The urban boundary layer (UBL) is the part of the atmosphere in which most of the planet's
population now lives, and is one of the most complex and least understood microclimates …

This paper reviews methods to evaluate the performance of air quality models, which are
tools that predict the fate of gases and aerosols upon their release into the atmosphere …

To bridge the gaps between traditional mesoscale modeling and microscale modeling, the
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in collaboration with other agencies and …

Abstract The recent International Panel on Climate Change report predicts the highly
urbanized Northeastern US to be at high risk to heat waves. Since urban residents and …

The authors suggested acceptance criteria for rural dispersion models' performance
measures in this journal in 2004. The current paper suggests modified values of acceptance …

In the last two decades substantial advances have been made in the understanding of the
scientific basis of urban climates. These are reviewed here with attention to sustainability of …

摘要随着世界各国城市化的进展, 城市热岛效应已经成为一个跨学科领域的问题,
受到包括大气环境, 区域气候, 水文和生态等多学科科学家的关注. 在过去半个多世纪中 …

Summary The Basel UrBan Boundary Layer Experiment (BUBBLE) was a year-long
experimental effort to investigate in detail the boundary layer structure in the City of Basel …

As an effect of climate change, cities need detailed information on urban climates at decision
scale that cannot be easily delivered using current observation networks, nor global and …

Allwine, KJ, JH Shinn, GE Streit, KL Clawson, and M. Brown, 2002: Overview of URBAN
2000: A multiscale field study of dispersion through an urban environment. Bull. Amer …