer cooling demand and night ventilation strategies Solar Energy 80 4 2006 383e92
10. I. Livada, M. Santamouris, and M.N. Assimakopoulos On the variability of summer air temperature during the last 28 years in Athens Journal of Geophysical Research 112 2007 D12103
11. I. Livada, M. Santamouris, K. Niachou, N. Papanikolaou, and G. Mihalakakou Determination of places in the great Athens area where the heat island effect is observed Theoretical and Applied Climatology 71 3-4 2002 219 230 (Pubitemid 34246849)
12. I. Maqsood, M.R. Khan, and A. Abraham An ensemble of neural networks for weather forecasting Neural Computer Applications 13 2004 112 122 (Pubitemid 38921913)
13. M. Mihalakakou, N. Santamouris, and C. Papanikolaou Cartalis simulation of the urban heat island phenomenon in Mediterranean climates Pure and Applied Geophysics 161 2004 429 451
14. P. Mihalakakou, H. Flokas, M. Santamouris, and C. Helmis Application of neural networks to the simulation of the heat island over Athens Greece using synoptic types as a predictor Journal of Applied Meteorology 41 2000 519 527 (Pubitemid 34593248)
15. P.A. Mirzaei, and F. Haghighat Approaches to study urban heat island - Abilities and limitations Building and Environment 45 10 2010 2192 2201
16. A.E. Ruano, E.M. Crispim, E.Z.E. Conceicão, and M.M.J.R. Lúcio Prediction of building's temperature using neural networks models Energy and Buildings 38 2006 682 694
17. M. Santamouris, G. Mihalakakou, N. Papanikolaou, and D.N. Assimakopoulos A neural network approach for modelling the heat island phenomenon in urban areas during the summer period Geophysics Research Letters 26 3 1999 337 340 (Pubitemid 29321814)
18. M. Santamouris Energy and Climate in the Urban Built Environment 2001 James and James Science Publishers London
19. M. Santamouris Heat island research in Europe: The state of the art Advances in Building Energy Research 1 2007 123 150
20. M. Santamouris, K. Paraponiaris, and G. Mihalakakou Estimating the ecological footprint of the heat island effect over Athens, Greece Climate Change 80 2007 265 276 (Pubitemid 46183454)
21. M. Santamouris, K. Pavlou, A. Synnefa, K. Niachou, and D. Kolokotsa Recent progress on passive cooling techniques advanced technological developments to improve survivability levels in low-income households Energy and Buildings 39 2007 859 866 (Pubitemid 46628870)
22. Q. Song On the weight convergence of Elman networks IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks 21 3 2010 463 480
23. H. Taha Meteorological and photochemical simulations of the South Coast Air Basin H. Taha, Analysis of energy efficiency of air quality in the south coast air basin - Phase II, LBL-35728 1994 Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 161 218
24. I. Tasadduq, S. Rehman, and K. Bubshait Application of neural networks for the prediction of hourly mean surface temperatures in Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy 36 2002 545 554 (Pubitemid 34025754)
25. J. Yi, and V.R. Prybutok A neural network model forecasting for prediction of daily maximum ozone concentration in an industrialized urban area Environmental Pollution 92 3 1996 349 357