Mapping local climate zones for cities: A large review
The local climate zone (LCZ) system provides a universal classification mechanism for
urban and natural landscapes and plays an increasingly important role in urban climate …
urban and natural landscapes and plays an increasingly important role in urban climate …
Advances in air quality research–current and emerging challenges
RS Sokhi, N Moussiopoulos, A Baklanov… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …
[HTML][HTML] Global building morphology indicators
F Biljecki, YS Chow - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Characterising and analysing urban morphology is a continuous task in urban data science,
environmental analyses, and many other domains. As the availability and quality of data on …
environmental analyses, and many other domains. As the availability and quality of data on …
Time evolution of the surface urban heat island
Atmospheric and surface urban heat islands (UHI) originate from common energetic
processes, but the status of scientific knowledge on their time evolution is highly disparate …
processes, but the status of scientific knowledge on their time evolution is highly disparate …
Impact of different roofing mitigation strategies on near-surface temperature and energy consumption over the Chicago metropolitan area during a heatwave event
This study examined the impact of cool roofs, green roofs, and solar panel roofs on near-
surface temperature and cooling energy demand through regional modeling in the Chicago …
surface temperature and cooling energy demand through regional modeling in the Chicago …
[HTML][HTML] The extreme heat wave of July–August 2021 in the Athens urban area (Greece): Atmospheric and human-biometeorological analysis exploiting ultra-high …
Greece was affected by a prolonged and extreme heat wave (HW) event (July 28–August
05) during the abnormally hot summer of 2021, with the maximum temperature in Athens …
05) during the abnormally hot summer of 2021, with the maximum temperature in Athens …
[PDF][PDF] W2W: A Python package that injects WUDAPT's Local Climate Zone information in WRF
The Python-based WUDAPT-to-WRF (W2W) package is developed to translate Local
Climate Zone (LCZ) maps into urban canopy parameters readable by WRF, the community …
Climate Zone (LCZ) maps into urban canopy parameters readable by WRF, the community …
Impact of urban wind environment on urban building energy: A review of mechanisms and modeling
In the context of global warming, improving energy-use efficiency is an important research
topic in the fields of green buildings and eco-cities. There is an indivisible coupling …
topic in the fields of green buildings and eco-cities. There is an indivisible coupling …
Automatic responsive-generation of 3D urban morphology coupled with local climate zones using generative adversarial network
Decoupling the intricate relationship between three-dimensional (3D) urban morphology
and local climate is paramount importance in the realm of adaptive urban planning …
and local climate is paramount importance in the realm of adaptive urban planning …
Thermal effects of cool roofs and urban vegetation during extreme heat events in three Canadian regions
The need to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate is becoming more urgent, especially in
highly urbanized areas where a growing portion of the population lives. This study quantifies …
highly urbanized areas where a growing portion of the population lives. This study quantifies …