Microclimate parameters and thermal comfort values of the Wikasatrian Forest, Indonesia
Description
The data were presented the microclimate and thermal comfort indices values from Wikasatrian Pusat Kepemimpinan, located in Pasir Angin, Megamendung Subdistrict, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia, is a private institutional green space owned by PT. Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk. The site geographically ranges from 6° 38' 35" S to 6° 38' 45" S and 106° 51' 30" E to 106° 51' 47" E. The micro-climatic parameter data were obtained through field measurements from 12 spots in the Wikasatrian forest, conducted from March 6–15, 2023 (wet season) and August 1–10, 2023 (dry season). The measured micro-climatic variables included dry-bulb air temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), and wind velocity (ms⁻¹). The next data were thermal comfort indices, i.e., Tmrt, PMV, PET were computed from micro-climatic variables via Rayman v1.2, and also WBGT and UTCI were computed via BioKlima v2.6.
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- Microclimatic parameter measurements were conducted from March 6–15, 2023 (wet season) and August 1–10, 2023 (dry season). - The measured microclimatic variables included dry-bulb air temperature (°C), relative humidity (%), and wind velocity (ms⁻¹), using a MASTECH® Environment Tester MS6300. - We measured at chest height (±1.3 m above ground level) to represent human thermal exposure. Daily measurements were performed at three-time intervals: morning (08:00), midday (12.00), and afternoon (15.00). - A total of 12 measurement points were established within the Wikasatrian forest area. - The cloud cover was obtained from the Climatology Station of West Java in Dramaga-Bogor, Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG), based on the general cloud cover of Bogor (source: https://dataonline.bmkg.go.id/, accessed September 3, 2023). - The daily cloud coverage values (%) recorded from the web were transferred into an octa based-scale. - The wind velocity measurements were collected at a distance of 10 m, and the field inputs were adjusted before use to compute WBGT and UTCI. The Hellmann power-law profile was used to convert the wind velocity to a reference height of ±1.3 m (chest height) above the ground. A Hellmann exponent (α) of 0.28 was applied, following measurements from similar tropical forest-agricultural mosaics in West Java. - All the field and based data were inputted to assess thermal comfort indices, i.e., Tmrt, PMV, and PET were computed via Rayman v1.2, and WBGT and UTCI were computed via BioKlima v2.6.
Institutions
- National Research and Innovation AgencyJakarta, Jakarta