[Bldg-sim] Info about soil temperature
aa1 at brighton.ac.uk
aa1 at brighton.ac.uk
Thu Apr 3 04:05:13 PDT 2008
Dear Sasa,
I think the first place to start asking will be Dubai Metrological Office (link below). I have used some of the theoretical models with very good results for the UK climate and similar work has been done by some researchers to validate a model by Kenneth Labs in the climate Kuwait which I guess is similar to that of Dubai. In the absence of measured data, these models give accuracy of about ±1K, when the input parameters are estimated accurately. Find below 3 references that may give you further info with regards the model and its application in Kuwait.
http://www.dubaiairport.com/dubaimet/Default.aspx
1. Al-Ajmi, F., Hanby, V.I., Loveday, D.L, Thermal Performance of the Subsoil Environment in a Dry Desert Climate. ASHRAE Transaction, 2002. 108(2): p. 395-405.
2. Al-Temeemi, A.A. and D.J. Harris, The generation of subsurface temperature profiles for Kuwait. Energy and Buildings, 2001. 33(8): p. 837.
3. Labs, K., Earth Coupling, in Passive Cooling, J. Cook, Editor. 1989, The MIT Press: Cambridge Massachusetts. p. 197-346.
I hope this will help
Abdullahi
Abdullahi Ahmed (BSc. MSc.) Postgraduate researcher
School of the Environment
University of Brighton
Cockcroft Building
Lewes Rd.
Brighton
BN2 4GJ
Tel: +44 01273 643455
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From: bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Sasa Pantic
Sent: 03 April 2008 09:00
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Subject: [Bldg-sim] Info about soil temperature
Dear coleagues,
I would kindly ask for an information please.
Does anyone know where I could find measured soil temperatures at depths of 1,2,3 meters in Dubai, UAE. I have found various theoretical models from the literature and some on the web such as:
http://soilphysics.okstate.edu/toolkit/temperature/index0.html
Please advise!
Kind regards, Sasa
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