Research Article

Latent Heat Flux (Evapotranspiration) in Summer Season on Rooftop Greening Soil with Bamboo Charcoal Sublayer at a Building in West Japan

Table 1

Temperature, humidity (water content), heat flux, and solar radiation measurement parameters.

ElementMeasuring equipmentLocationPointOutput interval

Temperature in air lagoonTR-72U, T&D Co.0.3 and 1.8 m height above30 minutesGreening soil surface 1
Humidity in airTR-72U, T&D Co.0.3 and 1.8 m height above30 minutesGreening soil surface 1
Soil temperatureTR-81/Pt-100, T&D Co.On the surface and 5 cm depth30 minutesGreening soil in boxes 8
Out of boxes 8
Oil water contentC-CS-615, CLIMATEC Co.At 5 cm depth of greening soil60 minutesIn boxes 16
Out of boxes 4
Ground heat fluxMP-75/MF1810M, EKO Co.On the surface of greening soil10 minutesIn boxes 8
Out of boxes 8
Radiation (up- and downwards, short and long waves)MR-50, EKO Co.0.3 m height above greening soil1 minute
10 minutes