Spatio temporal dynamics of the urban heat island in singapore 5

• While this study provides a comprehensive documentation and analysis ofthe urban thermal environment in Singapore, it can be built upon with mul-tidimensional statistical or numerical

• In terms of monthly values, rainfall is found not to have a strong influence

on mean and maximum UHI intensities Air temperature and wind speed arebetter predictors of monthly mean and maximum UHI intensities

• In this study area, landscape factors do not influence the nocturnal UHIrawand may only be slightly influential in terms of the daytime UHIraw

Limitations of the study and potential future work

There are several limitations to this study that can be improved upon givenmore time, resources and expertise These also serve as potential extensions forfuture work

• The lack of more site-specific meteorological information such as wind speed,solar radiation and soil moisture means that detailed analysis on the weather,moisture or antecedent factors cannot be achieved

• While this study provides a comprehensive documentation and analysis ofthe urban thermal environment in Singapore, it can be built upon with mul-tidimensional statistical or numerical methods that allow for more accuratemodelling of UHI where sensors may not be available

Another potential extension is the impact analysis of the variability of the thermalenvironment on building energy consumption and human health, creating normativevalue in the research

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