Analysis of The Heat Island Phenomenon in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
- 1 Department of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, State University of Makassar, Indonesia
- 2 Department of Mathematic, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, State University of Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
Urban Heat Island phenomenon (UHI) is one of the city micro-climate phenomenon that mostly hit many big cities in the World, including Makassar, Indonesia. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the phenomenon of UHI and UHII in Makassar and the surrounding areas. The method used in this study is the analysis of primary data through measurements taken directly to the varied station locations. The measurements are determined by purposive sampling toward the variety of different land uses. The measurements were taken at 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Central Indonesian Time (WITA) and at night from 09.00 to 11.00 pm. The results showed that the mean temperature was 31.29°C during the day and 27.4°C at night. Spatially, the day time showed that the high temperatures (32 to 35°C) are generally located in the downtown areas which are crowded with buildings such as residential, offices and shops. Meanwhile, a lower temperature (29 to 31°C) is generally located in countrysides or outside the city in the form of green areas and open land. The results show that a fairly high temperature causes the comfort of the city the temperatures reduced. Therefore, handle UHI phenomenon needs to be done in an integrated and sustainable.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2015.616.626
Copyright: © 2015 Rosmini Maru, Ichsan Invanni Baharuddin, Ramli Umar, Rusman Rasyid, Uca, Wahidah Sanusi and Bayudin. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Urban Heat Island (UHI)
- The Urban Heat Island Intensity (UHII)
- Makassar
- Micro Climate