Exchange processes in the atmospheric boundary layer over mountainous terrain

S Serafin, B Adler, J Cuxart, SFJ De Wekker, A Gohm… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
The exchange of heat, momentum, and mass in the atmosphere over mountainous terrain is
controlled by synoptic-scale dynamics, thermally driven mesoscale circulations, and …

Diurnal mountain wind systems

D Zardi, CD Whiteman - … research and forecasting: Recent progress and …, 2012 - Springer
Diurnal mountain wind systems are local thermally driven wind systems that form over
mountainous terrain and are produced by the buoyancy effects associated with the diurnal …

[图书][B] Planning for ecosystem services in cities

D Geneletti, C Cortinovis, L Zardo, BA Esmail - 2020 - library.oapen.org
This open access book presents current knowledge about ecosystem services (ES) in urban
planning, and discusses various urban ES topics such as spatial distribution of urban …

Analysis of urban heat island and human thermal comfort in a Mediterranean city: A case study of Lecce (Italy)

A Donateo, O Palusci, G Pappaccogli… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A Mediterranean city was studied to examine the Urban Heat Island (UHI), with near-surface
temperature measurements at five locations in both urban and suburban areas over a nine …

Atmospheric pollutant dispersion over complex terrain: Challenges and needs for improving air quality measurements and modeling

L Giovannini, E Ferrero, T Karl, MW Rotach, C Staquet… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pollutant dispersion processes over complex terrain are much more complicated than over
flat areas, as they are affected by atmospheric interactions with the orography at different …

Development of a holistic urban heat island evaluation methodology

V Sangiorgio, F Fiorito, M Santamouris - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon concerns the development of higher ambient
temperatures in urban districts compared to the surrounding rural areas. Several studies …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of sea breeze propagation on the urban boundary layer of the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, Brazil

FND Ribeiro, AP de Oliveira, J Soares… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermally driven circulations over urban areas, such as sea, lake, and land breezes and
mountain-valley and urban heat island (UHI) circulations, strongly determine local weather …

[PDF][PDF] Mapping and assessing ecosystem services to support urban planning: A case study on brownfield regeneration in Trento, Italy

C Cortinovis, D Geneletti - One Ecosystem, 2018 - oneecosystem.pensoft.net
This study explores the use of ecosystem service (ES) knowledge to support urban planning
in the assessment of future scenarios. The case study concerns the prioritszation of …

Trade-off between urban heat island mitigation and air quality in urban valleys

JJ Henao, AM Rendón, JF Salazar - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
The number of studies on urban cooling strategies has been continuously growing. A
common premise is that urban heat island (UHI) mitigation has a net beneficial effect on …

Urban heat island in Padua, Italy: Simulation analysis and mitigation strategies

M Noro, R Lazzarin - Urban Climate, 2015 - Elsevier
The paper reports on the study of the UHI phenomenon in Padua, a medium size city of the
North-East of Italy. During the 2012–2014 period experimental measurements and …