Map** local climate zones for cities: A large review

F Huang, S Jiang, W Zhan, B Bechtel, Z Liu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Predicting the drag of rough surfaces

D Chung, N Hutchins, MP Schultz… - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2021‏ - annualreviews.org
Reliable full-scale prediction of drag due to rough wall-bounded turbulent fluid flow remains
a challenge. Currently, the uncertainty is at least 10%, with consequences, for example, on …

Magnitude of urban heat islands largely explained by climate and population

G Manoli, S Fatichi, M Schläpfer, K Yu, TW Crowther… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
Urban heat islands (UHIs) exacerbate the risk of heat-related mortality associated with
global climate change. The intensity of UHIs varies with population size and mean annual …

Wind energy system for buildings in an urban environment

KCS Kwok, G Hu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Urban built environments have grown dramatically worldwide in the past few decades due to
rapid economic and population growths. The potential utilization of renewable resources is …

The urban heat island: implications for health in a changing environment

C Heaviside, H Macintyre, S Vardoulakis - Current environmental health …, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a well-studied phenomenon,
whereby urban areas are generally warmer than surrounding suburban and rural areas. The …

Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives

J Yang, Y Wang, B Xue, Y Li, X **ao, JC **a… - Science of The Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Urbanization can lead to changes in urban morphology that alter the urban thermal
environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat …

A simple two-dimensional parameterisation for Flux Footprint Prediction (FFP)

N Kljun, P Calanca, MW Rotach… - Geoscientific Model …, 2015‏ - gmd.copernicus.org
Flux footprint models are often used for interpretation of flux tower measurements, to
estimate position and size of surface source areas, and the relative contribution of passive …

Local climate zones for urban temperature studies

ID Stewart, TR Oke - Bulletin of the American Meteorological …, 2012‏ - journals.ametsoc.org
The effect of urban development on local thermal climate is widely documented in scientific
literature. Observations of urban–rural air temperature differences—or urban heat islands …

Prioritizing environmental determinants of urban heat islands: A machine learning study for major cities in China

H Hou, Q Longyang, H Su, R Zeng, T Xu… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The exacerbated thermal environment in cities, with the urban heat island (UHI) effect as a
prominent example, has been the source of many adverse urban environmental issues …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of morphological parameters on urban ventilation in compact cities: The case of the Tuscolano-Don Bosco district in Rome

O Palusci, P Monti, C Cecere, H Montazeri… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Air pollution and heat stress are major concerns associated with the liveability, resilience
and sustainability of cities. They directly affect health and comfort and are associated with …