The use of GIS tools in the study of ventilation corridors in Warsaw - The example of frontal area index method. The case of Mokotowski Ventilation Corridor

Scientific Project made by the Students Association of Environmental Development, Planning and Management placed on Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography Warsaw University of Technology is a dissertation concerning the influence of different types of land use on the efficiency of ventilation corridors. This part of project presents an extensive study of urban ventilation using the model of roughness parameter created with frontal area index ratio and GIS tools. The local climate in Warsaw is greatly influenced by existing ventilation corridors and the urban morphology, including high buildings, green spaces, wide streets and infrastructure. Mokotowski Ventilation Corridor is the most important for Warsaw's aeration, because it is the only one, which delivers fresh air from suburbs to the center of Warsaw. During last 20 years the area of the corridor and its overall efficiency has changed dramatically because of the location of new developments.