This resource provides data collection methods for a study to learn more about the cooling potential of different types of greenspace, including different classes of natural areas. It answers the following research questions:
- Do cooling benefits vary across categories of natural and landscaped land cover?
- Is the air temperature in forested natural areas cooler than under trees in landscaped areas?
- Are higher quality forested natural areas cooler than lower quality?
In a nutshell, this resource offers:
- Methods for assessing temperature differences across categories of natural and landscaped land cover.
- Methods for assessing temperatures of higher and lower quality forested natural areas.
- Cooling study temperature sensor data sheet and data dictionary
How to use this resource:
- To add context to the cooling study.
- As methods for comparing temperature cross land types.
- As methods for reproducing a cooling study using temperature sensors.
Author: Crystal A. Crown and Clara C. Pregitzer
Date published: 7/19/2022
Point of contact: Crystal A. Crown crystal.crown@naturalareasnyc.org