A global map of Local Climate Zones to support earth system modelling and urban scale environmental science

M Demuzere, J Kittner, A Martilli, G Mills… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …

LCZ Generator: a web application to create Local Climate Zone maps

M Demuzere, J Kittner, B Bechtel - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since their introduction in 2012, Local Climate Zones (LCZs) emerged as a new standard for
characterizing urban landscapes, providing a holistic classification approach that takes into …

Interaction among local flows, UHI, coastal winds, and complex terrain: Effect on urban-scale temperature and building energy consumption during heatwaves

R Du, CH Liu, X Li, CY Lin - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme heat aggravates thermal stress and electricity shortage in urban areas. This study
investigates the (circulating) winds in Hong Kong during a heatwave. Unprecedentedly, the …

Effect of local climate zone (LCZ) and building category (BC) classification on the simulation of urban climate and air-conditioning load in Hong Kong

R Du, CH Liu, XX Li, CY Lin - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Reliable energy models are required to predict urban-scale air-conditioning (AC) load under
extreme outdoor temperatures which is crucial to power security. In this study, we proposed …

A new method for detecting urban morphology effects on urban-scale air temperature and building energy consumption under mesoscale meteorological conditions

R Du, CH Liu, XX Li - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Impact of urban morphology on urban-scale building energy consumption under mesoscale
climate has not been elucidated. A new model was developed to examine the impact using …

Estimating spatial and temporal patterns of urban building anthropogenic heat using a bottom-up city building heat emission model

W Chen, Y Zhou, Y **e, G Chen, KJ Ding… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat (AH) emission from buildings is a key contributor to the urban heat
island (UHI) effect. Although an improved understanding of spatiotemporal patterns of …

High-frequency fluctuation of air temperature during a heatwave event in urban environment and the physical mechanism behind

R Du, CH Liu, Y Liu - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Heatwaves threaten human health and power systems. Urban climate is non-stationary and
wide-spectrum, with high-frequency temperature and wind-speed variations that could …

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M Demuzere, J Kittner, A Martilli, G Mills, C Moede… - 2022 - research.vu.nl
There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …