Running a dense air temperature measurement field campaign at the urban neighbourhood level: Protocol and lessons learned

Roland Kraemer; Paul Remmler; Jan Bumberger; Nadja Kabisch

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2022.101719

Running a dense air temperature measurement field campaign at the urban neighbourhood level: Protocol and lessons learned

MethodsX. 2022 May 2:9:101719. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2022.101719. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Roland Kraemer^{1

2}, Paul Remmler², Jan Bumberger², Nadja Kabisch^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
² Department of Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
³ Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany.

Abstract

The cooling capacity of urban green spaces constitutes a key measure for cities to mitigate heat events, which is gaining importance in climate change adaptation and mitigation. In this protocol article, we present details on two field campaigns aiming at collecting dense air temperature data in two urban inner city parks in Leipzig, Germany, under unprecedented heat and drought conditions. We introduce all the steps required to plan and conduct qualified fieldwork in environmental research, including study design, technical and logistical preparations, on-site work and data management steps from data acquisition, transfer into research outcomes to dissemination. We further share valuable lessons learned before, during and after fieldwork that helped us improve our work and that could support and improve similar future project campaigns.

Keywords: Ecosystem services; Heat; Leipzig; Microclimate regulation; Sensors; Urban climate; Urban green spaces.