Search
CSV
RISShould Cities Embrace Their Heat Islands as Shields from Extreme Cold?
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractThe higher temperature in cities relative to their rural surroundings, known as the urban heat island (UHI), is one of the most well documented and severe anthropogenic modifications of the environment. Heat islands ...
Assessing the Impact of Enhanced Hydrological Processes on Urban Hydrometeorology with Application to Two Cities in Contrasting Climates
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: o enhance the capability of models in better characterizing the urban water cycle, physical parameterizations of urban hydrological processes have been implemented into the single-layer urban canopy model in the widely ...
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mitigation Options on Heat Stress for Sydney, Australia
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractGlobal warming, in combination with the urban heat island effect, is increasing the temperature in cities. These changes increase the risk of heat stress for millions of city dwellers. Given the large populations ...