Urban climates and climate change

V Masson, A Lemonsu, J Hidalgo… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …

Is the cold region in Northeast China still getting warmer under climate change impact?

Z Zhou, H Shi, Q Fu, T Li, TY Gan, S Liu, K Liu - Atmospheric Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Whether there is an obvious “hiatus” of warming at the global or regional scale is an
outstanding issue, which has attracted worldwide attention. To investigate the response of …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling urban evapotranspiration using remote sensing, flux footprints, and artificial intelligence

S Vulova, F Meier, AD Rocha, J Quanz, H Nouri… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
As climate change progresses, urban areas are increasingly affected by water scarcity and
the urban heat island effect. Evapotranspiration (ET) is a crucial component of urban …

Green roof effects on daytime heat in a prefabricated residential neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany

M Knaus, D Haase - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Berlin currently experiences increasing environmental challenges especially through the
combined effect of urbanization and climate change. The intensification of summer …

Reflections of global warming in trends of temperature characteristics in the Czech Republic, 1961–2019

P Zahradníček, R Brázdil, P Štěpánek… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive trend analysis of spatiotemporal temperature change
patterns over the territory of what is now the Czech Republic (CR) during the 1961–2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping evapotranspirative and radiative cooling services in an urban environment

AD Rocha, S Vulova, F Meier, M Förster… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As impervious surfaces have seized most areas in cities worldwide, urban heat island (UHI)
has become a global concern. Urban green infrastructures (UGI) are crucial to providing …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the effects of urban green space on water partitioning and ages using an isotope-based ecohydrological model

M Gillefalk, D Tetzlaff, R Hinkelmann… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2021 - hess.copernicus.org
The acceleration of urbanization requires sustainable, adaptive management strategies for
land and water use in cities. Although the effects of buildings and sealed surfaces on urban …

Contrasting changes of urban heat island intensity during hot weather episodes

D Fenner, A Holtmann, F Meier, I Langer… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Cities typically exhibit higher air temperatures than their rural surroundings, a phenomenon
known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Contrasting results are reported as to whether …

Heat extremes, public health impacts, and adaptation policy in Germany

HG Mücke, JM Litvinovitch - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Global warming with increasing weather extremes, like heat events, is enhancing impacts to
public health. This essay focuses on unusual extreme summer heat extremes occurring in …

Global trends in the frequency and duration of temperature extremes

FA La Sorte, A Johnston, TR Ault - Climatic Change, 2021 - Springer
Anthropogenic climate change has affected the frequency and duration of extreme climate
events, including extreme heat events (EHE) and extreme cold events (ECE). How the …