The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey

As a result of urbanization, natural surfaces are replaced by artificial surfaces that trap heatsuch as buildings, pavements and asphalt, so residential areas have higher temperature values than rural areas. This effect, defined as the urban heat island, causes an increase not only in air temperatur...

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Main Authors: Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler, Ali Samet Öngen
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Language:English
Published: General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration 2021-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bulletinofmre/issue/59832/820395
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description As a result of urbanization, natural surfaces are replaced by artificial surfaces that trap heatsuch as buildings, pavements and asphalt, so residential areas have higher temperature values than rural areas. This effect, defined as the urban heat island, causes an increase not only in air temperature but also in the subsurface and groundwater. Groundwater temperature values were measured during one year in an area approximately 53 km2 consisting of different types of settlement areas to determine the urban heat island effect on the subsurface of Kütahya. As a result of the measurements, urban heat island maps were prepared. It was observed that the groundwater temperature anomalies increased towards the urban/industrial areas. The difference of groundwater temperature in urban / rural areas reached up to 7°C by well. This heat energy increasing with the effect of urban heat island can be used in the heating processes of buildings by utilizing systems called “shallow geothermal energy”. For this reason, the heat potential of the alluvial aquifer under Kütahya was calculated. The theoretical heat potential values of the this aquifer range between 1.64 × 1013 kJ K-1 and 5.55 × 1013 kJ K-1 with a mean value of 3.50 × 1013 kJ K-1. It is thought that urban heat island maps and the heat potential calculations of the aquifers may be important parameters for applicability of shallow geothermal systems in the city center of Kütahya.
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spelling doaj.art-78508a7f5d9a4c7e87a970a150e0e1f52023-02-15T16:10:45ZengGeneral Directorate of Mineral Research and ExplorationBulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration0026-45632021-08-0116516521723410.19111/bulletinofmre.82039576The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, TurkeyZeynal Abiddin Ergüler0Ali Samet Öngen1Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering, Kütahya, TurkeyKütahya Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering, Kütahya, TurkeyAs a result of urbanization, natural surfaces are replaced by artificial surfaces that trap heatsuch as buildings, pavements and asphalt, so residential areas have higher temperature values than rural areas. This effect, defined as the urban heat island, causes an increase not only in air temperature but also in the subsurface and groundwater. Groundwater temperature values were measured during one year in an area approximately 53 km2 consisting of different types of settlement areas to determine the urban heat island effect on the subsurface of Kütahya. As a result of the measurements, urban heat island maps were prepared. It was observed that the groundwater temperature anomalies increased towards the urban/industrial areas. The difference of groundwater temperature in urban / rural areas reached up to 7°C by well. This heat energy increasing with the effect of urban heat island can be used in the heating processes of buildings by utilizing systems called “shallow geothermal energy”. For this reason, the heat potential of the alluvial aquifer under Kütahya was calculated. The theoretical heat potential values of the this aquifer range between 1.64 × 1013 kJ K-1 and 5.55 × 1013 kJ K-1 with a mean value of 3.50 × 1013 kJ K-1. It is thought that urban heat island maps and the heat potential calculations of the aquifers may be important parameters for applicability of shallow geothermal systems in the city center of Kütahya.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bulletinofmre/issue/59832/820395urban heat islandshallow geothermal energyrenewable energygroundwaterheat capacity
spellingShingle Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler
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The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey
Bulletin of the Mineral Research and Exploration
urban heat island
shallow geothermal energy
renewable energy
groundwater
heat capacity
title The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey
title_full The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey
title_fullStr The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey
title_full_unstemmed The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey
title_short The effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of Kütahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region, Turkey
title_sort effect of urban heat island on groundwater located in shallow aquifers of kutahya city center and shallow geothermal energy potential of the region turkey
topic urban heat island
shallow geothermal energy
renewable energy
groundwater
heat capacity
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bulletinofmre/issue/59832/820395
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