[HTML][HTML] Microclimate Vision: Multimodal prediction of climatic parameters using street-level and satellite imagery

K Fujiwara, M Khomiakov, W Yap, M Ignatius… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-resolution microclimate data is essential for capturing spatio-temporal heterogeneity of
urban climate and heat health management. However, previous studies have relied on …

A typical meteorological day database of solar terms for simplified simulation of outdoor thermal environment on a long-term

J Li, J Zhao, Z Lu - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
The simulation of the outdoor thermal environment long-term, represented by the annual
conditions, can describe outdoor thermal environment characteristics more completely. To …

The State of the Art in Visual Analytics for 3D Urban Data

F Miranda, T Ortner, G Moreira… - Computer Graphics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization has amplified the importance of three‐dimensional structures in urban
environments for a wide range of phenomena that are of significant interest to diverse …

Daytime cooling efficiencies of urban trees derived from land surface temperature are much higher than those for air temperature

M Du, N Li, T Hu, Q Yang, TC Chakraborty… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurately capturing the impact of urban trees on temperature can help optimize urban heat
mitigation strategies. Recently, there has been widespread use of remotely sensed land …

A computationally affordable and reasonably accurate approach for annual outdoor thermal comfort assessment on an hourly basis

R Sun, D Lai, W Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermal environment and thermal comfort of an outdoor space have large spatial and
temporal variations. To provide an overall picture, outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) should be …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of Vegetation Ratio, Street Orientation, and Aspect Ratio on Thermal Comfort and Building Carbon Emissions in Cold Zones: A Case Study of Tianjin

L Wang, T Chen, Y Yu, L Wang, H Zang, Y Cang… - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
This research highlights that street layouts, including the vegetation ratio, street orientation,
and aspect ratio, are key in diminishing urban heat islands (UHIs), building energy use, and …

A new quantitative method for evaluating the impact of garden greening on outdoor thermal environment in summer-A case study of Japanese residential gardens

F Jia, Y Cao, W Gao, W Yao, X Meng, C Wang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Garden greening can improve the outdoor thermal environment of buildings, but there is a
lack of quantitative research on this aspect. First, this research quantitatively analyzes the …

Simulating the impact of ventilation corridors for cooling air temperature in local climate zone scheme

Y Luo, Z Wu, MS Wong, J Yang, Z Jiao - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change and urbanization are impacting urban microclimates, necessitating careful
consideration in urban ventilation planning. However, there remains uncertainty regarding …

[HTML][HTML] Categorisation of urban open spaces for heat adaptation: A cluster based approach

A Villaverde, I Álvarez, E Rojí, L Garmendia - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of climate change, adapting a city's open spaces to heat waves and extreme
heat is crucial for mitigating the Urban Heat Island effect and ensuring the wellbeing of its …

Sensitivity analysis of building material, ground material, and tree parameters in microclimate simulations

AV Le, OM Hip, SY Yang, YC Chan - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding urban microclimates is crucial amid rapid urbanization and climate change.
Studying these microclimates through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations …