The hectometric modelling challenge: Gaps in the current state of the art and ways forward towards the implementation of 100‐m scale weather and climate models

HW Lean, NE Theeuwes, M Baldauf… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
For a number of years research has been carried out in several centres which has
demonstrated the potential benefits of 100‐m scale models for a range of meteorological …

[HTML][HTML] Are grand tree planting initiatives meeting expectations in mitigating urban overheating during heat waves?

K Gao, J Feng, M Santamouris - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous cities undertakes substantial tree planting initiatives for heatwave mitigation,
driven by model predictions indicating a positive mitigation impact. However, emerging …

Impact of urban trees on carbon dioxide exchange: Mechanistic pathways, environmental controls, and feedback

ZH Wang, P Li, C Wang, X Yang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2025 - Elsevier
The increase of carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration in the atmosphere is held responsible
for global climate changes. To meet the objective of achieving carbon neutrality and kee** …

The impact of roof systems on cooling and building energy efficiency

Y Wang, ZH Wang, N Rahmatollahi, H Hou - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The excessive warming in the built environment, due to urbanization and anthropogenic
heat emissions, has adverse effects on building energy consumption. Diverse technology …

Development of a multi‐scale meteorological large‐eddy simulation model for urban thermal environmental studies: The “City‐LES” model version 2.0

H Kusaka, R Ikeda, T Sato, S Iizuka… - Journal of Advances in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To bridge the gaps between meteorological large‐eddy simulation (LES) models and
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for microscale urban climate simulations, the …

Climate data for building simulations with urban heat island effects and nature-based solutions

H Lu, A Gaur, M Lacasse - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
As cities face a changing climate, buildings will be subjected to increasing energy demand,
heat stress, thermal comfort issues, and decreased service life. Therefore, evaluating …

Machine learning bias correction and downscaling of urban heatwave temperature predictions from kilometre to hectometre scale

LP Blunn, F Ames, HL Croad, A Gainford… - Meteorological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The urban heat island (UHI) effect exacerbates near‐surface air temperature (T) extremes in
cities, with negative impacts for human health, building energy consumption and …

Methodology to evaluate numerical weather predictions using large‐aperture scintillometry sensible heat fluxes: Demonstration in London

B Saunders, S Grimmond, D Hertwig… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate numerical weather predictions (NWP) using observations, the horizontal,
vertical and temporal resolution characteristics need to be considered to ensure …

[HTML][HTML] Towards better understanding the urban environment and its interactions with regional climate change-The WCRP CORDEX Flagship Pilot Study URB-RCC

GS Langendijk, T Halenka, P Hoffmann, M Adinolfi… - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
High-quality climate information tailored to cities' needs assists decision makers to prepare
for and adapt to climate change impacts, as well as to support the targeted transition towards …

On the predictability of turbulent fluxes from land: PLUMBER2 MIP experimental description and preliminary results

G Abramowitz, A Ukkola, S Hobeichi… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Accurate representation of the turbulent exchange of carbon, water, and heat between the
land surface and the atmosphere is critical for modelling global energy, water, and carbon …