Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions

Y Qian, TC Chakraborty, J Li, D Li, C He… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

Effect of green wall installation on urban heat island and building energy use: A climate-informed systematic literature review

T Susca, F Zanghirella, L Colasuonno… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a worldwide threat affecting building energy demand,
public health, and energy security. Green wall deployment can simultaneously positively …

Urban climates and climate change

V Masson, A Lemonsu, J Hidalgo… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …

Polymer composites with hierarchical architecture and dielectric particles for efficient daytime subambient radiative cooling

Q Yue, L Zhang, CY He, BH Liu, WM Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) is an emerging energy-free cooling technology,
which can weaken our dependence on energy-consuming air-conditioning requirements …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning residential overheating in Central and Northern Europe

J Taylor, R McLeod, G Petrou, C Hopfe… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising global temperatures and more frequent heatwaves due to climate change have led to
a growing body of research and increased policy focus on how to protect against the …

Overview of the Meso-NH model version 5.4 and its applications

C Lac, JP Chaboureau, V Masson… - Geoscientific Model …, 2018 - gmd.copernicus.org
This paper presents the Meso-NH model version 5.4. Meso-NH is an atmospheric non
hydrostatic research model that is applied to a broad range of resolutions, from synoptic to …

On the influence of density and morphology on the Urban Heat Island intensity

Y Li, S Schubert, JP Kropp, D Rybski - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
The canopy layer urban heat island (UHI) effect, as manifested by elevated near-surface air
temperatures in urban areas, exposes urban dwellers to additional heat stress in many …

Between flood and drought: How cities are facing water surplus and scarcity

J Dąbrowska, AEM Orellana, W Kilian, A Moryl… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Droughts and floods are weather-related hazards affecting cities in all climate zones and
causing human deaths and material losses on all inhabited continents. The aim of this article …

Vulnerability to heat waves: Impact of urban expansion scenarios on urban heat island and heat stress in Paris (France)

A Lemonsu, V Viguie, M Daniel, V Masson - Urban Climate, 2015 - enpc.hal.science
The evolution of heat-wave risk in cities is related to regional climate change in interaction
with urban heat island. Land planning and urban transport policies, due to their long-lasting …