Student Research Reports
A Study of the Effect of Different Soil Cover Type in the Variation of Surface Temperature in Different Locations in Wilayat Haima
Organization(s):Haima basic school
Country:Oman
Student(s):1. Moza Abdullah Al-Harsousi
2. Amira Ahmed Al-Harsousi
3. Adaary Said Al-Harsousi
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Teacher:Wafaa Hassan
Contributors:Haima school administration, the municipality of Haima
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Air Temperature, Clouds, Surface Temperature
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Date Submitted:02/21/2018
This research is a study comparing the effect of land cover to surface temperature. The question was how land cover affects the variation of surface temperatures in different locations. The objective of the study was to reach the relationship between the types of land cover and the degrees of Surface temperature.
Therefore, we chose the different study sites, which are asphalt area exposed to the sun, the grassy state park and sandy area with schoolyard completely exposed to the sun. Those areas have been divided to work on them in the team to collect ephemeral data. Data collection and temperature measurement have been collected and also the calculation of surface temperature gradients for the three sites.
We have shown the great impact of the type of land cover in the absorption of sunlight and express it by surface temperature in each site throughout the study period. The study recommended more green areas in the city center to reduce the temperature especially that the area is in the desert.