As urban space continues to expand to accommodate a growing global population, there
remains a real need to quantify and qualify the impacts of urban space on natural processes …

Regional climate modeling using convection‐permitting models (CPMs; horizontal grid
spacing< 4 km) emerges as a promising framework to provide more reliable climate …

全球气候变化和快速城市化导致的城市水循环过程变化是当前城市水文学研究的热点问题.
为综合理解城市水循环演变过程, 结合城市水文学的发展历程, 剖析水循环过程对快速城市化 …

Land cover changes (LCCs) play an important role in the climate system. Research over
recent decades highlights the impacts of these changes on atmospheric temperature …

Air pollution caused by energy generation and consumption is both a global as well as
localised issue. It contributes to global warming along with degradation in human health …

Although cities, towns and settlements cover only a tiny fraction (< 1%) of the world's surface,
urban areas are the nexus of human activity with more than 50% of the population and 70 …

In 2008, the global urban population exceeded the nonrural population for the first time in
history, and it is estimated that by 2050, 70% of the world population will live in urban areas …

Weather and climate changes caused by human activities (eg, greenhouse gas emissions,
deforestation, and urbanization) have received much attention because of their impacts on …

Urbanization and global warming are two of the major human impacts on the environment.
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect can change precipitation patterns. Global warming also …

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 …